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Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request The first mosque of North America- The Mother Mosque of America - has been affected tremendously from the flood of 2008. The social hall, bookstore, kitchen, bathrooms, etc have been damaged beyond repair. We are currently seeking help of anything we can to help restore the once beautiful site. We ask for your help. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 8/11/2008 Request for assistance Iowa Cedar Rapids Dhuha Tawil, Mother Mosque of dhuha@mothermosque.or America Volunteer g, 319.213.7013 8/11/2008 Dhuha Tawil American Institute for Conservation--Collections Emergency Response Team With support from the IMLS, the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) is offering 3 types of free assistance to cultural organizations affected by the recent floods. All of these services are available at no cost: *Museums, libraries and archives can call AIC's 24-hour assistance number at 202-6618068 for phone support from the Collections Emergency Response Team (CERT). *AIC can also send in a CERT team to complete damage assessments and help with salvage organization. *CERT members will develop a list of collections re-housing supplies needed by the institution, as well as have them ordered and delivered. The supplies will be provided at no cost to the institution. 7/23/2008 Response Illinois All Cities, All States In 2007, AIC received funding from the Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) to support an advanced training program for conservators and other museum professionals that resulted in a force of 60 "rapid responders" trained to assess damage and initiate salvage of cultural collections after a disaster has occurred. They are ready to assist. Call AIC-CERT at 202.661.8068. 7/23/2008 Rachel Sloan, Heritage Preservation 1/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request Initial Reports from Federal Preservation Officers of USDA agencies: NRCS: NRCS is not a first emergency responder. If you want to learn more about all of the USDA emergency response programs, there is a good summary on the USDA Home Page. Our Acting Homeland Security Director also noted that you could contact the USDA Ops Center for more information on Departmental activities. Sarah T. Bridges National Cultural Resources Specialist/ FPO Ecological Sciences Division USDA/NRCS PO Box 2890 Washington, DC 20013 202 720-4912 phone; 202 720-1814 fax 9001 720-4912 sarah.bridges@wdc.usda.gov ******************************* FSA: If we did assist the flooded states, it would be under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP). At this time we do not have ECP authorized for those states, but I will keep you informed if this changes. Bennett Horter Federal Preservation Officer Farm Service Agency U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., SW Mail Stop 0513 Washington, DC 20250 202-690-1164 ********************************* US Forest Service: If we are involved it is at a very local level Michael Kaczor mkaczor@fs.fed.us ********************************* Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 7/22/2008 Response Illinois All Cities, All States Rachel Sloan, Heritage Preservation 7/11/2008 Martha Catlin, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 2/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARY The Main Library is open for business today, despite the stacks of books and boxes that still clutter the upper floors. The first floor looked relatively normal Tuesday; the only thing missing was people. "It's a little bit eerie in here," said Kristi Bontrager, a coordinator and public-relations representative for the UI Libraries. Library staff members had been scrambling to get the building up and running. The job required a lot of reorganizing and attention, even though little water actually seeped in. Only 2 to 3 inches of water got into the lowest level after the building was evacuated on June 13, but it was ground water - not river water - which made all the difference, said Nancy Baker, the university librarian. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 7/10/2008 Response Iowa Iowa City With the water level that low, it did not reach the bottom of the shelves in the basement, where all the archival storage is located, she said. As a precaution, though, all the books were taken out, one by one, and carried up to the upper floors. The maze of shelves extends from wall to wall in the basement storage rooms. Stillempty spaces were visible on the bottom shelves Tuesday. Down the basement hallway, a damp smell permeated the Special Collections storage room. Fans droned as they circulated air into the room. Valuable materials, such as the papers of James Van Allen and vintage films of Iowa football games, were some of the first items to be moved. At first, only books on