is this THE Pamela Feltus - formerly of the National Building Museum Docent
Corps?? - if so "Hi" from Jackie -
Jacqueline V. Eyl
Director of Education
Discovery Creek Children's Museum
(202) 364-3111
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From: Pamela Feltus <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 6:51 AM
Subject: Re: Museum on Gas
> There are a lot of gas/oil type museums around. I'm working on a book
about petroleum marketing equipment and one thing I have learned is a lot of
local history and science museums have small displays on either the history
of petroleum marketing, including historic pumps, or on
> where gas comes from- how it's refined and the scientific information.
These possibilities are endless and offer a wide range of quality and value,
so I am not sure how far you want to pursue those.
>
> I have found some museums for the history of petroleum marketing, none of
which I have found on the web. Because these seem to be self-started museums
by collectors, perhaps they have closed. The General Petroleum Museum,
founded by Jeff Pederson, is in Fort Townsend, Washington.
> And in Colorado- I think Littleton, but that might be in my head for other
reasons- in the 1970s someone opened a museum with a number of historic
pumps and other marketing equipment. I have seen no references to this
museum past 1978.
>
> For corporate oil museums, Shell Oil has a museum. Since my company put it
together, I would be more than happy to put you in contact with the right
people. Two other of the big oil companies are currently in the process of
starting museums, but they won't open for some time. I
> would assume the other big oil companies like ExxonMobil would have
museums somewhere as well.
>
> Louisiana has a museum which seems based on oil rigs. The International
Petroleum Museum is located at- http://www.rigmuseum.com/ I've used their
webpage for info, but don't know about the museum itself.
>
> One thing I have learned working on my project, there is a lot of oil
history in Japan and the people involved are very willing and happy to share
it. Whenever the association I'm working for sends out a plea for photos or
memories, a disproportionate number of those replies come
> from Japanese members. We have some amazing photos from them. I would
think you could get amazing amounts of things by talking to your retirees or
long-time employees.
>
> If you need anything else, I have alot of information on gas history,
please let me know off-list and I can either help you or point you in the
right direction.
>
> Pamela Feltus
> Historian
> The History Factory
>
>
> $BL,86!!
>
> > Does someone have his/her favorite museum,
> > 1.which has gas-related exhibition(a kind of gas that is supplied by gas
> > companies)?
> >
> > 2.which is known by its excelent environmental education?
> >
> > If you would kindly give me museum's home page address in addition to
the
> > museum's information, I would very much appreciate it.
> >
> > Thank you very much in advance!
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Sae Minohara
> >
> > Coporate Planning Department
> > C/O Shimizu Corporation
> > Seavans South, 1-2-3 Shibaura,
> > Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8007
> > Japan
> >
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