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last month I gave a tour of various industrial and historic sites in the
Youngstown, Ohio area in conjunction with a Society for Industrial Archeology
symposium. We had three van loads of people and just basically drove down
public highways and stopped at various sites of steel mills and I gave a brief
explanation of what happened at these various locations. I tried to give an
overview of the extent of the industrial activity in Youngstown by showing
historic photos of these sites and telling antecdotes about some interesting
events that happened there.
It seems that this tour was well liked by all participants, and many people
came away from it with a much better understanding of the steel mills that
once lined the Mahoning Valley for ten miles. I started thinking about
offering this tour on a regular basis, perhaps a couple days a week or by
appointment, and adding stops at a couple local museums and other historic
sites, and making a half day "Exploring Youngstown's Heritage" tour.
I would like to know if this sort of thing is done in other areas, and how
successful they have been. How are those tour programs set up and run, what
do they charge, how are they advertised etc. What liabilities are we exposing
ourselves to by driving a dozen or so people around in a van all over town.
Could anyone help me out?
Rick Rowlands
JBFPA, Inc.
Youngstown, OH
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