"Preserving and Interpreting the Lyman Mission House"
Lecture presented by Dolly Strazar, Lyman Museum and Mission House

Thursday, May 15, 2008
Bishop Museum, Paki Conference Room I
6:00-7:30 p.m.
Honolulu, Hawai'i
Free and open to the public

In 2007, the American Association for State and Local History presented a "Leadership in History Award of Merit" to the Lyman Museum in Hilo for a 5-year project on its Mission House. The process began with the completion of an Historic Structures Report by a preservation architect and the implementation of preservation activities on the House. At the same time the museum reviewed its interpretation of the Mission House and revised it after conducting extensive research. The preservation work and interpretive work were done hand-in-handÑmutually informing and transforming the work and decisions made in either area. Please join us as we hear about this exciting process and related projects!

Marie Dolly Strazar is a Certified Archivist with an M.A. in East Asian History & Ph.D. in American Studies, both from UH-Manoa. She served on the Historical Commission in Gardner, Massachusetts, on the State of Hawai'i's Historic Sites Review Board for 8 years, and she directed the statewide History & Humanities program at the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts for 17 years. She has been the President/Executive Director of the Lyman Museum and Mission House since February 2001.

A Hawai'i Museums Association presentation, jointly supported by Bishop Museum, Lyman Museum & Mission House, and the Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program at UH-Manoa.

Choosing Partners for the Disaster Prom
With Lynn Ann Davis and Deborah Dunn
Preservation Dept., Hamilton Library University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

Pre-HMA Annual Meeting Event
Friday, May 16, 2008
Queen Emma Summer Palace
9:00-11:30 a.m.
Free, but RSVP to make a reservation!

Disaster Preparedness depends on having partners who can dance backwards in high heels (thanks, Ginger). This session will provide a forum for leaders and stakeholders in cultural heritage organizations to engage in hands-on preservation planning. It will also report on two successful workshops on "Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery" that took place in Honolulu and Tinian (Mariana Islands) in 2007 and were co-sponsored by the Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service [WESPAS]. Bring your institutional disaster plan, if you have one, along with your prom photos (your own or another’s) for an exercise. Dance partners to be announced.

For questions about this event please contact Teri at #956-5531 or

Lynn Ann Davis is from Kaneohe, Oahu. She began her illustrious career modeling preservation fashions at Bishop Museum. She currently heads the Preservation Department at UHM Libraries and has worked in the preservation of cultural heritage materials for 35 years.

Deborah Dunn runs the book conservation lab in the Preservation Department at Hamilton Library.

A Hawai'i Museums Association presentation, jointly supported by Bishop Museum, UHM Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program, and UHM Preservation Department at Hamilton Library

Hawai'i Museums Association 2008
Annual Meeting Luncheon, Guest Speaker, and Talk Story Session

Friday, May 16, 2008, 12:00-3:00 p.m.
Queen Emma Summer Palace
2913 Pali Highway, Honolulu, HI 96817

For questions about this event please contact Teri at #956-5531 or

Fee:
HMA Members: $20 (received by 5/2/08), $30 (received after 5/2/08)
Non-Members: $30 (received by 5/2/08), $40 (received after 5/2/08)

Program:
12 noon Lunch, Annual Meeting, and Ka Lama Award
1:00 p.m. Guest Speaker: Faustina K. Rehuher-Marugg
2:00 p.m. Talk Story Session (updates + networking with colleagues)

Special Guest Speaker:
Faustina K. Rehuher-Marugg, Director of the Belau National Museum, Chair of the Pacific Island Museums Association

Excerpt from Pacific Magazine, May 1, 2005:
In the 1970s an energetic young staff of educated Palauans with Faustina Rehuher as the head, became interested in museum work. .. Museum Executive Director Faustina Rehuher, says, "Our goals are to ensure the preservation and promotion of Palau's vibrant culture and the arts."

Parking: Free Parking at the Queen Emma Summer Palace.

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Pre-Meeting Presentation:
Choosing Partners for the Disaster Prom
9:00-11:30 a.m.
Queen Emma Summer Palace
Presenters: Lynn Davis and Deborah Dunn, Preservation Dept., Hamilton Library, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

Free, but must RSVP via HMA Annual Meeting registration form.