Tech Talk
A column published periodically in the Minnesota History Interpreter that offers technical assistance on preserving and conserving historic objects, buildings and sites.
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Available Issues
Tech Talk/May 2008/Vol. XXXVI No. 3
Creating outdoor trail signage Part 1: project planning, sign development and design.
Tech Talk/January 2008/Vol. XXXVI, No. 1
Putting digital images online
Tech Talk/January 2007/ Vol. XXXV, No. 1
Track Lighting in Museums
Part 2: Selection and Design, by Bob Herskovitz and Rich Rummel.
Tech Talk/November 2006/ Vol. XXXIV, No. 6
Track Lighting in Museums
Part 1: Selection and Design, by Bob Herskovitz and Rich Rummel.
Tech Talk/November-December 2004/ Vol. XXXII, No. 6
Putting the new Minnesota Museum Property Law to work, by G. Nicole Delfino, Central Registrar, Minnesota Historical Society.
Tech Talk/June-July 2001/Vol. XXIX, No. 5
Caring for Musical Instruments, Part II, by Paul S. Storch, MHS senior objects conservator.
Tech Talk/May 2001/Vol. XXIX, No. 4
Caring for Musical Instruments, Part I, by Paul S. Storch, MHS senior objects conservator.
Tech Talk/March 2001/Vol. XXIX, No. 2
Exhibiting borrowed objects: New AAM guidelines help shape policy, by the American Association of Museums.
Tech Talk/July 2000/Vol. XXVIII, No. 7
Artifact Labeling, Part II: Recommendations for Applying
Accession Numbers to Museum Objects, by Gina Nicole Delfino, MHS library and archives staff.
Tech Talk/May 2000/Vol. XXVIII, No. 5
Artifact Labeling, Part I: Recommendations for Applying
Accession Numbers to Museum Objects, by Gina Nicole Delfino, MHS library
and archives staff.
Tech Talk/March 2000/Vol. XXVIII, No. 3
Museum security guidlines and issues, by Diane Adams-Graf and Claudia Nicholson, MHS museum
collections curators.
Tech Talk/January 2000/Vol. XXVIII, No. 1
Minnesota's architecture, part V: Styles of the modern era: Prairie School, Bungalow, Art Deco, International and Revivals, by Charles
Nelson, MHS historical architect.
Tech Talk/November 1999/Vol. XXVII, No. 11
Minnesota's architecture, part IV: Academic revival styles, by Charles Nelson, MHS historical
architect.
Tech Talk/September 1999/Vol. XXVII, No. 9
Minnesota's architecture, part III: Bric-a-Brac styles, by Charles Nelson, MHS historical
architect.
Tech Talk/July 1999/Vol. XXVII, No. 7
Storing glass plate negatives, by Robert Herskovitz, MHS chief conservator.
Tech Talk/May 1999/Vol. XXVII, No. 5
Minnesota's architecture, part II: Post-Civil War architecture, by Charles Nelson, MHS historical
architect.
Tech Talk/March 1999/Vol. XXVII, No. 3
Monitoring museum environments, by Beth Doyle, MHS intern, and Robert Herskovitz, MHS chief
conservator.
Tech Talk/January 1999/Vol. XXVII, No. 1
Minnesota's architecture, part 1: Early architecture, by Charles Nelson, MHS historical architect.
Tech Talk/December 1998/Vol. XXVI, No. 12
Conservation treatment of firearms, part II, by Paul Storch, MHS objects conservator.
Tech Talk/September 1998/Vol. XXVI, No. 9
Conservation treatment of firearms, part I, by Paul Storch, MHS objects conservator.
Tech Talk/July 1998/Vol. XXVI, No. 7
Care of photographic prints, part II, by Bonnie Wilson, MHS curator of sound and visual collections, and Eric Mortenson, MHS staff photographer.
Tech Talk/May 1998/Vol. XXVI, No. 5
Care of photographic materials, part I, by Bonnie Wilson, MHS curator of sound and visual collections.
Tech Talk/March 1998/Vol. XXVI, No. 3
Conserving political buttons, by Paul Storch, MHS objects conservator.
Tech Talk/January 1998/Vol. XXVI, No. 1
Treatment and maintenance of masonry, part II, by Charles Nelson, MHS historical architect.
Tech Talk/November 1997/Vol. XXV, No. 11
Masonry, part I, by Charles Nelson, MHS historical architect.
Tech Talk/September 1997/Vol. XXV, No. 9
Preserving historic quilts, by Deborah Bede, MHS textile conservator.
Tech Talk/July 1997/Vol. XXV, No. 7
Care of sports memorabilia, by Paul Storch, MHS objects conservator.
Tech Talk/May 1997/Vol. XXV, No. 5
Media relations, by Barbara Averill, MHS media relations manager.
Tech Talk/March 1997/Vol. XXV, No. 3
How and when to preserve newspapers, by Kathy Ludwig and Bryan Johnson, MHS paper conservators.
Tech Talk/January 1997/Vol. XXV, No. 1
Conservation of archaeological artifacts from below water, by Paul Storch, MHS objects conservator.
Tech Talk/November 1996/Vol. XXIV, No. 11
Research in cemeteries, by James Smith, Interpreter editor.
Tech Talk/September 1996/Vol. XXIV, No. 9 [Not available online]
Writing exhibit labels, by Kate Roberts, MHS exhibit curator.
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