Class Targets Local Historical Societies
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Sarah Martin
Feb 7, 2012, 4:55:42 PM2/7/12
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Good Afternoon -
As part of the 2012 Kansas Archeological Training Program (KATP) field school, the Kansas Historical Society is offering a class targeting local historical society and museum stewards. Please distribute this to those who may be interested in attending this workshop. A flyer is attached for distribution and display.
Our Town II: Preserving Local Museum and Archives Collections and Historic Buildings
Dates: June 13-14, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Location: Kansas Historical Society complex, 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka
Instructors: Kansas Historical Society staff
Registration: Call 785-272-8681 ext. 240 to reserve a seat. No registration fee (unless you wish to receive 1 hour of college credit through ESU). Lunch will be on your own.
Class Description: This 2-day, 16-hour workshop will prove useful to anyone interested in historic preservation. The workshop is divided into three seminars.
Historic Buildings: State Historic Preservation Office staff will explain basic preservation techniques for historic museum buildings, whether on original location or relocated into a park setting, with information on listing these properties in the state and National Register of Historic Places and available financial incentives, such as rehabilitation tax credits and grants.
Museum Artifacts: Kansas Museum of History staff will provide basic information regarding long-term care and preservation of museum collections.
Archives: Archives staff will provide an overview of best practices for the preservation of documents, maps, and photographs. The emerging issue of digital preservation will be included in the discussion.
If you want to learn more about the KATP Field School, see this link: kshs.org/14622
Sarah Martin
As part of the 2012 Kansas Archeological Training Program (KATP) field school, the Kansas Historical Society is offering a class targeting local historical society and museum stewards. Please distribute this to those who may be interested in attending this workshop. A flyer is attached for distribution and display.
Our Town II: Preserving Local Museum and Archives Collections and Historic Buildings
Dates: June 13-14, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Location: Kansas Historical Society complex, 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka
Instructors: Kansas Historical Society staff
Registration: Call 785-272-8681 ext. 240 to reserve a seat. No registration fee (unless you wish to receive 1 hour of college credit through ESU). Lunch will be on your own.
Class Description: This 2-day, 16-hour workshop will prove useful to anyone interested in historic preservation. The workshop is divided into three seminars.
Historic Buildings: State Historic Preservation Office staff will explain basic preservation techniques for historic museum buildings, whether on original location or relocated into a park setting, with information on listing these properties in the state and National Register of Historic Places and available financial incentives, such as rehabilitation tax credits and grants.
Museum Artifacts: Kansas Museum of History staff will provide basic information regarding long-term care and preservation of museum collections.
Archives: Archives staff will provide an overview of best practices for the preservation of documents, maps, and photographs. The emerging issue of digital preservation will be included in the discussion.
If you want to learn more about the KATP Field School, see this link: kshs.org/14622
Sarah Martin
-- Sarah J. Martin / National Register Coordinator Kansas Historical Society 6425 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, KS 66615 785-272-8681 x 216
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