>Meredith L. Dunham wrote:  "Another resource would be if you know of any museum professionals who have experienced a disaster relatively recently.  They could probably give you all sorts of tips on what to keep  in mind." 

Could we ever!  And we found out some "worst-case scenario" things that most disaster plans don't even begin to cover -- like, what do you do when there are NO communications in the whole area and even the cell phones don't work....

I'll be happy to share some of our recent planning recommendations off list with any of you, particularly those in hurricane-prone areas.

Suzanne Fischer
Curator of Material Culture
Louisiana State Museum
P.O. Box 2448
New Orleans, LA  70176
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504-568-5459 office
504-599-1950 fax

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