Just a quick morning. I set up the gift shop table for the open house this weekend. I also took inventory of all that we have to sell so we can look back afterward and see what was popular, what wasn't, etc. Bonnie will be setting the prices, but I'm going to make a price list to put on the table. I figured that'd be the easiest way to price the items. I also need to see if I can put together a quick sign before Saturday morning as well. It'll say, "Don't Forget Your Train-Themed Gifts!! All proceeds support Your Historic Laramie Railroad Depot."
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Yay! Power tools!
Today was another project-filled day. After sorting through the t-shirts and giving each board member their total price, I helped Larry start getting things together for the Open House. We gave our Union Pacific cow a bath; then it took 5 hours to drive down to storage and load up all the parts to the train layouts, drive back (and praying that nothing fell out of the back of the pick-up trucks on the way back), unload and assemble 7 tables.
I now know the best way to design a table that needs to be regularly de-assembled and re-assembled. I also got to use electric drills and screwdrivers, which made me happy. :-)
Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to decide where the gift shop table will go, so hopefully more of the layouts both train and lego, will be up by tomorrow morning so I can go ahead and set that up tomorrow.
The train layouts are quite fun. Maybe sometime I will make one and donate to the depot. :-D
I now know the best way to design a table that needs to be regularly de-assembled and re-assembled. I also got to use electric drills and screwdrivers, which made me happy. :-)
Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to decide where the gift shop table will go, so hopefully more of the layouts both train and lego, will be up by tomorrow morning so I can go ahead and set that up tomorrow.
The train layouts are quite fun. Maybe sometime I will make one and donate to the depot. :-D
Monday, November 14, 2011
For the rest of the term...
I worked on a few more boxes this Monday, however mostly I looked at what I'll attempt to do for these last few weeks. I can't believe officially, I have only 6 more days at the Depot! The rest of this week will be dedicated to getting ready for the Open House this weekend, next Monday before Thanksgiving, Lindsey will be back and we'll discuss how we'll hang these 3 gorgeous train windows in the museum. Hopefully after that we actually CAN hang the windows. The rest of the days I will attempt to get as many of the boxes done as possible before I leave.
I will still be stopping by occasionally in the spring and summer though.
I also suggested to Larry about starting a state-wide association. Right now the only group remotely close is TRACS, which is a Union Pacific association. But I really believe that if we were to start a Wyoming Historic Railroad Association in which all the depots from Cheyenne from Evanston, as well as other railroad towns in the state can work together and help each other. We have papers from Evanston, and I'm sure they have papers related to Laramie. It we were all together, it would be easier to share research and get funding for the association as well. Maybe that's something we can work on after the craziness of the Open House and the holidays has passed.
I will still be stopping by occasionally in the spring and summer though.
I also suggested to Larry about starting a state-wide association. Right now the only group remotely close is TRACS, which is a Union Pacific association. But I really believe that if we were to start a Wyoming Historic Railroad Association in which all the depots from Cheyenne from Evanston, as well as other railroad towns in the state can work together and help each other. We have papers from Evanston, and I'm sure they have papers related to Laramie. It we were all together, it would be easier to share research and get funding for the association as well. Maybe that's something we can work on after the craziness of the Open House and the holidays has passed.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Bathroom Thursday
Still helped work on the Men's Bathroom today. I was actually very excited because I got to operate the hydrolic lift to mask off the windows and the emergency lights. We were getting ready to spray texture the walls with plaster when two things happened. One, we lost pressure in our air compressor and two, I had to go to class. :-( Thursdays are short days, and the time goes by quicker when you're doing work on bathroom walls!
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
5 hours in the Men's Room (and a hour for lunch)
You know, most people don't understand how much work and how much one needs to be a "jack of all trades" at a small museum. Especially if the museum doesn't have a lot of funding.
