Hi all,

Last week I attended a Program Planning meeting for Hometown Teams in Louisiana. Brian invited Ray Scriber, Director of Louisiana Main Street, to talk to the group about building strong partnerships in their communities. It was fabulous!

I’m curious about two things:

1) How many of you partner with your state Main Street organizations?

2) How many of your MoMS host communities involve local Main Street organizations in their planning?

So many communities these days seem to be divided, sometimes along race lines or struggling to find ways to include new immigrant groups, etc. Are the Main Street programs in your states strong? Could they be instrumental in providing some training for MoMS host communities about ways to build strong partnerships?

Just thinking about how MoMS can continue to make a strong impact in the host communiteis. Would love to hear your ideas!

Best,

Carol

Carol G. Harsh

Director, Museum on Main Street and Special Projects

Smithsonian Institution, SITES

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