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Sunday
, February 16
9:00am EST
Bus Tour: Uncovering Hidden Histories of Frederick County
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
10:30am EST
Bus Tour: African American Civil Rights Public History Trail in Prince George's County, Maryland
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
Monday
, February 17
10:30am EST
Bus Tour: Planning for Interpretation at Black and African American Heritage Sites
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
12:00pm EST
Registration Table
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
1:00pm EST
NEH
Room 2
20+ Programs, Seven Exhibits, Four Months, Three Staff, and an Osprey on a Flagpole: Pooling Skills and Using Community Resources
Room 3
Caitlin Playle • Molly Voth
Building Better Job Descriptions: Bringing Humanity Back to Hiring
Room 4
Alli Schell • Samantha Dorsey
How to Innovate & Collaborate without Harming Yourself or Others
Room 3
Alexander Lawrence Ames • Emilie Parker
NEH
Room 4
Putting It All Together: Preparing for 2026 at Small History Organizations
Room 1
Melissa Prycer
Where Does the Bus Even Park? Overcoming Logistical Challenges of Field Trips in Small Museums
Room 2
Hannah Gaston • Michaela Piepoli
4:00pm EST
Offsite Opening Reception at the National Capital Trolley Museum
National Capital Trolley Museum
9:00pm EST
Trivia
Room 1
Tuesday
, February 18
8:30am EST
Registration Table
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
Breakfast
Ballroom
9:00am EST
Keynote
Ballroom
10:15am EST
Leveraging Digital Tools to Promote Access to Collections
Room 1
Dan Rael • Rayanna Hoeft • Todd Hoeft • Victoria Tamez
Repatriation and Its Impact
Room 2
Bonnie Seymour
11:15am EST
Break
Ballroom
11:30am EST
Making a Collection Happen: Two Case Studies
Room 3
Rebecca Henson • Angie Barry • Ashley Williams
Making Touch Objects For Museum Exhibits
Room 4
Cheryl Fogle-Hatch • Stefanie Koseff
Revitalizing the Outdated: Reimagining the Visitor Experience for the 21st Century
Room 1
Kay Manuel Osmer
2:00pm EST
Community Voices: Conducting Oral History Projects in Small Museums
Room 2
Geneva Gillis
“Whatever Happened to the Communications Museum?” or Saving a Collection from Organizational Disaster
Room 3
Catherine Stiers • Kelly Kerbow Hudson
Unlocking the Mysteries of Your Organization’s Tax Return
Room 1
Jillian Decker • Conrad Deitrick
5:30pm EST
Banquet (Ticket Required)
Ballroom
Wednesday
, February 19
8:15am EST
Registration Table
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
8:30am EST
Breakfast
Ballroom
9:00am EST
Plenary
Ballroom
10:15am EST
Getting to the Art of the Matter
Room 1
Corey Frey • Elizabeth Anderson Comer
So You Have the Money -- Now What?
Room 2
With a Staff of One, Vision and Collaboration Make it Happen
Room 3
Rita Graef
10:30am EST
Bus Tour: Environmental Heritage and Interpretation
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center
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