Today I helped Larry and Jerry work on the men's room. The walls still looked horrible and needed attending after the water pipe busted several months ago. In order to save money, we're doing the work ourselves. Some WyoTech volunteers scrapped most of the loose stuff off over the weekend, so Larry worked on patching up the holes, I was a great cleaner-upper today. ;-) And I was an excellent scrapper holder. But I also learned about how to fix cracking, damaged plaster walls. I also masked off all the areas that are not going to get the texture when Larry sprays either tonight or tomorrow morning (I'll be dressed for dirty work tomorrow as well). We used at least a couple hundred square feet of plastic in that bathroom today covering the smooth lower portion of the walls, the doors, the stalls, the windows....
It may not seem like a lot, but it made me think that I'm sure the Met does not have their president doing repair and maintenance work. It's important for someone going into the museum studies field to understand the different jobs that make the museum work. From the janitor to the director. And it's also important for one to understand that depending on what museum one works at, it is good to be very well rounded and hands on, because the water line might break and the plaster walls of the historic building might need fixing. :-)
Today I helped Larry and Jerry work on the men's room. The walls still looked horrible and needed attending after the water pipe busted several months ago. In order to save money, we're doing the work ourselves. Some WyoTech volunteers scrapped most of the loose stuff off over the weekend, so Larry worked on patching up the holes, I was a great cleaner-upper today. ;-) And I was an excellent scrapper holder. But I also learned about how to fix cracking, damaged plaster walls. I also masked off all the areas that are not going to get the texture when Larry sprays either tonight or tomorrow morning (I'll be dressed for dirty work tomorrow as well). We used at least a couple hundred square feet of plastic in that bathroom today covering the smooth lower portion of the walls, the doors, the stalls, the windows....
It may not seem like a lot, but it made me think that I'm sure the Met does not have their president doing repair and maintenance work. It's important for someone going into the museum studies field to understand the different jobs that make the museum work. From the janitor to the director. And it's also important for one to understand that depending on what museum one works at, it is good to be very well rounded and hands on, because the water line might break and the plaster walls of the historic building might need fixing. :-)
Monday, November 7, 2011
Dirty Monday
I feel awful for missing Larry's party on Friday. We were at the depot, and there was a family emergency. I hope he understands.
It was a busy day, though. We had men in working on the doors in the baggage room fixing the doors so they're not so drafty and slide smoother. Larry also had a meeting with some men from the city who are working on the fence that goes around the snow train. It's going to be a nice fence. It'll have sections of smooth steel with a RR crossing sign on top. Larry wants to make the smooth section large enough for text. I suggested they gradually slope the top of the section down on either side of the RR crossing to make it more aesthetically pleasing. We'll see how it ends up!
I also finished up a few more boxes. We're definitely going to need to buy some more boxes before we can continue. We've got 30 more to go through, I'm entered in box #87 today.
It was a busy day, though. We had men in working on the doors in the baggage room fixing the doors so they're not so drafty and slide smoother. Larry also had a meeting with some men from the city who are working on the fence that goes around the snow train. It's going to be a nice fence. It'll have sections of smooth steel with a RR crossing sign on top. Larry wants to make the smooth section large enough for text. I suggested they gradually slope the top of the section down on either side of the RR crossing to make it more aesthetically pleasing. We'll see how it ends up!
I also finished up a few more boxes. We're definitely going to need to buy some more boxes before we can continue. We've got 30 more to go through, I'm entered in box #87 today.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
The morning after...the board meeting.
They had another board meeting yesterday evening. We've got our t-shirts finalized, so I was able to send the final order to Jeff this morning. That's exciting. The board, especially Bonnie, is excited about my "Haunted Depot" idea for next fall. I figure I'll start some research into that this coming summer, since I already committed myself to sticking around and organizing it. ;-D
I also worked on some more boxes as well. It's a short day today, so there wasn't too much going on. We need to get more boxes, we ran out this morning again. Only 34 left to go....
I also worked on some more boxes as well. It's a short day today, so there wasn't too much going on. We need to get more boxes, we ran out this morning again. Only 34 left to go....
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