the bottom 18 inches of shelves were moved. When flood predictions worsened, the emptyshelf level was raised to 4 feet. Now, an improvised catalogue system consisting of scraps of paper is taped to the shelves, marking where books should be returned. Rachel Sloan, 7/9/2008 Heritage Preservation Alayna Wilken, written for The Daily Iowan 3/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 7/8/2008 Damage Iowa Burlington After consultation with Bob Herskovitz from the Minnesota Historical Society, all old, original, and unique items were removed from the displays in the Port of Burlington welcome center. It appears that we got out most everything in time. Three items - a steamboat model, a 1900 business college catalogue, and a 1913 panoramic photo Steve Frevert, Executive had been submerged and sustained damage. Other items that had been above the Director, Downtown floodwaters were taken offsite and allowed to dry, with little or no permanent damage. A Partners, 319-752-6365 large mural painting was unharmed and has been temporarily wrapped in plastic until building cleanup is complete. firsthand 7/8/2008 Steve Frevert Several libraries in southwest and south central Wisconsin also suffered damage; Wisconsin Library Association Executive Director Lisa Strand told American Libraries that flooding inside affected library buildings ranged from several inches to several feet. Libraries that had to close include those in Rock Springs and La Valle, as well as the Kraemer Library and Community Center in Plain, and the Lancaster Public Library’s Potosi branch. Damaged libraries that have reopened are located in Wonewoc, Sparta, and Reedsburg, as well as the La Crosse County Library’s Onalaska branch, which endured several inches of water during a remodeling project. 7/7/2008 Damage Wisconsin Multiple Cities In Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, Dwight Foster Public Library Director Connie Meyer told AL that while her facility is only one block from the Rock River, ―we are on high-enough ground that we are safe,‖ although one library worker had to abandon her riverfront home entirely. She went on to say, ―When we were working on emergency planning and our city staff (including key library staff) had to participate in National Incident Management System training, it seemed unlikely that we’d ever have to put it into action. But it has come in handy in this situation,‖ as library workers have taken on such tasks as updating the city’s website with flood and recovery information and loaning the library’s laptop to Fort Atkinson officials for monitoring the water level. NATIONAL CZECH & SLOVAK MUSEUM & LIBRARY Things were looking better than anticipated at Cedar Rapids’ National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, where many materials were moved to higher ground before the flood engulfed the building and other items have been placed in freezer trucks. Nonetheless, the cleanup is proving to be difficult. ―You just can’t imagine working in the sludge and smell—and now the dust as things dry out. It’s amazing what people will do in a crisis,‖ NCSML President and CEO Gail Naughton told the ABC-TV affiliate KCRG as she collaborated with volunteers from the Chicago Conservation Center. Rachel Sloan, 6/25/2008 Heritage Preservation American Library Association Web Site 7/7/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/25/2008 Heritage Preservation American Library Association Web Site 4/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request CEDAR RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY Cedar Rapids (Ia.) Public Library officials were at first optimistic that the library would lose only the one-third of its shelved collection that had been submerged under some five feet of water that rose four shelves high on the first floor. However, Interim Director Tamara Glise told the library board June 23, it now appears that the entire adult collection may be lost due to the subsequent mold formation. ―No one can enter that building without a respirator, a haz-mat suit, gloves, the whole shebang,‖ Glise explained, in the June 23 Cedar Rapids Gazette. ―There are bad toxins in that building, and until those are cleared out, they do not want people in there.‖ The library is searching for administrative office space in the western part of the city for the duration. