We had UV storm windows installed earlier this year. Is there literature available, website or whatever where I can read up on the efficacy of UV protection,...
Robin, we did a marketing survey. This shows what the community wants and expects from you. then you can direct your events etc at the requested info. I did...
This report is from the AAM. You will find the link on their home page at www.aam-us.org. Martha Katz-Hyman ************************** If you have information...
Hi Everyone! I'm searching for a needle in a haystack and would appreciate any help you can provide. I've just received the donation of possessions of a...
Hi Everyone, Our museum has just received a sizable donation - the entire estate of a family, prominent during the Victorian era. Given the overwhelming number...
Rebecca, Yep, it's definitely a pain to catalogue every single spoon. But have your volunteers look at it from this perpsective --- many years ago a Curator...
I agree with Micelle Zupan. Use the copy function in Perfect when adding records. It will save a lot of time! And it is important to differentiate between...
Dear Rebecca: I wanted to reply to your record because I have substantial expertise in this area and have been using Pastperfect a very long time. This is a...
Thanks for a rational answer.I think you've hit on the right compromise.one real record with a sub-numbering system. It WORKS!!! Best Regards, Becky Fitzgerald...
THANK YOU!!! I've had a great many replies with wonderful advice to my query. Here's the collective wisdom: 1. Account for every single spoon, fork, etc. no...
Becky, We use Past Perfect software and have been working with items that have been entered individually, but numbered in sequence. You will need to determine...
Hi I once was director of an organization that had 17 different numbering systems. It was an old organization and most of the collections records had been...
Barb Silberman
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Sep 6, 2005 6:44 pm
1902
DON'T FORGET TO BACK IT UP!!!!!!!!!! _____ From: historichousemuseums@yahoogroups.com [mailto:historichousemuseums@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rebecca ...
Oh yeah! That's second nature with me - I'm a geek at heart. (I've spent WAY too much time fixing other people's computer problems to forget backing up.) ...
Hi, What's the current "favorite" oil for oiling hardwood (pine) floors? I know that when our lock tender's house was occupied, motor oil was used. Obviously...
We've always used Murphy's Wood Soap, although this may not be exactly what you have in mind! Nancy Dunn Artesia (NM) Historical Museum & Art Center ... From:...
Artesia Historical Mu...
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Sep 7, 2005 3:06 pm
1906
Hello, Our historical society has a centennial anniversary of the city we are in coming up in 2008. We are starting to work with the city to plan a schedule of...
Lisa Barker
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Sep 7, 2005 3:49 pm
1907
Contact Germantown Historical Society in Philadelphia. They did a great thing and won lots of awards for Preserving Our Stories, Preserving Ourselves. The...
Barb Silberman
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Sep 7, 2005 4:06 pm
1908
Well, welcome to my nightmare!!! Just kidding, just kidding! 2005 is our town's centennial, and it's been a wild & crazy year! We are a small town (11,000)...
Artesia Historical Mu...
artesiamuseum@...
Sep 7, 2005 4:43 pm
1909
Thank you....
Lisa Barker
BARKER_LISA@...
Sep 7, 2005 4:48 pm
1910
We have used Kramer's Antique Improver which has Linseed oil in it. We used it on a dull wood historic kitchen floor and it turned out great. KRAMER PRODUCTS,...
I am looking for a company in Michigan, or close by, who installs U. V. Filters on windows. We had the filters installed on our historic houses and are now...
Hi Everybody, We have had a very good summer....... I hope each of you have had, also........ We are open 7 days per week between Memorial Day and Labor ...
We are open May through Oct, five afternoons a week, with additional tours during the Holidays. I am also facing losing my core volunteer group to poor health...
I am interested in finding some sources on the use of mosquito netting around canopy beds. Does anyone know where to find authentic netting? I am also...
For Immediate Release: September 7, 2005 ************************************************************************ REGIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PRESERVATION (RAP)...
For information on first use of wire cloth for screening, see this web site: /www.historyofredding.com/HRG&Bphotos.htm.. Here is a history of a company that...
We are in the process of re-interpreting/re-arranging displays and have discovered that many of the carriages and horse-drawn sleds in our collection are...