Request for Research Consultant Services 

The Morris County Park Commission (MCPC) is seeking Proposals from qualified Research Consultants as part of Phase II of the Factory Building Exhibit design at Historic Speedwell, Morristown, NJ.  Historic Speedwell is home to the National Historic Landmark building the Factory Building.  This building is where Alfred Vail and Samuel F.B. Morse perfected and publicly demonstrated the electromagnetic telegraph for the first time on January 11, 1838.  

Phase II of the Factory Building Exhibit picks up with what happened after the first successful demonstration of the telegraph and its impact on the world.  MCPC is seeking a Research Consultant to conduct original research and participate in exhibition development in an advisory role.  

Contact Melanie Holster, Collections Specialist, Morris County Park Commission at (973) 285-6536 or [log in to unmask] to receive the full Request description.  Proposals are due February 4, 2009.

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