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 7/7/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/25/2008 Heritage Preservation American Library Association Web Site 5/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request NATIONAL CZECH & SLOVAK MUSEUM & LIBRARY, AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORICAL MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER The staff at each site -- Czech/Slovak Museum & Library and the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa -- were phenomenal. They kept their cool. They followed all the disaster response steps -- assess before going to work, divide into teams, assign a coordinator, keep the disaster recovery service in the loop, have the director deal with PR/insurance/board/volunteers, etc. They unflinchingly made tough decisions based on an in depth knowledge of their collections -- keep if possible because hard to replace or direct link to a collection (provenance), toss because they had several or easy to replace, stabilize and make a decision later. They took time out to talk to NPR and FEMA. Worked hard to keep their volunteers in food and drink. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 7/7/2008 Response Iowa Cedar Rapids Our response company, Steamatic out of Alsip (Chicago area), deserve high praise. Mark Cosgrove was unflapable -- well, except for once which you can pry out of me with a drink, I almost lost it over the same incident, too. His staff is well trained in collection recovery. They were polite and listened to my reiterations without complaints; careful with collections and very supportive. Textile conservators from the Chicago Conservation Center came on site to clean textiles. Our wood conservator was onsite today to do initial assessment and provide drying out advice that has already been implemented. Things that couldn't not be frozen or rescued on site are on their way to a University of Iowa storage site. Some materials have already been conserved by the State Historical Society of Iowa book and paper conservator, Jane Megger. We will be posting a slide show on our preservation dept site as soon as we can. Rachel Sloan, 6/24/2008 Heritage Preservation Nancy E. Kraft, Preservation Librarian, University of Iowa 6/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request Historic Properties & Cultural Resources - DOI Office of Environmental Policy & Compliance (OEPC) today requested assessment of flood impacts to historic properties or tribal cultural resources. The Sac and Fox in Iowa (Meskwaki Settlement) have reported flooding of their pow wow grounds. As part of a stream bank protection project, the Army Corps of Engineers found the pow wow grounds potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places as a traditional cultural property (TCP). Thus, further federal actions in the area of potential effect must be closely evaluated for potential adverse impacts to the pow wow grounds as a TCP. Past flooding has resulted in erosion damages to roads and culverts leading to the pow wow grounds and siltation on the actual grounds. When the grounds are soaked this late in the warm season, it makes it challenging for the Settlement to hold a pow wow. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 7/7/2008 Damage Iowa Multiple Sites We are aware of no other such cultural damages in the Midwest, but are asking tribes for assessment information. At least some of the road damages at cultural resource sites may be eligible for ERFO reimbursement from FHWA. Great Plains Regional Archeologist is not aware of damage to cultural resource for tribes with trust lands along the western edge of Iowa. So far in 2008, the flooding has not been as bad in western Iowa as in eastern Iowa. Settlement housing employees have begun removing duct work and vapor barriers from crawl spaces. They are also installing fans to help dry crawl spaces. Some rain has helped consolidate silt deposits in yards. The Settlement has requested EPA assistance with testing protocols for analytic sampling of the silt deposits. The Settlement hopes to test the deposits before members move back into their housing. The Settlement staffWisconsin reports damage toare planning to meet to discuss flood Ho-Chunk Nation in and FEMA mitigation teams access roads and internal work roads at the Muscoday Bison Ranch. The bison ranch is not likely old enough to be eligible for the National Register, but it is culturally significant to the Nation because the bison meat is important for the diet of tribal members, particularly dealing with diabetes. Rachel Sloan, 7/2/2008 Heritage Preservation Herb Nelson P.E., BIA Midwest Environmental Scientist, Chief, Environmental, Cultural & Safety Division 7/7/2008 Damage Wisconsin Muscoda Great Lakes Agency is working with the Nation to develop a spreadsheet of flood damages. Rachel Sloan, 7/2/2008 Heritage Preservation Herb Nelson P.E., BIA Midwest Environmental Scientist, Chief, Environmental, Cultural & Safety Division 7/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2008 IMLS Press Contacts 202-653-4632 Jeannine Mjoseth, jmjoseth@imls.gov Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov Midwest Museums Receive Emergency Assistance from IMLS and Partners On June 28, the first of four teams of conservators was deployed to the Midwest to provide immediate aid to museums in Iowa and other states that have suffered significant flood damage