Hello, You may also try the Association of Personal Historians who has a program where they go to hospitals and nursing homes to gather histories. Their website: http://www.personalhistorians.org/. Cheerio, Sioux On Dec 12, 2008, at 9:26 AM, Terrie Nolinske wrote: > For those museum colleagues interested in programming for people > with dementia, may I suggest that in addition to checking out like > programs at other museums, you also look at community resources, > such as day care programs at community agencies or hospitals, talk > with area agencies on aging (who may know of such programs), talk > with social workers or therapists at local hospitals or > rehabilitation centers (who also may know of such programs), talk > with the leaders or members of support groups for people with > dementia and talk with people at membership or professionals at > associations, like the Alzheimer's Association. Talking with people > who work with people with dementia will give provide invaluable tips > and strategies for making your program successful. > > Terrie > > Terrie Nolinske, Ph.D., OTR (occupational therapist) > Principal > TNI Consultants LLC > > A Woman Business Enterprise > Member, Tampa Chamber of Commerce > > Phone: 813. 973. 2102 > Email: [log in to unmask] > URL: www.tniconsultants.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chavez, Viola > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 12:12 PM > Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Programming for Visitors with Dementia > > Hi all, > > The MFAH is starting a new program that reaches members in the > community who are affected by dementia. What we’d like to know is > what similar programs look like at other institutions. Please share > your thoughts. > > Thanks!! > > -Viola > > > Viola Chavez > Museum of Fine Arts, Houston > P.O. Box 6826 > Houston, TX 77265-6826 > > 713.639.7589 phone > 713.639.7707 fax > > > > ========================================================= 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). > > ========================================================= 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). > Sioux Oliva, Ph.D. AKA Sioux Harvey, Ph.D. Legacy History Achievements and Collections Memorialized www.LegacyHistory.com cell (310) 503-1314 home (818) 342-1031 ========================================================= 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).