For those interested in historic jails or prisons, I just yesterday found an
intriguing book which several mom's had decided to remove from the offerings
at our elementary school Book Fair. It's a Scholastic book titled "World's
Scariest Prisons" by Emma Carlson Berne. As a Social Scientist I found it
very interesting. While not so great for young kids, it could usefully be
required reading for teens learning about prison reform movements. Anyway,
it might provide food for ideas about developing interpretation at prison or
jail museums. (It lists several museums in the source credits.)
Lucy Sperlin
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Regan and Andrew,
I would love to also hear about restoring your jail. I am the director of a
small 1820s historic home, but the first jail of our town was moved to our
property and has more or less been left alone. Myself and some other
volunteers would love to see it restored.
Thanks!
Samantha
> On Aug 28, 2014, at 1:08 PM, Regan Brooks <[log in to unmask]>
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> Andrew,
> 1. The Command strips do work well (not sure if acid free or not!)
although in taking them off, they can possibly take off plaster if you have
any on the walls. I work in an 1850s hotel- turned - museum and we use them
regularly. We do try our best to be very careful when removing them, and
they generally come off without issue, but there have been moments of
'whoops!'. That being said, so far they have held up fairly decent sized
text panels without issue. We have not had any issue with them leaving a
visible residue on the walls.
> 2. If you wouldn't mind contacting me off-list about your jail. We have an
1840s jail we are about to start a capital campaign to renovate. I'd very
much like to chat with you about what you guys have done.
> Thanks,
> Regan
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>
> Thank you so much for replying. We too, unfortunately do not have a
picture rail. The adhesive putty idea sounds interesting. If used, is it
easy to remove or will doing so cause damage? That's my main concern as
mentioned in my post. I want to be able to hang things but minimize the
damage since so much hard work went into restoring the bundling. Thanks
again.
>
> Andrew Kirkland
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>> On Aug 26, 2014, at 11:36 AM, "Alison L. Wright"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Andrew,
>>
>> As a former curator myself at an historic house museum, I certainly
understand your dilemma. Does the residence have a picture rail? Many
homes of the Victorian American time period had a picture rail running
around the walls close to the ceiling for hanging framed pieces. You can
use it for the same purpose in addition to hanging labels and/or text
panels. The house museum where I worked, however, did not have a picture
rail. Instead, labels for artifacts were placed next to the objects with a
mylar buffer, since the display method (table or other piece of furniture)
was also an artifact. For temporary exhibits, I used adhesive putty for
small labels and adhered them to the woodwork, but never to the wallpaper.
(Conservators on this list-serv may cringe, sorry! But if you have better
suggestions, please weigh in!).
>>
>> You might want to check out the Rotary Jail Museum (1882) in
Crawfordsville, Indiana; it, too, is jail and sheriff's residence:
http://www.rotaryjailmuseum.org/. There is one picture on the Photos page
showing objects on a picture rail.
>>
>> Best of luck!
>> Sincerely,
>> Alison Wright
>> (formerly of Indiana, now also in Ohio)
>>
>>
>> ---- Andrew Kirkland <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>>> Hi, I've been recently hired to serve as a curator in a new museum that
is being put into an old historical sheriff's residence. In Ohio the law
used to require the sheriff and his family to live on the premises of the
jail. The building was built in the 1880s and has been completely restored,
original woodwork included. One of the major challenges I'm facing is how
to hang signs for the displays. What is the best way to do this with
minimal, if none is possible, damage to the walls and woodwork. Any input
would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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