to collections and facilities, announced the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and project partner, the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works (FAIC). "Our hearts go out to Midwest museums and historical houses that have been affected by these floods," said Anne-Imelda M. Radice, IMLS Director. "Fast and effective response teams will provide museums with expertise, an emergency response, and the supplies to start salvaging collections and restoring operations." IMLS approved reallocation of almost $16,000 to purchase supplies for direct assistance and to stock depots established by the Iowa Association of Museums in Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. IMLS is contributing an additional $35,000 to support deployment of AIC-CERT (Collections Emergency Response Team) members to Midwest collecting institutions affected by the recent flooding. In 2006, FAIC used a 21st Century Museum Professionals grant from IMLS to create a team of "rapid responders" that can be mobilized to provide emergency assistance to museums in the wake of hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural and man-made disasters. FAIC conducted high level training on emergency response procedures, damage assessment methods, salvage techniques, and the organization and management of a recovery operation. A total of four teams will each spend five days each providing emergency assistance to museums and testing the training they received in the AIC-CERT project. Post-deployment evaluations from AIC-CERT members will help to identify successes and gaps in the training provided. These results will be used to Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 7/7/2008 Response Iowa All States, All Cities Rachel Sloan 7/2/2008 Jeannine Mjoseth, IMLS 8/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request We have a building in Island Park; a park designed by Jens Jensen. In 1995, as a precursor to the reconstruction of the bridges in the park, the building, along with the park, was found to be eligible for listing on the National Register. As a result of recent flooding, the building was partially submerged. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: Matthew G. Sadowski, Principal Planner, City of Racine 6/30/2008 Damage Wisconsin Racince Rachel Sloan, 6/18/2008 Heritage Preservation 6/30/2008 Damage Wisconsin Multiple Cities Up in this area I can confirm that Princeton received a few foot of water in their downtown, Omro and Berlin are the communities that should get hit a bit more today with rising water. Green Lake and Ripon are also others that have been mentioned on the news here. In all cases I am not aware of specific damage to historic properties. City of Oshkosh confirms that roughly 50% of all housing in the city received some water damage, and Fond du Lac has a figure higher than this. Most of this would be wet basements and nothing too serious. Rachel Sloan, 6/20/2008 Heritage Preservation Trent Margrif, Director, Wisconsin Field Office, National Trust for Historic Preservation 9/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request AMM Establishes Flood Relief Fund to Assist Midwest Museums The Association of Midwest Museums (AMM) has established a Flood Relief Fund to assist museums in the Midwest affected by the damaging floods. You can help by making a tax-deductible donation to the Association of Midwest Museums - Flood Relief Fund. It appears the most significant damage to museums has occurred in Iowa, particularly those located in communities in the path of the Cedar River flooding, most notably Cedar Falls, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City. Initially, we intend to target donations to help affected museums in Iowa; however, several state, regional and national organizations are working together to assess the damages to museums in other states, including Wisconsin, Illinois, and Missouri. Museums and relief organizations are still trying to assess the damage, but it is clear that the extent of the damages is significant in various parts of the Midwest. While affected museums are struggling to salvage their collections and archives, they must also contend with a disruption of operating revenue due to closure. These museums will need assistance to help with the clean up, conservation of their collections, and administrative support. The AMM Flood Relief Fund is being launched with $1,000 donated by individual members of the AMM Board of Directors. Additional support from the museum community is needed and encouraged! AMM will coordinate with the American Association of Museums and other national organizations to publicize this initiative and help raise funds. AMM will work with the Iowa Museum Association to distribute funds where the need is greatest for affected museums in the state of Iowa. AMM will also work with other state museum associations in the region, such as the Wisconsin Federation of Museums and Illinois Association of Museums to identify museums impacted by the flood that are in need of assistance and target funds where the need is greatest. