Commission Meeting Information

History Where it Happened: Wisconsin's Historic Sites
Report of Governor Scott McCallum's Commission on Historic Sites
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Monday, June 10, 2002
Location: Wade House Interpretive Center
W770 Plank Road
Greenbush, WI 53026
920/526-3271

• Agenda (pdf)
• Meeting Material
  • Inventory of Assets for the Historic Sites: Executive Summary (pdf)
  • Inventory of Assets for the Historic Sites: June 2002 (pdf)
• Presentations
  • Needs Assessment for the Historic Sites (html)

Tuesday, April 30, 2002
Location: Caldwell Farmers' Club Hall Old World Wisconsin
S103 W37890 Highway 67
Eagle, WI 53119-9503
262/594-6301

• Agenda (pdf)
• Meeting Minutes
• Presentations
  • Business Models at Historic Sites (html)
    Presentation by David Pamperin, Director of the Society's Historic Sites Program

Tuesday, March 19, 2002
Location: H. H. Bennett Studio & History Center
215 Broadway, P.O. Box 147
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
608/253-3523

• Agenda (pdf)
• Meeting Minutes (pdf)
• Meeting Material
  • 2001 Historic Sites Visitor Survey Form (pdf)
  • Profile of Wisconsin's Historic Site Visitor, Executive Summary & Marketing Recommendations (pdf)
  • Profile of Visitors at Eight Historic Sites - Total Sample (pdf)
  • Profile of Visitors at Eight Historic Sites - First Time vs Repeat Visitors (pdf)
  • Profile of Visitors at Eight Historic Sites - Day vs. Overnight Visitors(pdf)
  • Traditional Interpretive Methods Used at Historic Sites (pdf)
• Presentations
  • Who is the historic site audience? Profile of Visitors at Eight Historic Sites in Wisconsin by the Department of Tourism. (html)
    Presentation by David Pamperin, Director of the Society's Historic Sites Program.
  • What interpretive methods are used to tell stories? (html)
    Presentation by David Pamperin, Director of the Society's Historic Sites Program.
  • What marketing tools are historic sites using to reach audience? (html)
    Presentation by David Pamperin, Director of the Society's Historic Sites Program.
  • What must we do to succeed in marketing? (html)
    Presentation by Bob Boelter, Advertising Boelter & Lincoln.
  • What is the definition of a sustainable historic site? (html)
    Presentation by David Pamperin, Director of the Society's Historic Sites Program.
  • What are the desired outcomes for Wisconsin's historic sites? (html)
    Presentation by David Pamperin, Director of the Society's Historic Sites Program.

Monday, January 28, 2002

Location: Sellery Room, First Floor, Wisconsin Historical Society
816 State Street Madison, WI 53706
608/264-6400

• Agenda (pdf)
• Meeting Minutes (pdf)
• Meeting Material
  • Greeting From George Vogt, Director of WHS (pdf)
  • Historic Sites Marketing Plan (pdf)
  • Wisconsin Historical Society Strategic Plan, 2001-2006 (pdf)
  • Historic Sites Fact Sheets (pdf)
  • Historic Sites Funding and Attendance Statistics (pdf)
  • Historic Sites Facilities Overview (pdf)
• Presentations
  • Overview of the Wisconsin Historical Society (187kb Powerpoint 97)
    Presentation by George Vogt, Director of WHS
  • Overview of the Society's Historic Sites Program (html)
    Presentation by David Pamperin, Director of the Society's Historic Sites Program
  • The Mission and Audience of the Historic Sites Program (html)
    Presentation by David Pamperin, Director of the Society's Historic Sites Program

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