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Presidential museum, heritage tourism experts to be featured in AMSE meetings

Posted at 8:42 pm September 21, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Alan Lowe

Alan Lowe

The director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas will be featured in a community meeting in October on the future of the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge.

During that Thursday, October 9 meeting, Alan Lowe will discuss the process of developing and managing facilities that function as both research libraries and historical museum attractions, a press release said.

The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is located inside the George W. Bush Presidential Center on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. In his role as director, Lowe oversees millions of presidential records as well as exhibits related to the important issues and events of the Bush Administration, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Community, Government, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Slider, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Alan Lowe, American Museum of Science and Energy, American Museum of Science and Energy Foundation, AMSE, AMSE Foundation, City of Oak Ridge, DOE, George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, heritage tourism, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, Lee Waddell Curtis, sustainable tourism, Tennessee Civil War Trails, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, U.S. Department of Energy

Tennessee tourism official to discuss Civil War Trail Marker program

Posted at 8:45 am May 6, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Lee Curtis

Lee Curtis

A Tennessee tourism official will be the featured speaker at a Thursday night meeting of the Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association.

Lee Curtis is program development director of the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, where she has worked since 1990, a press release said.

It said Curtis’ responsibilities include overseeing and developing the Tennessee Civil War Trails program and serving as the department’s heritage tourism contact. On Thursday, she will discuss the Civil War Trail Marker program in Oak Ridge, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Government, Nonprofits, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Civil War Trail Marker, Lee Curtis, Midtown Community Center, Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association, ORHPA, Tennessee Civil War Trails, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development

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