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/27/2008 Response Illinois All States, All Cities Rachel Sloan, 6/26/2008 Heritage Preservation Brian Bray, Executive Director, Association of Midwest Museums 10/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request The Iowa Museum Association has implemented a PayPal account so that IMA can accept donations via our website for flood relief for Iowa museums. Please visit our website www.iowamuseums.org scroll down, and click on the link to donate. You may donate via your own PayPal account, or any of the major credit cards listed. Don't forget to print your receipt! As always, you can also donate by sending a check to the IMA mailing address listed below. Iowa Museum Association mailing address: 1116 Washington Street Cedar Falls, IA 50613 (319) 239-2236 Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/26/2008 Response Iowa All Cities Rachel Sloan, 6/26/2008 Heritage Preservation Cyndi Sweet, Executive Director, Iowa Museum Association, imasweet@cfu.ne t, www.iowamuseu ms.org 11/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society and Museum The Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society and Museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin experienced extensive damage resulting from flooding that began June 7th, 2008. MidContinent's historic buildings, turn of the century railroad equipment and railroad archives were submerged beneath several feet of water, forcing the organization to close indefinitely. For complete details regarding the flood damage at Mid-Continent, please visit: http://www.midcontinent.org/flood_08/ Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/26/2008 Request for assistance Wisconsin North Freedom Mid-Continent is in dire need of volunteers and financial assistance to assist in the recovery process. For more information, please contact: Don Meyer, General Manager Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society and Museum dmeyer@midcontinent.org (608) 522-4261 Don Meyer, Mid-Continent General Manager www.midcontinent.or 6/26/2008 dmeyer@midcontinent.org - g (608) 522-4261 Leah Rosenow, Mid-Continent Collections Manager 12/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request I just wanted to give you an update from the field. Bob (Herskovitz)has been in Cedar Rapids working with people from the Seminole Valley Farmstead, Usher's Ferry, and the Veteran's Memorial Museum. As of today the city has barred access to Usher's Ferry and City Hall, which holds the Veteran's Museum. Although the site was cleared for limited access several days ago the city is concerned with liability and has restricted all access indefinitely. Bob is very concerned about the collections at Usher's Ferry and a collection of valuable flags at Veteran's Museum. Although the flags didn't get wet from flood waters someone covered them in plastic and shut off the building. This of course, causes concern for intensified mold damage. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/26/2008 Response Iowa Cedar Rapids, Burlington, Fort Madison Because nothing is moving forward in Cedar Rapids, he responded to a call from David Fallen at the Ft. Madison Historical Society in Ft. Madison, IA. He is driving down there as I type this message and will stay in a motel there tonight. While he is down there he will also visit the Port of Burlington welcome center, which had extensive flooding and damage to collections that were displayed there from other cultural organizations. He will be doing initial damage assessments at these sites. The contacts there stated explicitly that there is a lack of experts in the area so our help is definitely needed. It looks more and more like we'll need to deploy more team members. Of course this depends on Bob's damage assessments as well as the city of Cedar Rapids. The Russell Lamson Building, 209 W. 5th Street, is listed on the National Register. The basement and sub-basement was completely under water (16 ft.). Minor water on main level. Management has been pumping water out, removing drywall and removing damaged items in storage. Unsure of sanitation efforts. Residents are moving back in Peggy Larson, while cleanup efforts continue. Rachel Sloan, 6/24/2008 Heritage Preservation Aimee Primeaux, American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works 6/25/2008 Damage Iowa Waterloo 319.240.8909 http://www.uni.edu/historyofblackhawkcounty/cultdailylife/RussellLamson/RussellAndLamson.htm Property owner and management 6/25/2008 Candy Streed 13/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request A total of 1500 to 1800 homes flooded in Franklin -- about 100 of these are historic. Some homes were knocked off foundations by flood waters. Franklin Heritage, Inc. is working proactively with the City to prevent hasty demolitions. Moderate flooding around the historic courthouse square, causing many businesses to move out of leased historic commercial spaces. County courthouse annex in a contemporary building was flooded. Security concerns about access to sensitive court records as well as biological hazards posed by raw sewage have slowed retrieval of documents; mold is forming rapidly in the building. