Forms & Educational Programs

Application to Host an Alliance Meeting

Printable form to host an Alliance General Meeting.

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SEK Museum Alliance 2025 Project Grant Application

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2025 Winner: Galesburg - Farm Display

KMA Conference Grant Application

Online form to host an Alliance General Meeting.

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2025 Winner: No applications for Grant; Award given to Oswego for their Interactive Display

SEK Museum Alliance Board Nomination Form

This is a nomination form for Board Members to be elected at the last meeting of the year. A board member must represent a physical or multiple-venue museum operating under one umbrella. Regional members must represent the region in which the museum is located.

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SEK Museum Alliance Inc. By-Laws

These are the revised By-Laws voted on and adopted on February 12, 2024

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM : "America 250" Information

February 9, 2026

Parsons

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SEK Museum Alliance Newsletter Vol 5.2

Fall 2025

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Read the latest information on YOUR ALLIANCE!

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM : Roundtable Discussions - Developing a Marketing Plan for Your Museum & Alliance Meeting Programs for 2026

November 10, 2025

Yates Center

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM : Grant Writing & Resources

November 4, 2024

Presenter : Brandon West, Development Coordinator, Independence Public Library & Humanities Kansas Board Member

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM : Working Together: The System, State, Public Library and You

April 14, 2025

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Presenter: Sharon Moreland - Director of SEK Library System and Director of Iola Public Library

SEK Museum Alliance Newsletter Vol 5.1

Spring 2025

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM : Building Museum Exhibits from the Ground Up

February 10, 2025

Presenter: Jill Warford - Exhibit creator for Gordon Parks museum in Fort Scott, KS.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM : Freedoms Frontier Heritage Area - How they help

November 4, 2024

Presenter : Kate Sutter – Director of Programming

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM : Oral Histories Best Practices

September 9, 2024

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Presenter: Tai S. Edwards History Professor and Director of the Kansas Studies Institute Johnson County Community College

SEK Museum Alliance Newsletter Vol 4.1

Summer 2024

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM : Kansas Historical Society - Resources and More

April 8, 2024

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Presenter : Trae Johnson, Assistant Director of Education & Outreach, Kansas Historical Society

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM : Utilizing Kansas Tourism Benefits

February 12, 2024

Presenter : Kelli Orender, Industry Relations Manager, Kansas Tourism Department

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM : "How-to" short programs

November 13, 2023

Presenters: Leanne Githens, Carol Staton

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM : Marketing for Museums

September 9, 2023

Presenter: Chris Wilson, Communications Manager, Explore Crawford County

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: Applying for Grants

April 15, 2023

Presenter : Leslie VonHolton, Director of Grants and Outreach, Humanities Kansas

SEK Museum Alliance Newsletter Vol 3.1

April 2023

Read the latest information on our upcoming Alliance meetings, activities, events and other projects.

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: Abandoned Kansas

February 11, 2023

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Presenter : Emily Cowan, co-President, AbandonedKS.org

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM :Researching Your Home and the People Who Lived There

November 12, 2022

Presenter : Diana Staresinic-Deane

SEK Museum Alliance Newsletter Vol 2.2

October 2022

Read the latest information on our upcoming Alliance meeting, the membership dues and other projects.

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM :Take Control of Your Presence on TravelKS.com

September 10, 2022

Presenter : Kelli Orender, Ks Tourism Division, KS Department of Commerce

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: Digging in the Morgue

April 9, 2022

Presenter : Andy Taylor, editor of the Montgomery County Chronicle

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SEK Museum Alliance Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1

March 2022

Read the latest information on our upcoming Alliance meeting, the membership dues and other projects.

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Nov 13, 2021

Day Trippin' Driving Tours - 2022 Project

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SEK Museum Alliance Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 2

October 2021

Check out the latest information about upcoming meetings, Board elections, projects and important items.

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: Social Media Basics

September 11, 2021

This is a copy of the presentation given by Chris Wilson, Communications Manager, Crawford County Convention & Visitors Bureau

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See the results of the survey sent to Passport Participants.

2nd Qtr Passport Survey Results

August 17, 2021

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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: Rehousing Basics

June 12, 2021

This is a copy of the presentation given by Angela Watts, Collections Manager for KU's Spencer Museum of Art.

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Successes & Accomplishments

June 12, 2021

Accomplishments of Museums during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

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Meeting Survey

February 8, 2020

This survey provides feedback on the meeting, as well as what list of topics should be discussed in future meetings. There were also questions about if there was interest in a trip to the State Historical Society and asistance with future meetings & projects.

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