Also check with the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain New York they house
the largest collection of canoes in the county. They have a top notch
facility.

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:01 PM, Pickering, Felicia <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>
> I would suggest contacting the Canadian Canoe Museum with your question
> http://www.canoemuseum.net/ .
>
>
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> *From:* Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On
> Behalf Of *Waterbury, Cristin
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:39 PM
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> *Subject:* [MUSEUM-L] birch bark canoes
>
>    Does anyone have experience with the "care and feeding" of birch bark
> canoes in their collections? We are looking for information about how you
> maintain them as collections objects, what particular preservation or
> conservation issues they may have, and also how you transport them.  We are
> potentially facing a situation where we would be moving one by truck from
> another town about 4 hours away, and we would also be moving the canoe on
> and off exhibit once it's here. If anyone has any experience or expertise
> with this type of object, I'd very much like to hear from you.
>
>
>
> Thank you!
>
>
>
> Cristin J. Waterbury
>
> Registrar/Collections Manager
>
> Wisconsin Maritime Museum
>
> 75 Maritime Drive
>
> Manitowoc, WI 54220
>
> toll free 1-866-724-2356
>
> local 920-684-0218
>
> fax 920-684-0219
>
> [log in to unmask]
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> www.wisconsinmaritime.org
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