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/25/2008 Damage Indiana Franklin Franklin Heritage, Inc. Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana 6/25/2008 Indiana State Library Indianapolis Star Newspaper Steve Kennedy, Indiana Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology 14/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request SUPPLIES NEEDED In Cedar Falls/Waterloo, affected museums are the Ice House Museum, the Dan Gable Wrestling Museum, the Waterloo Center for the Arts and Hope Martin Theatre. In Cedar Rapids, affected museums are the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, the Science Station, Ushers Ferry Historic Village, Seminole Valley Farm historic building complex and the Mother Mosque of North America museum. The collection point in Cedar Falls will be the Cedar Falls Historical Society, 308 West Third Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613. The collection point in Cedar Rapids will be Brucemore, 2160 Linden Drive SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. Please ship all supplies via FedEx or UPS. In each box, please include your name, contact information and a complete list of supplies you are sending. Area museums will be asked to send a representative to the two collection points to pick up supplies that will aid their recovery efforts. Donated supplies will be available to any museum or cultural organization that needs them, not just those listed above as identified to date. Suggested Supplies for Flood Clean-up: Iowa Museum Association www.iowamuseums.org Clean-up people will need: Rubber gloves Latex free rubber gloves Work gloves dust masks flashlights and batteries sunscreen Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/25/2008 Request for assistance Iowa Cedar Falls & Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan 6/19/2008 Cyndi Sweet, Executive Director, Iowa Museum Association, imasweet@cfu.ne t, www.iowamuseu ms.org 15/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request SEMINOLE VALLEY FARM Seminole Valley Farm, which is a town historic building complex owned by the City of Cedar Rapids, had severe damage and possibly lost 20 out of 30 buildings. Contact for More Information 6/24/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: Cyndi Sweet, Executive Director, Iowa Museum Rachel Sloan, 6/18/2008 Association, Heritage Preservation imasweet@cfu.ne t, www.iowamuseu ms.org Source of Information 16/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request Due to Recent Flooding Disaster: Brucemore’s Garden House to Serve as Preservation Headquarters Brucemore Press Statement, June 17, 2008 First, I want to assure the community that Brucemore is safe and secure. We fully realize that most of the cultural centers, museums, and historic attractions have been affected by the flood. Brucemore is one of only a handful of remaining cultural organizations that is not compromised in any way from the disaster, and we take seriously this opportunity to help and provide leadership. Brucemore will focus first on assisting museums, cultural attractions, community organizations with archival materials, and owners of buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Working closely with our parent organization, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Trust’s Midwest Regional Office in Chicago, and the Midwest Art Conservation Center in Minneapolis, we are beginning to assemble a team of curators, conservators, and architects and engineers who all specialize in disaster recovery. The Brucemore Garden House, located at 224 Crescent Street SE is being set up as a preservation headquarters for the teams of out-of-town professionals who will be coming in as soon as we have had an opportunity to assess the extent of the damage and needs. The Garden House will also be provided as a meeting and conference space for our cultural partners. As soon as the preservation headquarters at the Brucemore Garden House is fully operational, we will supply basic contact information to the media. In the interim, citizens are encouraged to go directly to the National Trust for Historic Preservation website, www.preservationnation.org to receive excellent professional advice on a variety of issues related to flood disasters. The National Trust has played a prominent role in the Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, and their experiences and research has proved to be a valuable resource for disaster recovery efforts around the nation. Closer to home, websites at the Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance, WHITEHALL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Whitehall Public Library sustained flood damage to much of its adult fiction and reference collections. