[MassHistPres] Historical Society assistance

[Marcia Starkey]

There must have been an earlier request to Emergency Management agencies. The Greenfield HC replied to the local entity a few months ago. Marcia Starkey  
----- Original Message ----- 
  From: olivia mausel 
  To: Gregor.Trinkaus-Randall at state.ma.us ; masshistpres at cs.umb.edu 
  Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 3:24 PM
  Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] Historical Society assistance


  Greg,

  Holyoke doesn't have a historical society---only a historical commission. I'm including Chris Skelly's email at Mass. Historical Commission..... you have probably checked with them already. 


  Christopher.Skelly at sec.state.ma.us

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  masshistpres at cs.umb.edu 


  Olivia

    From:  "Trinkaus-Randall, Gregor (BLC)" <Gregor.Trinkaus-Randall at state.ma.us>
    To:  <pubdir-announce at mlin.lib.ma.us>, <allregions at mlin.lib.ma.us>
    CC:  "Meyer, Johanna (CDA)" <Johanna.Meyer at state.ma.us>
    Subject:  Historical Society assistance
    Date:  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:01:05 -0500
    >Hello everyone,
    >
    >
    >
    >I am emailing you to ask for your assistance.  As part of the IMLS grant
    >that the NEDCC has received, with the MBLC and the Massachusetts
    >Archives as partners, to develop a statewide disaster planning tool and
    >as part of the effort to identify the location of cultural resources and
    >their locations in Massachusetts; we need to identify the locations of
    >historical societies (and other cultural institutions/resources),
    >including their name, address, phone (when available), and contact
    >person (when available).  We would like to gather this information so
    >that it can be included in a database at the Massachusetts Emergency
    >Management Agency (MEMA) accessible by their Geographic Information
    >System (GIS).  This will allow us to identify potential natural threats
    >to these institutions as well as any other cultural
    >institutions/resources that we have been able to identify by overlaying
    >this information on flood plain maps and other such information.
    >
    >
    >
    >This is where you come in.  There is no comprehensive list of historical
    >societies (and other cultural institutions) statewide.  The most
    >complete lists are of libraries and town clerks' offices.  Therefore, I
    >am asking you if you could compile the above information on your local
    >historical society (and any other cultural institution/resource in your
    >community) and send it to Johanna Meyer, the MEMA GIS Coordinator, as
    >soon as it is possible at johanna.meyer at state.ma.us.   This will greatly
    >assist us in furthering our goals of protecting cultural resources
    >throughout Massachusetts.
    >
    >
    >
    >Thank you for your efforts and have a happy holiday season.
    >
    >
    >
    >Gregor
    >
    >
    >
    >Gregor Trinkaus-Randall, M.A.L.S., C.A.
    >
    >Preservation Specialist
    >
    >Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
    >
    >98 North Washington Street, Suite 401
    >
    >Boston, MA 02114-1933
    >
    >(617) 725-1860 x 236, (800) 952-7403 x 236 (in-state)
    >
    >Fax: (617) 725-0140
    >
    >gregor.trinkaus-randall at state.ma.us
    >
    >www.mass.gov/mblc
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
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