Pocket Response Plan available for Sites

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts is sharing a Pocket Response Plan, a helpful disaster planning resource that enables you to easily organize and compile the necessary contacts and procedures for dealing with an emergency situation. The template can be tailed to suit the needs of your site and then printed out [...]

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Resources on disaster resources and response for historic sites (and others)

From Terry Davis, President and CEO, American Association for State and Local History
All of us at AASLH express our concerns for those across the Midwest who are suffering due to the recent flooding.
As a member of the Heritage Emergency National Task Force, we would like to make sure that our members are kept up to [...]

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NTHS Buildings, Grounds, and Preservation Staff Conference announced for 2008

Barbara Campagna, Graham Gund Architect of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has announced that the next internal conference for Buildings & Grounds/Preservation Staff of the National Trust Historic Sites will be held this summer in California. NTHP sponsors the event and typically pays for the expenses for one person per Site to attend. [...]

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AAM member research summary

For two years, the American Association of Museums has polled readers of Aviso, its monthly newsletter, not only about AAM programs and member benefits but also on the museum field and hot-button issues. The following are highlights of what AAM has learned so far.

Attendance: Museums count visitors in different ways, which makes it difficult to [...]

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