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/23/2008 Response Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/17/2008 Heritage Preservation Bruce F. Kern, Executive Director, Brucemore 6/23/2008 Damage Wisconsin Whitehall Rachel Sloan, 6/19/2008 Heritage Preservation Lisa K. Strand, Executive Director, Wisconsin Library Association 17/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request ROCK SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY The Rock Springs Public Library had flooding that damaged some of the collection on lower shelves. Portions of the collection were relocated and the library is still closed. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: Lisa K. Strand, Executive Director, Wisconsin Library Association Lisa K. Strand, Executive Director, Wisconsin Library Association Lisa K. Strand, Executive Director, Wisconsin Library Association Lisa K. Strand, Executive Director, Wisconsin Library Association Lisa K. Strand, Executive Director, Wisconsin Library Association Lisa K. Strand, Executive Director, Wisconsin Library Association 6/23/2008 Damage Wisconsin Rock Springs Rachel Sloan, 6/19/2008 Heritage Preservation KRAEMER LIBRARY & COMMUNITY CENTER The Kraemer Library & Community Center in Plain sustained flood damage and is currently closed for repairs and carpet replacement. 6/23/2008 Damage Wisconsin Plain Rachel Sloan, 6/19/2008 Heritage Preservation NORTH FREEDOM PUBLIC LIBRARY The North Freedom Public Library was closed for lack of access but sustained little damage. 6/23/2008 Damage Wisconsin North Freedom Rachel Sloan, 6/19/2008 heritage Preservation LA VALLE PUBLIC LIBRARY The LaValle Public Library sustained substantial damage to both the collection and building. When it will reopen is unknown. 6/23/2008 Damage Wisconsin La Valle Rachel Sloan, 6/19/2008 Heritage Preservation VIOLA PUBLIC LIBRARY The Viola Public Library was surrounded by floodwaters, but was not damaged. Some library materials at the post office were damaged from flooding there. 6/23/2008 Damage Wisconsin Viola Rachel Sloan, 6/19/2008 Heritage Preservation SCHREINER MEMORIAL LIBRARY The new Potosi Branch of Lancaster's Schreiner Memorial Library sustained considerable flood damage to the building and collection. The facility is closed indefinitely. 6/23/2008 Damage Wisconsin Potosi Rachel Sloan, 6/19/2008 Heritage Preservation 18/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request GAYS MILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY The Gays Mills Public Library, having avoided last August's floods, sustained damage to its floor from flood waters. It is closed until flood damage can be repaired. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: Lisa K. Strand, Executive Director, Wisconsin Library Association 6/23/2008 Damage Wisconsin Gays Mills Rachel Sloan, 6/19/2008 Heritage Preservation COLUMBUS PUBLIC LIBRARY The Columbus Public Library had flooding in its basement that did not damage the children’s collection. The library has served as an information and resource point for flooding in the community, including distribution of water test kits, FEMA information, sandbag availability, even buckets for cleanup. 6/23/2008 Damage Wisconsin Columbus Rachel Sloan, 6/19/2008 Heritage Preservation Lisa K. Strand, Executive Director, Wisconsin Library Association 19/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request As you know many of our members have been devastated by the floods and are in the process of recovery. If you can donate any archival care materials I would encourage you to do so. Following are some items that have been suggested - please augment this list with items you are aware of that are used daily in the care and storage of collections. If you wish to purchase supplies from Gaylord Archival to be shipped directly to the collection points noted below, please be sure to use discount code #5048 to receive a 15% discount. rolls of Melinex archival acid-free lignin free boxes rolls of unbuffered acid-free tissue acid-free magazine holders archival pens acid-free boxes in any size for textiles, papers, artifacts envelopes and sleeves folders archival cleaners Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/23/2008 Request for assistance Iowa All Cities Mail and delivery services as well as e-mail, telephone and cell phone communication, are spotty in some areas at this time. For that reason we have decided to concentrate delivery of supplies to two main areas