Message-ID: <1322059942.96752.YahooMailClassic@web113210.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:52:22 -0800 (PST) From: Historical Society <wausharamuseum@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Antique Appraisals
I was very pleased with our event, however we only filled about half of the
slots, since this was our first time, but we plan to make it an annual eve
nt as long as there is interest. Two ladies came after I let him leave, so
it is important to have him stay for late arrivals who come without an appo
intment. It is best to publicize it well in advance and to your members and
it works best to set up 4 or 5 minute time blocks. He can handle 40 apprai
sals in a 3 hour time block, so dividing 180 minutes by 40 it comes to abou
t 4.5 minutes per item. If you select 4 minute time slots it leaves about 2
0 minutes extra. He was able to begin right on time so it isn't necessary t
o allow 10 minutes setup as he does this 10 minutes before the event begins
. We stayed ahead of schedule all afternoon.
You can also allow some 5 minute breaks in between the hourly schedule. All
in all things went very smoothly.
Bruce Runnels, Curator & Treasurer
Waushara County Historical & Genealogical Society
221 S Saint Marie St., PO Box 616
Wautoma, WI 54982-0616
We are constantly trying to update our records.
We do try to enter information on our local web sites:
http://wigenweb.org/waushara/index.htm
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwausha/wsctweb.html
Linked In Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/waushara-museum/1a/a9/b60
Museum website: www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1159486
--- On Tue, 11/22/11, Maureen Giese <renie.giese@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Maureen Giese <renie.giese@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Antique Appraisals
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 12:16 PM
The Marshall (WI) Friends of the Library had Mark for an Antique
Appraisal event earlier this month. I went over to "observe" as we,
The Waterloo Area Historical Society were also contacted for an
appraisal event next year by Mark. Marshall and Waterloo are four
miles apart. There were many Waterloo people over at the event held
in Marshall. I thought Mark did a super job of appraising and people
could come and listen and observe what he said, as it was set up so
everyone could see and hear. However, we decided not to entertain the
idea of having Mark in April next year as we thought we might be, as
recently our Antique Mall has hired a person who is certified to do
appraising. We would use it as a fund raiser, Marshall Friends of the
Library had 19 people pay $15 for the appraisal, $10 went to Mark and
$5 to the Friends. I am not sure if mileage or other extra costs were
involved.
Hope this helps in your decision making, Maureen Giese, Waterloo Area
Historical Society
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Mayville Historical Society Mayville
Historical Society <mayvillehistorical@gmail.com> wrote:
> Would like to know if other small historical societies have had success w
ith
> Mark Moran's Antique Appraisals events. We are a small group with limi
ted
> space. Does this type of event yield enough to make it feasible?
>
> Barb Larsen
> Mayville Historical Society
>