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		<title>Cooper-Molera Adobe threatened with Closure by California Budget Woes</title>
		<link>http://historicsites.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/cooper-molera-adobe-threatened-with-closure-by-california-budget-woes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max van Balgooy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cooper-Molera Adobe, a National Trust Historic Site in Monterey, California, is threatened with closure by the budget woes facing the State of California.    The deadline to adopt a budget passed yesterday without any resolution so negotiations are fierce and decisions typically fall on party lines (this is typical for the California legislature).  Here&#8217;s the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=historicsites.wordpress.com&blog=2137914&post=1979&subd=historicsites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Historic Site in a Great Town?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max van Balgooy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hotel de Paris Museum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Touro Synagogue]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Historic sites often make a community a great place to live and work but often no one knows about your contributions.  But here&#8217;s a great opportunity:  nominate your town as one of a Dozen Distinctive Destinations in 2010, and if selected, you&#8217;ll bring national attention to your community.
The Dozen Distinctive  Destinations program [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=historicsites.wordpress.com&blog=2137914&post=1975&subd=historicsites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Montpelier&#8217;s Mystery Fence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max van Balgooy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Landscape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Madison's Montpelier]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At James Madison&#8217;s Montpelier, a National Trust Historic Site in Virginia, there&#8217;s an unusual wooden fence that often goes unnoticed.  It runs along a road near the Temple that connects the mansion with the historic horse barns and stables in the valley to the north.  I&#8217;ve often admired it because its posts and rails create [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=historicsites.wordpress.com&blog=2137914&post=1924&subd=historicsites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NTHS Will Be Major Contributors to AASLH Annual Meeting</title>
		<link>http://historicsites.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/aaslh-annual-meeting-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max van Balgooy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Drayton Hall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lincoln's Cottage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Annual Meeting of the American Association for State and Local History is coming to Indianapolis on August 26-29, and National Trust Historic Sites will be coming as well in record numbers.  I&#8217;ll be moderating the &#8220;Measuring Success at Historic Sites&#8221; session on Thursday, August 27 at 8:15 am but other sessions will include presentations [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=historicsites.wordpress.com&blog=2137914&post=1972&subd=historicsites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Montpelier Provides Model Archaeology Interpretation</title>
		<link>http://historicsites.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/montpelier-model-archaeology-interpretation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max van Balgooy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Interpretation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[James Madison's Montpelier]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Visitors love watching an archaeological dig underway&#8211;it&#8217;s the fun of interpreting of mysterious fragments and the possible discovery of treasure.  At National Trust Historic Sites, it&#8217;s also an important method of research to better understand the past history of a Site, and explaining the process and results from this pain-staking work is also part of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=historicsites.wordpress.com&blog=2137914&post=1935&subd=historicsites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dress Code for Montpelier&#8217;s Educators</title>
		<link>http://historicsites.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/dress-code-for-montpeliers-educators/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max van Balgooy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I often receive questions about dress codes for guides and docents at historic sites, so I&#8217;ve begun photographing staff at the various places I visit to share the best ideas.
At James Madison&#8217;s Montpelier, a National Trust Historic Site in Virginia, the Museum Educators wear short-sleeve button-front khaki shirts with an embroidered logo above the pocket. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=historicsites.wordpress.com&blog=2137914&post=1914&subd=historicsites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blog Potomac offers ideas for Historic Sites</title>
		<link>http://historicsites.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/blog-potomac-offers-ideas-for-historic-sites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max van Balgooy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blog Potomac is an annual &#8220;social media marketing event&#8221; in the DC region and this year it was held at the historic State Theater in Falls Church, Virginia on Friday, June 12.  Mame Croze of Decatur House, a National Trust Historic Site in Washington, DC, was unable to attend so she offered me her ticket [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=historicsites.wordpress.com&blog=2137914&post=1933&subd=historicsites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Community Foundations Broke Records for Giving in 2008</title>
		<link>http://historicsites.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/community-foundations-broke-records-for-giving-in-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max van Balgooy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fundraising]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a slumping economy, the nation&#8217;s 717 community foundations increased their giving by an estimated 6.7 percent in 2008,  to a record $4.6 billion, a new report from the Foundation Center finds.
Based on surveys of 173 of the nation&#8217;s largest community foundations, the Key Facts on Community Foundations report found  that U.S. community [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=historicsites.wordpress.com&blog=2137914&post=1911&subd=historicsites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Event Planning Tips and Strategies for June 2009</title>
		<link>http://historicsites.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/event-planning-june-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max van Balgooy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://historicsites.wordpress.com/?p=831</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some quick tips, strategies, and reminders for the planning events for this month and next:

Staff will be taking vacations throughout the summer, so you’ll want to gather that information to be sure you have adequate coverage for activities.
When the school year ends, clean and repair school program materials and equipment; conduct an inventory of supplies; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=historicsites.wordpress.com&blog=2137914&post=831&subd=historicsites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Redefining Wright’s Robie House</title>
		<link>http://historicsites.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/redefining-robie-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 13:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max van Balgooy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning July 2009 the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust will introduce an  expanded selection of guest experiences for visitors to Wright’s Robie House, a National Trust Historic Site.  The new experiences are open to the public and will encourage a more personal  connection with the site, allowing guests options to direct their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=historicsites.wordpress.com&blog=2137914&post=1900&subd=historicsites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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