The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) presents: Exhibitions and Case Design: Integrating Preservation in Planning Thursday,December 6,...
Just a reminder! AASLH's newest online course, Board Development starts on October 15 and runs through November 9. Learn about ways to strengthen your current...
The PALINET Digitization Expo, October 31, at the Tremont Grand Conference Center in Baltimore, MD, will provide the latest information and product overviews...
Please post the following job announcement, for which I thank you in advance: Museum Curator Dumbarton House, Washington, DC Unique opportunity to curate the...
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2008 Conservation Assessment Program Applications Are Now Available! The FY2008 CAP applications are now available! To receive an application, call the CAP...
Attend the first meeting of the Mid-Atlantic regional CONTENTdm Users Group at the PALINET Digitization Expo at the Tremont Grand Conference Center in...
We use PastPerfect software for our collections database and are pleased with its capabilities, but I've been asked to explore other kinds of available...
Ellen_Calomiris@...
Oct 8, 2007 6:52 pm
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I have found PastPerfect perfect for our needs - easy to use, inexpensive to purchase, great support staff, etc. Our volunteers are trained quickly on data ...
SMALL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION AWARDS PROGRAM & NOMINATIONS 2008 Small Museum Association Annual Conference February 24-26, 2008 Ocean City, MD The Small Museum...
We use FileMaker Pro and are very happy with its capabilities. You design the field layout and I have not run into any text size or character limitations....
A complete reply to this question begins with some definitions. It is critical to understand the difference between a Collections Management System (like Past...
We use PastPerfect and have been very happy with it. I have heard of a new product called "Open Collection," which is a web-based collections management and...
Sarah Clark
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Oct 10, 2007 12:57 pm
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AASLH Seeks Applicants for 2008 Alderson Internship Grant Program The Alderson Internship Grant is awarded each year to an institutional member of AASLH to...
October 15 - November 9, 2007 Board Development Online Course There is still time to register for AASLH's newest online course. Board Development is designed...
We are a historic house museum in Wilmington, North Carolina interpreting the years 1859-1865. The house is the urban home of a wealthy planter. We have daily...
One place to start would be the "Antique Lighting of the Nineteenth Centruy" book series. They are authored by Cynthia and Chris Allen who run an antique...
Raising the Match: Fundraising for Cultural Collections focuses on local and state funding sources for cultural collections, and is a follow-up to CCAHA's...
Program abstracts for Marketing and Media: Promoting Cultural Collections are included in the announcement below. For a program brochure and registration form,...
Sessions needed for 2008 AASLH Annual Meeting in Rochester, NY! The Small Museums Committee of the American Association of State and Local History is working...
Cinnamon Legutko
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Oct 26, 2007 6:07 pm
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The 2008 AASLH annual meeting will be held in Rochester, New York, on September 9-12, 2008. The theme for this meeting is Discovering the Power of...
... From: Riddick's Folly House Museum To: historichousemuseums@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 3:40 PM Subject: tour times Hello, My board...
Riddick's Folly House...
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Oct 31, 2007 3:17 pm
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Absolutely keep those doors locked. Not only for the security of the artifacts, but the staff as well! Our hours of operation are posted at the door and on...
Keep the doors locked and keyed access controlled. Ten Chimneys is a sprawling site with multiple buildings and has operated successfully with a system very...
Cait Dallas
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Oct 31, 2007 3:50 pm
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Ditto Cait and Dawn's responses. Our check in for tours is in the restored Barn/Visitor Center. To protect the artifacts and staff the door of the historic...
Chiming in with everyone else....absolutely keep doors locked during tours!! With that said, we have a couple of different options that we have used for tours....
Robin, I have a question. The responses you have received assume you have a visitor center/gift shop/ place to corral visitors as they await tours. Do you...
I'm in full agreement with everyone else. We, too, only have two staff members at our main histroric house, Hickory Hill. Unlike everyone else, we don't have...
Cheryl makes a good point. If you don't have a gift shop, look into an intercom system from the door to your office or work space. That way, the doors can...
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