Reference

To assist with the planning, management, and operations of National Trust Historic Sites, this section of the NTHS Blog provides a variety of resources and is continually growing and changing. Some sections are public and others are password-protected.

Attendance

Monthly Impact Reports were introduced in January 2011 and measure monthly attendance, online engagement, and national impact.   Each Site is provided with a report form specially designed in Excel for their Site and includes automatically-calculated monthly and annual reports, a sample form, and instructions.  These Impact Reports tie into a Dashboard, a quarterly report that provides comparisons and analysis to measure performance for staff and boards.  Dashboards are only available to participating Sites.   Stewardship Sites place their updated file into R:\Sites\Impact Reports or send to Susannah_Rast@nthp.org.  Co-Stewardship Sites should send their updated report to Susannah_Rast@nthp.org. 

  • Monthly Impact Report Form for demonstration purposes only to other historic house museums (not to be used by National Trust Historic Sites).

Calendars

Comparative Information

Site Information

  • NTHP Comprehensive Directory (replaced by staff directory at https://trustnet.nationaltrust.org)
  • NTHS Directory of Site Directors
  • NTHP Publicity Contacts for NTHS
  • Two-Letter Abbreviations for NTHS (e.g., AC, BG, GH)

Chronologies and Timelines

Communications and Branding

Frequently Asked Questions

Historic Hotels of America

  • Go to Operations>Perks at https://trustnet.nationaltrust.org (ask Site Director or Susannah Rast for password) for the list of participating hotels (some as low as $69/night) and reservation request form (no more then 30 days in advance; use your Site’s name if you are not a NTHP employee).

Interpretation

Labs

This section lists some of the new, experimental, or pilot projects underway to improve and enhance the management, activities, or programs among National Trust Historic Sites.  Current topics include site photography, environmental management, and measuring success.  Because many of these projects are under development and not ready to be shared with the larger historic sites community, they may be protected by password.

National Trust Historic Site Meetings and Workshops (password protected)

  • 2011
    • Site Directors Meeting, March at Kykuit (New York)
    • Site Directors Meeting, October in Buffalo, New York
  • 2010
    • Site Directors Meeting, March 15-17, 2010 at Cliveden (Philadelphia)
    • Site Directors Meeting, Wednesday, October 27 (tentative) in Austin, Texas

Photography

This is just a quick reference list; see Labs for more details on policies and procedures related to any property owned by the National Trust (including buildings, landscapes, collections, and archives).

Policies of the National Trust for Historic Preservation

Special Property Use/Special Events

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