Camden County History Week
We have been working with the Camden County History Alliance for the last six months to help them plan the first ever Camden County History Week to be held from October 13th to 21st. As part of this effort, we are producing rack cards for 22 historic sites which will be used to cross-market these sites to visitors based on seven thematic heritage trails that tie these historic sites together.
In preparation for the History Week, we are also creating a Heritage Trails Map and Guide, which...
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Camden County Heritage Tourism Plan
This year-- 2018-- we are continuing our work with the Camden County History Alliance to further develop the Camden County Heritage Tourism Plan that we began with them in 2017. A new grant from the New Jersey Historic Trust’s Historic Site Management Program to the Camden County Historical Society will help create a joint mailing list to be used to market the new and existing heritage programming at all 42 partner organizations in a new quarterly e-newsletter. We will also market a new...
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Camden County History Alliance Survey Findings Report Complete
In July 2017.the Camden County Historical Society received a grant from the New Jersey Historic Trust through the Discover NJ History License Plate Heritage Tourism Grant Program to begin work on the Camden County Heritage Tourism Plan. The grant work products included an online survey of the 41 Camden County History Alliance (CCHA) Findings Report about the survey results, and a memorandum about possible heritage trails that could link the sites and organizations together for joint marketing...
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Camden County Heritage Tourism Plan Begins
In July 2017, the Camden County Historical Society received a grant from the New Jersey Historic Trust License Plate Program to begin work on the Camden County Heritage Tourism Plan. The first project is completing a survey of the 41 historic sites and history organizations that make up the Camden County History Alliance. The main purpose of the survey is to identify a series of historic themes to link these historic sites and organizations together. The survey gathers a great deal...
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Book Chapter The Essential Role of Boards in Reimaging Historic Houe Museums
Since the 2007 publication of our book New Solutions for House Museums: Ensuring the Long-Term Preservation of America's Historic Houses we have been consulting with a wide variety of historic sites to facilitate meetings, conduct board training, assist in the development of interpretive plans, and complete heritage tourism assessments. At the heart of every historic house museum is the all-important Board of Directors, the dedicated volunteers who provide guidance and often do the work of...
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