events
CGA events
The Cooperstown Graduate Association (CGA), the alumni organization of the Cooperstown Graduate Program, organizes a variety of academic and social events throughout the school year. For information on any of these events, please contact Catherine M. Raddatz, Coordinator of Alumni Affairs.
CGA Conference
Every other fall CGA sponsors a scholarly symposium held in Cooperstown. A call for papers is made in the spring preceding the conference. Submissions are received from nationally known historians and material culture scholars as well as students from graduate programs in a variety of disciplines. The conference also coincides with our yearly hands-on workshops.
Bruce Buckley Lecture
CGP’s legacy is steeped in the dedication to the study of folklore and folk life. Until 1979, CGP offered a degree in American Folk Culture, and folklorists throughout the country recognized the program for its quality and dedication to the field.
Although no longer a degree program, folk studies remains an important component of the CGP education and curriculum. A research and fieldwork course is required during the first year of study, and students learn how to conduct oral histories and record traditions and stories of the past.
CGP also holds an annual lecture on a topic in folk studies. Every year, the program invites an established scholar in the field to share his or her expertise, experiences, and advice through a free evening presentation for the entire community and a professional seminar for students.
Click here to learn about this year's Buckley Scholar as well as previous Buckley Scholars.
CGP at Conferences
This year several CGP alum were honored and involved with the AASLH conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jean Hayden Svadlenack ’78, Museum Consultant, Svadlenak & Associates, Kansas City, MO received an Award of Merit from the AASLH Leadership in History Awards for the exhibition and video Americans by Choice: The Story of Immigration and Citizenship in Kansas.
Tobi Voigt ’06,Director of Education and Interpretation at the Detroit Historical Society, and award-winning web developers at Eduweba received the 2012 AASLH Award of Merit for Building Detroit, an online game and curriculum for elementary teachers and students.
Congratulations to our presenters at the AASLH Annual Meeting held in Salt Lake City, UT from October 3 to 6, 2012:
Barbara Franco ’66, Executive Director, Gettysburg’s Seminary Ridge Museum, Gettysburg, PA and Burt Logan ’83,, CEO, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH presented the “New Crossroads at the Intersection of Public and Private.”
Lynne Ireland ’75, Deputy Director, Nebraska Historical Society, Lincoln, NE presented “Canaries in Our Mine: Embezzlement at History Organizations” and “Do History Museums Still Need Objects?”
Candace Tangorra Matelic ‘77, Ph.D., President, CTM Professional Services, Santa Fe, NM chaired a workshop entitled “New Roles for Small Museums: Engaging Community and Moving Toward Relevance” and was part of the panel on “People, Place, and What Matters in Your Community.”
Laura Roberts ’77, Adjunct Faculty, Bank St. College of Education and Harvard Extension School, Cambridge, MA was among the presenters of “Thinking About Grad School? What, Where and How?”
Linda Norris ’82, The Uncataloged Museum, Treadwell, NY chaired “Banish the Boring: Creating Great Presentations” and “StEPs Curriculum Train-the-Trainer” and “Telling a Good Story,” and was one of the presenters of “Do History Museums Still Need Objects?”
Burt Logan ’83, CEO, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH chaired the “2012 CEO Forum - Crossroads: Exploring Vibrant Connections Between People and Place.”
Cathie Zusy ’85, Originator and Organizer, If This House Could Talk, Cambridge, MA chaired “Taking History to the Streets.”
Maggie Marconi ’97, Museum Administrator, Sandusky Library, Follette House Museum, Sandusky, OH was among the presenters of “FSA Tips: Improving Your Online Presence.”
Joshua Campbell Torrance ’00, Executive Director, Woodlawn Museum, Gardens and Park, Ellsworth, ME was among the presenters of “Business Models and Earned Income for Historic Houses.”
Jody Blankenship ’02, Director of Education, Kentucky Historical Society, Franklin, KY was a presenter of “AASLH, Your Guide Along the Career Path, Part I, Pat II” and on the pan for “What Can We Do About Public Misconceptions About Our Past?”
Barbara Walden ’02, Executive Director, Community of Christ Historic Sites Foundation, Lexington, KY was among the presenters of “Visitors to Religious Sites: The Whos and Whys.”
Linnea Grim ’04, Hunter J. Smith Director of Education and Programs, Monticello, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Charlotte, VA co-chaired “Connecting Visitors to Your Site through Inspired Front-Line Staff” and “Save Time with Effective Meetings” and was part of the panel on “Yield to On-Coming Traffic: No Stopping strollers and Small Feet.”
Rebecca Slaughter ’05, Director, Branigan Cultural Center, Las Cruces, NM was among the presenters of “Making Room for SHA.”
Chris Taylor ’05, Diversity Outreach Programs Manager, Minnesota Historical Society, Onamia, MN was one of the presenters of “Standing at the Crossroads of Diversity: Creating Pathways to Employment for Underrepresented Communities.”
Gregory Vadney ’06, Executive Director, Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, WI chaired the Corporate History Luncheon.
Tobi Voigt ’06, Director of Education, Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI chaired the “Educators and Interpreters Breakfast and Roundtable.”
Congrats to all and we look forward to seeing you next year!
