This substantially enlarged and expanded second edition provides advice for historic site stewards with concerns about the financial sustainability of their historic house museum and its relevance to its audience. Harris adds seven new case studies and updates ten others to showcase a range of alternative uses to safeguard these landmark buildings.
This substantially enlarged and expanded second edition provides advice for historic site stewards with concerns about the financial sustainability of their historic house museum and its relevance to its audience. Harris adds seven new case studies and updates ten others to showcase a range of alternative uses to safeguard these landmark buildings.
Donna Ann Harris has worked in the historic preservation field for 35 years. Since 2004, her firm Heritage Consulting Inc. has provided training, research, and consulting services for historic sites and historic commercial districts on volunteer management, fundraising, heritage tourism development, and organizational development activities.
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Table of Contents List of figures Acknowledgements Part 1 - Essential Background 1.Overview 2.Current Trends in House Museums 3.The Role of the Board of Directors in Historic House Museums 4.Legal and Ethical Issues: An Interview with Tom Mayes 5.The Decision-Making Process 6.Making the Transition Part 2-Solutions and Case Studies 7.Ten Solutions Explained 8.Case Study: Study Houses a.Historic New England, 9.Case Study: Caretakers a.Caretakers at Historic Sites 10.Case Studies: Reprogram for a Mission Based Use a.Nantucket Historical Association, The 1800 House, Nantucket Massachusetts b.C & O Canal Trust, Canal Quarters Program, Hagerstown Maryland c.Alice Paul Institute, Mount Laurel New Jersey 11.Case Studies: Co-Stewardship Agreements a.Deadwood History Inc. Deadwood South Dakota b.Emmett Till Interpretive Center, Sumner Mississippi 12.Case Study: Shared Use a.Cooper Molera Adobe, Monterey California 13.Case Studies: Asset Transfer and Merger a.Margaret Mitchell House and Atlanta History Center, Atlanta Georgia b.Cliveden and Upsala Merger, Philadelphia Pennsylvania 14.Case Studies: Long- and Short-Term Leases a.Massachusetts Historic Curatorship Program b.Fairmount Park Conservancy, Philadelphia Pennsylvania c.Heritage Branch, British Columbia Canada d.Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 15.Case Studies: Sale to a Private Owner with Easements a.Elfreth's Alley Association, Philadelphia Pennsylvania b.Sale of Upsala by Cliveden Inc., Philadelphia Pennsylvania 16.Case Study: Sale to a Nonprofit Stewardship Organization a.Casa Amesti Foundation, Monterey California 17.Case Study: Donation to a Governmental Entity a.Adel Historical Museum, Adel Iowa Part III-Conclusion 18.Conclusions and a Call to Action Bibliography Index About the author
Table of Contents List of figures Acknowledgements Part 1 - Essential Background 1.Overview 2.Current Trends in House Museums 3.The Role of the Board of Directors in Historic House Museums 4.Legal and Ethical Issues: An Interview with Tom Mayes 5.The Decision-Making Process 6.Making the Transition Part 2-Solutions and Case Studies 7.Ten Solutions Explained 8.Case Study: Study Houses a.Historic New England, 9.Case Study: Caretakers a.Caretakers at Historic Sites 10.Case Studies: Reprogram for a Mission Based Use a.Nantucket Historical Association, The 1800 House, Nantucket Massachusetts b.C & O Canal Trust, Canal Quarters Program, Hagerstown Maryland c.Alice Paul Institute, Mount Laurel New Jersey 11.Case Studies: Co-Stewardship Agreements a.Deadwood History Inc. Deadwood South Dakota b.Emmett Till Interpretive Center, Sumner Mississippi 12.Case Study: Shared Use a.Cooper Molera Adobe, Monterey California 13.Case Studies: Asset Transfer and Merger a.Margaret Mitchell House and Atlanta History Center, Atlanta Georgia b.Cliveden and Upsala Merger, Philadelphia Pennsylvania 14.Case Studies: Long- and Short-Term Leases a.Massachusetts Historic Curatorship Program b.Fairmount Park Conservancy, Philadelphia Pennsylvania c.Heritage Branch, British Columbia Canada d.Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 15.Case Studies: Sale to a Private Owner with Easements a.Elfreth's Alley Association, Philadelphia Pennsylvania b.Sale of Upsala by Cliveden Inc., Philadelphia Pennsylvania 16.Case Study: Sale to a Nonprofit Stewardship Organization a.Casa Amesti Foundation, Monterey California 17.Case Study: Donation to a Governmental Entity a.Adel Historical Museum, Adel Iowa Part III-Conclusion 18.Conclusions and a Call to Action Bibliography Index About the author
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