INC NEWS - Durham History Museum Survey Now Available

[Ellen Dagenhart]

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CITY OF DURHAM
Office of Public Affairs
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701


News Release

For Details, Contact:
Amy C. Blalock
Senior Public Affairs Specialist
(919) 560-4123 x 253
(919) 475-7735 (cell)
<mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov>Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov

For Immediate Release:  February 8, 2008


Durham History Museum Public Survey Now Available
Citizen Input Requested By Feb. 26 Deadline

Durham, N.C. – Durham residents who want to have 
input about the proposed Durham History Museum, 
but were unable to attend the January 31st 
community meetings, can still do so via an online Web survey.

Representatives from Riggs Ward Design, the 
consulting group conducting the Durham History 
Museum Planning Study, have created a Web site 
with a public questionnaire concerning the 
proposed museum.  Interested stakeholders, 
artists, design professionals and Durham 
residents are invited to complete the 
questionnaire at 
<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=WskUvsbAaq_2f9m11ULjrlew_3d_3d>www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=WskUvsbAaq_2f9m11ULjrlew_3d_3d. 
The deadline for input to be received is February 26, 2008.

Survey questions will solicit ideas on such 
things as the location, focus, size, potential 
collections and funding sources as well as other 
aspects, including the proposed museum’s 
relationship to existing heritage sites in Durham 
County.  In addition, the consultants have 
created a blog site to help further encourage 
discussion of both the project and Durham’s 
history at 
<http://durhamhistorymuseum.blogspot.com/>http://durhamhistorymuseum.blogspot.com. 


According to Peter Coyle, cultural master plan 
project manager with the City of Durham’s Office 
of Economic and Workforce Development, the lack 
of a history museum is a major oversight for 
Durham.  “Durham is the largest city in the state 
that does not have a local history museum,” Coyle 
said.  “With a rich history that extends back to 
pre-Revolutionary War days, through the Civil 
War, the rise of the textile and tobacco 
industries, the growth of two great universities, 
Durham’s role as a center for African-American 
business institutions, the civil rights movement, 
medical and pharmaceutical innovations and 
discoveries, and a rich cultural and sports 
history, there is a need to tell this important story.”

According to Coyle, the consultants will compile 
information from the January community meetings, 
online surveys, additional stakeholder interviews 
and public meetings, leading to an initial survey 
response report in early March.  The process will 
then continue through May, with additional 
opportunities for public input, leading to a 
final report in early June.  For more information 
about this project, contact Coyle at (919) 
560-4965, extension 205 or via e-mail at 
<mailto:peter.coyle at durhamnc.gov>peter.coyle at durhamnc.gov.

The Durham History Museum Planning Project is a 
cooperative project of the Durham Cultural Master 
Plan Advisory Board, Preservation Durham and the 
Parrish Street Advocacy Group and is funded by 
the Cultural Master Plan, a joint project of the 
City and County of Durham.  To learn more about 
the Durham Cultural Master Plan, visit the City’s 
Web site at 
<http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/eed/culture>www.durhamnc.gov/departments/eed/culture. 


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Ellen M. Dagenhart, ABR, e-Pro, GRI
MailTo:dagnhrt at mindspring.com
Marie Austin Realty, Durham, NC
1204 Broad Street, Durham, NC 27705
http://www.marieaustin.com
Office  919-286-5611  FAX  919-286-2252  Cell 919-475-1719

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