I think the best place to contact is the Chicago Historical Society.  Their
recovery efforts after the 1986 flood are still considered legendary.

-Henry B. Crawford



>The End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Oregon City, Oregon has
>received some damage from the recent flooding.  Luckilym, they built the
>interpretive center structure just above
>the 100 year flood mark.  Unfortunately, the recent flooding exceeded this
>mark by about 18-24 inches.  The collections are safe, as are the gift shop
>merchandise.
>
>The museum staff has asked me to ask people on Museum-L about their
>experiences in dealing with flood recovery at a museum.  What are peoples'
>experiences with estimating (and over or underestimating) damage and repair
>time?  What have people found about landscape recovery?  What about
>biological things that float in flood waters and sit in a structure for awhile?
>
>What might be issues that are overlooked during the recovery period that
>should be planned?
>
>What has been the lag period between event and attendance recovery (assuming
>a crisis communications plan is in place and the word gets out tha the
>center is still open)
>
>Any feedback would be most appreciated.
>
>Mike Teskey
>CommunityFirst! Partners
>e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>http://www.csn.net/~tesk




Henry B. Crawford        Curator of History
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806/742-2442           Box 43191
FAX 742-1136             Lubbock, TX  79409-3191
*********All opinions expressed are mine**********