[Nhcoll-l] Fwd: [NHR] FW: [MSN:27666] Over 1 million artifacts to find new home after fire

Mon Aug 7 15:49:48 EDT 2017

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Catharine Hawks

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> From: Jessica Unger <junger at conservation-us.org>
> Date: August 7, 2017 at 10:58:02 AM EDT
> To: National Heritage Responders <nhr at cool.conservation-us.org>
> Cc: Kirk Lively <kirk.lively at us.belfor.com>
> Subject: Re: [NHR] FW: [MSN:27666] Over 1 million artifacts to find new home after fire
> Reply-To: National Heritage Responders <nhr at cool.conservation-us.org>
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> Hi all,
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> Just to echo MJ – I wanted to extend a big thank you to the team for your efforts. Meg Geiss-Mooney brought the event to our attention mere hours after it happened, and Rebecca and I were able to contact the museum with information about the NHR. Their director wrote back promptly to say that the situation was under control, and I think that was in big part due to the local network of support that MJ mentioned.
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> The Burlington Fire Department’s response is a wonderful model for how successful prior communication can be. I think we can use this as a great case study for future preparedness efforts.
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> Thanks again to everyone for your support.
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> Best wishes,
> Jess Unger
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> From: nhr [mailto:nhr-bounces at cool.conservation-us.org] On Behalf Of Mary Jo Davis
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2017 9:30 AM
> To: National Heritage Responders <nhr at cool.conservation-us.org>
> Cc: Kirk Lively <Kirk.Lively at us.belfor.com>
> Subject: Re: [NHR] FW: [MSN:27666] Over 1 million artifacts to find new home after fire
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> Dear Everyone:  I just received an email back from Dave at the Pringle located at UVM.  They have done a great job.  All wet materials are boxed and frozen (they had freezers on campus) and will be going to Belfor in Boston for freeze drying.  All other damp materials are air drying in different locations on campus.  The collections will be moved out of Torrey Hall from Tues through Thurs. to secure space in the Botany Department.  Done and Done! 
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> I also wrote the Burlington Fire Department an email to praise their excellent response.  They had been in the building prior to construction as well as during construction to monitor.  They knew where the collections were and their significance.  They responded within two minutes, got tarps on the collection storage cabinets before the hoses were turned on.  It pays to plan.
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> I know Dave is grateful for everyone's concern and help.  I'm just so excited to see that within 4 hours of this event, our NHR team was alerted, our local VT team was notified and service providers were contacted.  Hurrah to all our efforts of the past twenty years getting all concerned parties working together.  Give yourselves a big pat on the back. 
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> I will stay in touch with Dave and let you know if he needs anything else.
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> MJ
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> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 8:39 PM, Randy Silverman <randy.silverman at utah.edu> wrote:
> Do we know anything about this fire? Do they need help?
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> All the best,
> Randy
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> From: <museum_security_network at googlegroups.com> on behalf of Moderator Msn <moderator.msn at gmail.com>
> Date: Sunday, August 6, 2017 at 6:21 PM
> To: Museum Security Network <museum_security_network at googlegroups.com>, "museum_fires at googlegroups.com" <museum_fires at googlegroups.com>
> Subject: [MSN:27666] Over 1 million artifacts to find new home after fire
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> Over 1 million artifacts to find new home after fire
>  www.mynbc5.com/article/over-1-million-artifacts-to-find-new-home-after-fire/11502484
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> Vermont Natural History Museum works with fellow UVM departments to salvage items
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> Updated: 6:27 PM EDT Aug 4, 2017 - Jennifer Sheahen, NBC5 Anchor/Reporter
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> VIDEO
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> SHOW TRANSCRIPT
> BURLINGTON, Vt. — Less than 24 hours after a fire, sparked by construction work, ripped through the roof of Torry Hall, recovery has begun.
> “I drove in yesterday morning and said well, that could be it, that could be the end of my life, my professional life. I started here 43 years ago, when I was hired as curator of this collection,” said Dr. Dave Barrington, director of the Pringle Herbarium.
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> Luckily, a majority of the artifacts in the Vermont Natural History Museum were unharmed.
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> “We've got a collection, it's essentially intact, and we are just going to go forward and figure out and secure the little damage there is,” Barrington said.
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> Barrington also said some items in the Vermont Natural History Museum do have major water damage.
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> “There is always material that is in process, it's getting ready, it's getting prepared to be added to the collection, and those collections took a hit,” Barrington said.
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> In 2014, the university received a $470,000 grant to upgrade the museum.
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> It allowed for metal cases to be installed. Without that protection, things could have been much worse.
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> “The wooden cabinets would have incinerated, we would have lost the whole thing,” Barrington said.
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> Buildings and organizations across campus are now stepping up, offering temporary space for artifacts. Wet items will be laid out to dry or put in a freezer to be slowly worked on.
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> It will take many months for Torry Hall to be fully repaired. The hope is that it will eventually be the permanent home for the museum.
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