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Preliminary
Schedule for the 2001 Fire Museum
Seminar
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Friday -
August 25th
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Saturday -
August 26th
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Sunday -
August 27th
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Morning
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Arrive in New Orleans...
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8:30
am
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Announcements and
new business
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8:30
am
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Announcements and
new business
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12:30
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Opening
remarks and Welcome by the Fire Museum
Network Chairman, Doug Klink, and our 2001
Fire Museum Seminar Program Chair, Bob
Whitman
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9:00
am
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"City of New Orleans Fire History
Beginning to 1920"
Bob Whitman
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9:00
am
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"Heat: An
Evening with... Programs and Interviews"
- Geoff Giglierano, Director of the
New York City Fire Museum
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1:15
pm
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Board the bus for an afternoon tour of
museums.
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9:30
am
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"City of New Orleans Fire History
1920 Until..."
Chief Emeritus Bill J. McCrossen,
N.O.F.D.
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10:00
am
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Break
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2:00
pm
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Visit to the
Jackson Barracks Military
Museum -
Capt. Walker will be our guide
as we tour the exhibits and talk about
“Developing a Museum”
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10:00
am
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"Paper Conservation"
Phyllis Hudson, Phyllis Hudson,
Ltd.
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10:15
am
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“History of Fire
Hydrants“
Thomas Ingalsbe, Sales Representative for
the Kennedy Valve Co. and fire hydrant
collector
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3:30
pm
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Visit to the
New Orleans Fire Department
Museum
Michael Williams and Bob Whitman will
be our hosts as we tour the museum
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10:40
am
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"Art Conservation"
Shamil Salah, Hudson+Salah, Ltd.
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11:00
am
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Fire Museum Network Membership
Meeting
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5:00
pm
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Visit to the
Louisiana State Fire Museum -
with Terry Thibodaux
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11:20
am
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"Textile Conservation"
Bryce Reveley, Textile
Conservation.
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noon
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Presentation of the Fred W. Conway
Award
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6:30
pm
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Cajun
Dinner
Sponsored by the David Crockett
Volunteer Fire Department
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noon
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Lunch on your own.
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6:00 pm
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Adjourn for 2001
See you in Kansas City, MO in 2002
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9:00
pm
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Board bus and return to the hotel
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2:00
pm
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"Making Displays Using Plastic &
Etc."
Sam Rykels, Division Director Interpretive
Services, Louisiana State Museums
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2:50
pm
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Break
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3:00
pm
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"Displaying Artifacts"
Greg Lambousy, Curator of Exhibits,
Louisiana State Museums
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3:50
pm
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Break
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4:00
pm
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"Displaying Art and
Photographs"
Patrick Burns, Associate Curator of
Exhibits, Louisiana State Museums
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5:00
pm
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Adjourn for the day
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6:00
pm - midnight?
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Informal round table discussion in the
“Iberville Room” at the host
Hotel Monteleone. Bring a short (5-10
minute max!) video tape of your museum, a
TV/VCR will be available.
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