THE
FEDERATION OF
NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL SOCIETIES
4610 Mail Service Center  Raleigh, NC 27699-4610  919-807-7280
Spring 2011 Workshops
Inventory Ins and Outs
And Building Partnerships to Attract Visitors
Friday, April 8 @ Wayne County Museum, Goldsboro
The Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies invites staff and volunteers of
historical organizations, libraries with special collections, and other cultural organizations
to its spring workshop, "Inventory Ins and Outs, and Building Partnerships to Attract
Visitors."
Do you know what's in your collection and where those items are stored? According to
the American Association of Museums, museums and other cultural organizations must
know what they have, know what they need, and know where individual items in a
collection are stored. Conducting regular inventories is an important means to achieving
these goals. During "Inventory Ins and Outs,"  you will learn about different types of
collections inventories; gain strategies and tips for inventorying your collection; and
collect resources to help you with your own inventory. You will also learn how to
appropriately tag and mark items with artifact identification numbers and will practice
these skills during a hands-on object marking activity.
During the afternoon workshop session, Millie Barbee, CEO of High Country Host, and
Angie Chandler, executive director of the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, will explore
heritage tourism and how to build partnerships with other organizations to attract more
visitors to your site.
The April 8 workshop will be held at the Wayne County Museum in Goldsboro. Other
workshops will be held May 4 in Asheville and May 18 in Pittsboro. The workshop runs
from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. and costs $20 for Federation members, $25 for non-members.
Please visit www.fnchs.org/fund/fund.htm for a registration form or call (919) 807-7395
for more information.