Belair, a 1745 historic house built by a colonial governor of Maryland was substantially renovated in 1815 and again in 1914. Occupancy lasted until 1955. Our furnishing plan culled existing architectural features, surviving documentation, and site-specific collection items, and we found that a number of our rooms neatly ordered themselves to different chronological periods. We too have worried that it is a feature lost on much of the public and it is far more a curatorial exercise. However, we did find a unifying interpretive theme to carry a story-line throught the museum to knit it all together -- in our case, the home to the earliest American thoroughbred race horses in 1747, which lasted through two triple crown winners in the 1930s, and horse of the year for 1955. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).