Cells and Sites: How Historic Sites are Using Cell Phone Tours

Cell phones have revolutionized the way people communicate, affecting many areas of life, including historic sites. A popular application of cell phone technology is now being used at several of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s historic sites. Chesterwood, Decatur House, and Woodrow Wilson House provide cell phone tours, similar to standard audio tours offered [...]

Better Boards Workshops exclusively for Historic Sites

Esther Hall will lead a Better Boards workshop for historic sites at the Inn at Woodlake in Kohler,  Wisconsin on November 6-8, 2008.
This workshop is limited to six Sites and each Site will need to send six people: the Site Director and five carefully selected Boardmembers (e.g., Chair, rising chair, etc). Thanks to a [...]

The Classics at Brucemore reinvented for 2008

Instead of the scheduled Classics performance of Lysistrata, Brucemore (a National Trust Historic Site in Iowa) is partnering with Liar’s Theater, Theatre Cedar Rapids, SPT Theatre, Urban Theater Project of Iowa, and Legion Arts to create one of the largest collaborative productions the area has ever experienced. The new Classics production is Moving Home and [...]

Recovering from Floods in Iowa: How You Can Help

From Cynthia Sweet, Executive Director, Iowa Museum Association
Dear Friends of Iowa Museums and Cultural Organizations,
While we are still receiving damage reports, it is important to begin getting supplies and help to those who have been allowed back in their facility.
Mail and delivery services as well as e-mail, telephone and cell phone communication, are spotty [...]

Disaster Recovery Supplies Available for Historic Sites in Cedar Rapids

Archives and collections disaster recovery supplies are available NOW for cultural organizations, museums, and community organizations with archival materials in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The supplies are at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, 16th Avenue SW at the river, and freezer trucks have space for stabilizing the materials. Call Nancy Kraft [...]