Thank you, Brian, for your response and information. I have forwarded your
post to the person on our staff interested in conservation training. I am
sure it will be much appreciated.

Darrol Shillingburg
Exhibit Designer
Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum
Las Cruces, NM

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> From: Southwest Museum Services <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Artifact Conservation Training
> Date: Monday, January 25, 1999 8:22 AM
>
> > Does anyone know of a mail correspondence or online course or training
in
> > artifact conservation? I would appreciate any leads.
>
> I know of no correspondance courses in conservation, and
> honestly, I wouldn't recommend that anyway- just like
> I would avoid a surgeon who did med school in that manner.
> Artifact conservation really needs hands-on learning in a functioning
lab.
> The program at Texas A&M (my alma mater) maintains an online
> manual however, used in it's conservation courses, which is quite
> handy to have around, and a good source of learing. Take a look at:
> http://nautarch.tamu.edu/napcrl.htm  and
> http://nautarch.tamu.edu/class/ANTH605/File0.htm
> There are also some good resources to be found at:
> http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/
> Good luck,
> Bryan
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