Dear jc
As a private business, I operate a Provincial Historic Site under a unique
management system in British Columbia where the Heritage Branch of the
Province of British Columbia is responsible for 25 +/- properties with 12
fully open for public presentation.  The best spokesperson to contact is
John Adams, Regional Manager, in Victoria, BC at (250) 356-1040  and
[log in to unmask] and check out www.heritage.gov.bc.ca for a look
at the whole ensemble.

The Nova Scotia Museum Family of Historic Sites presents what may be the
best system of organization in that it supports respects a great diversity
of individual property management systems under one umbrella, what looks
like a real family.

I would love to share our experiences with you.  On the way to Dayton, Ohio,
but still on e-mail.

Cuyler Page
Site Manager
The Grist Mill and Gardens at Keremeos, BC
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Callan" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 4:47 PM
Subject: Multiple Historic Site Management Models


> >
>
> > One from the serious side...portion...morsel...perhaps a mere figment of
a
> > fragment of my brain.
>
> Hurray, I have someone ready to listen! (The timing on this is soooo me!)
>
> I need to develop a list of comparable historic site organizations that
manage
> maintenance and preservation at multiple historic sites.  The plan is to
split
> the list up and make phone calls to ask questions that will allow us to
see how
> we fit in, or do not, with our colleagues.  We'll ask about maintenance
staff,
> training, management, responsibility, decision making, the mechanics of
funding,
> financial responsibility, purchasing, contracting.  We will be
specifically
> interested in contracting and spending limits and procedures.
>
> If you would suggest organizations responsible for managing 15-30 historic
> sites, and provide a contact for each, I sure would appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -jc
>