USING A SCANNER AND PROJECTOR SIMULTANEOUSLY by Gerry Stoner
In situations where newly arrived photographs become the center of a discussion group, you need to scan and project the pictures simultaneously.
Objective: to provide guidelines for projecting one picture to an audience while simultaneously scanning and saving the next

COPYRIGHT ISSUES by Gerry Stoner
The bottom line on copyright is that significant research is necessary to accurately determine if a particular quotation is indeed protected by copyright, and this research most often is not worth the time or effort. And, thankfully, there is a way around this conundrum for those writing local history for non-profit purposes! — Fair Use
Objective: to understand the implications of fair use and to apply its concepts to evaluating your own work

CREATING A NEWSLETTER by Gerry Stoner
Examples of successful newsletters abound in the Northern Catskills, with a wealth of variation — from the semiannual Schoharie County Historical Review (5.5 x 8.5, 40 or more pages) to single-page flyers or emails reminding people to attend a forthcoming meeting.
Objective: to develop a newsletter model that meets the needs of your sponsors and is of interest to the audience

STAND AND DELIVER: SPEAKING SKILLS FOR PRESENTORS by Gary Beals reprinted with permission
from the ALHFAM Spring 2009 Bulletin, LINK FORTHCOMING

SCRAPBOOKING, THE NATION'S BIGGEST HOBBY by Fran Nantista
Scrapbooking is one of the most popular hobbies of all time. Many of us kept scrapbooks when we were young, but as you look at them now, you see how your photos have yellowed and the glue has dried. Scrapbooking today has a new meaning: a way of preserving history, photos, and souvenirs without yellowing or having things fall off the page.
Objective: to organize your materials without having to use a computer