Coronavirus Resources
Looking for guidance on how to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on your organization? CLHO has been assembling resources from Connecticut and across the country to bring you the advice you need during this difficult time.
This page will continue to be updated. If you know of a resource you would like us to share here, or an area in which you would like more guidance, please send it to info@clho.org.
Share Our Story
- Avon Historical Society
- Bridgeport History Center
- The Connecticut Historical Society Museum and Library
- Madison Historical Society
- The New Haven Museum
- New London Landmarks
- Unionville Museum
- Wethersfield Historical Society
- Windsor Historical Society
General Resources
- History and Symptoms of the Coronavirus Illness
- Preservation and Conservation at Yale: COVID-19 and Collections
- The Heritage Emergency National Task Force has launched its COVID-19 Resource Hub
- American Alliance of Museums Information for the Museum Field on COVID-19/Coronavirus
- Connecticut's Arts & Culture Industry Guidelines for Operating During COVID-19
- Cultural Coalition Webpage - COVID Information for Arts & Cultural Organizations & Businesses
- DATA UPDATE: How COVID-19 is Impacting Intentions to Visit Cultural Entities
- American Association of State and Local History Resources
- Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Resource Page
- New England Museum Association Resources
- Southeastern Museum Conference Resources
- State of CT COVID-19 Business Resources
Financial Resources
- Coronavirus Emergency Loans
- SBA Disaster Assistance Funding
- SBA Disaster Assistance in Response to the Coronavirus
- Loans for Nonprofits in the CARES Act
- How Nonprofits Can Utilize the New Federal Laws Dealing with COVID-19
- Small Business Guidance and Loan Resources
- Self-Insured Nonprofits and Unemployment Insurance
- American Alliance of Museums Financial Relief and Resources
- New York Foundation for the Arts: Tri-State Relief Fund
Webinars and Training
- Cuseum - Webinars
- MuseumDev Online Learning
- American Alliance of Museums Free Webinars
- LYRASIS Upcoming Webinars (Cost for Non-Members)
- Connecting to Collections Care Webinar Archives
- Harvard University Free Online Courses
- Museum Computer Network Virtual Resources, E-Learning and Online Collections
- American Association of State and Local History Educational Resources and Programs
Engaging Your Audience Remotely
- How to Host a Facebook Watch Party
- How to Plan a Virtual Event on Vimeo
- Empathetic Audience Engagement
- Guide to Using Zoom
Collecting the Stories of Coronavirus
- How to Collect Connecticut during COVID-19/Coronavirus
- A Small Museum's Rapid Response Collecting Project for COVID-19
Preparing to Reopen
- American Alliance of Museums: Preparing to Reopen
- Institute of Museum and Library Services: COVID-19 Research Partnership to Inform Safe Handling of Collections, Reopening Practices for Libraries, Museums
- Event Safety Alliance Reopening Guide
- SBA and Treasury released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application
- Businesses Planning to Reopen on May 20 Must Complete Self-Certification
- DECD Releases Small Business Reopening Resource Guide
- CDC Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility
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