Progress and Discovery: Collection Inventory III

Targets achieved. We photographed and assigned location numbers to all artifacts in the four upstairs rooms and recorded them in PastPerfect. We also included the following: Accession #, Object name, Object ID#, Dimensions, Person recording, Date, Condition, Donor, and Memo for imminent threats to the collection.
All artifacts in the museum are now entered into PastPerfect.
Former staff has reviewed and new staff has been trained in techniques for using PP for research.
One new staff has been trained in accessioning new donations and problem solving with artifact records.
Staff keeps anecdotal records of research activities and these are reported to the Lanesboro Historical Preservation Association Board.
During the process, the director was able to make decisions about storage, and rearrange some displays with more visual space.
Outreach to the community is a continual state of affairs.
We achieved these results because of the following:
As this was the third and final phase of our artifact inventory, we used experience gained from the other two phases and were able to circumvent problems. As mentioned above, the contractor paid strict attention to detail, yet was efficient in her work.
The contractor, museum staff and museum board have an ongoing commitment and dedication to preserving the history and values of this community.