Upper Midwest Conservation Association Presents The Care and Preservation of Agricultural and Industrial Machinery and Equipment This workshop is offered to collecting institutions and individuals with antique agricultural and industrial equipment collections. Participants of this workshop will receive training from Malcolm Collum, a nationally recognized expert on the care of agricultural and industrial equipment. Mr. Collum is a conservator with the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, one of the largest museum collections in the U.S. HHH The workshop will include a lecture, discussions, demonstrations and hands-on practice covering the multitude of issues for the preservation, conservation, storage and exhibition of these complex artifacts. The differences between preservation, conservation and restoration will be thoroughly discussed and evaluated in an open forum. This workshop will be held at the Olmsted County Historical Society (OCHS) in Rochester, MN on August 27-28, 2004. The OCHS has a large collection of agricultural and industrial artifacts that will be made available for discussion and use during the workshop. The fees associated with this workshop are $195 for UMCA institutional members or $245 nonmembers. Discounted fees are available to institutions with budgets at or below $50,000. Institutions at this level who are UMCA members pay $50 per day, nonmembers pay $75 per day. Currently enrolled or preprogram students pay $35.00 per day. Please contact Melinda Markell, Field Services Coordinator for more information: E-mail: [log in to unmask], Phone: 612-870-3128. Registrations will be taken up to one week prior to the workshop date. If registering after this date, please contact UMCA for availability Melinda Markell Field Services Coordinator Upper Midwest Conservation Association 612-870-3128 ========================================================= 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).