at this time. More will probably be added as we are able to determine where the need for help exists. The collection point in NE Iowa will be the Cedar Falls Historical Society, 308 West Third Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613. The collection point in Central Iowa will be Brucemore, 2160 Linden Drive SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. Please ship all supplies via FedEx or UPS. In each box, please include your name, contact information and a complete list of supplies you are sending. Area museums will be asked to send a representative to the two collection points to pick up supplies that will aid their recovery efforts. Donated supplies will be available to any museum or cultural organization that needs them. Rachel Sloan, 6/23/2008 Heritage Preservation Cyndi Sweet, Executive Director, Iowa Museum Association, imasweet@cfu.ne t, www.iowamuseu ms.org 20/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request CEDAR RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY ―I think our staff’s efforts sandbagging may have kept water from getting in as it might have. Most of our books look to be pretty safe,‖ Cedar Rapids Public Library Interim Director Tamara Glise told ABC-TV affiliate KCRG June 17. The flooding inside the building rose four shelves high in the stacks. Glise e-mailed the Iowa librarians list that ―our greatest treasure is our staff, and they are all safe.‖ Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/23/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/18/2008 Heritage Preservation Tamara Glise, Interim Director, Cedar Rapids Public Library EAST CENTRAL LIBRARY SERVICES Lily Lau of East Central Library Services based in Cedar Rapids reported June 17 that, despite three feet of water in the Guaranty Bank Building where ECLS is housed, the consortium ―should be back in our offices sometime next week.‖ 6/23/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/18/2008 Heritage Preservation Lily Lau, East Central Library Services CHELSEA PUBLIC LIBRARY 6/23/2008 Damage Iowa Chelsea Chelsea Public Library Director Dianna Dunning reported that the library has been closed for a week because to the basement is flooded, power has been shut down, and ―the only way in and out of town is by boat.‖ ELIZABETH RASMUSSEN MARTIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY A website photo of ruined books outside New Hartford’s Elizabeth Rasmussen Martin Memorial Library spoke 1,000 words about the damage there. Some 18 inches of water destroyed the building’s wooden interior and, while some books were salvaged, the facility will have to be gutted. The library has begun taking monetary donations since it did not have flood insurance. New Hartford Public Library Director Valerie Ballhagen reported that she was able to save only 1,000 books in the 5,600-book collection. The library also lost four of its five computers, and the building ―has already shifted on its foundation (no basement) and mold and mildew are already becoming a problem,‖ she said in a June 17 e-mail update. She anticipates recovery to be slow since all the trustees except one lost their homes in a tornado that hit nearby Parkersburg a month earlier and the flood has forced the evacuation of so many more area residents. Rachel Sloan, 6/17/2008 Heritage Preservation Diana Dunning, Director, Chelsea Public Library 6/23/2008 Damage Iowa New Hartford Rachel Sloan 6/18/2008 Valerie Ballhagen, Director, New Hartford Public Library 21/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request THE ANGIE W. COX PUBLIC LIBRARY The Angie W. Cox Public Library in Pardeeville was recovering from town flooding that triggered a sewer backup into the library’s basement. The June 13 Portage Daily Register reported that the children’s area in the basement was unusable and that toys bought with an early literacy grant had to be discarded. Plans were being made to relocate the summer children’s program to the local elementary school if necessary. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/23/2008 Damage Wisconsin Pardeeville Rachel Sloan, 6/13/2008 Heritage Preservation Portage Daily Register THE CUMMINS TECHNICAL CENTER The Cummins Technical Center of the multinational diesel-engine firm Cummins Inc. in Columbus ―lost 50% of our in-house materials and all of our fixtures and furniture‖ the weekend of June 7–8, librarian David Beed told AL. He added that a digitization project begun several years earlier enabled the center to provide ―nonstop support for our patrons even though the physical library is not there.‖ Beed was especially grateful for the ―tons of great advice‖ he received from library discussion lists, noting that some 1,200 technical reports written by Cummins engineers ―are on a freezer truck right now and they will be restored later as these are the only copies the company has.‖ 6/23/2008 Damage Indiana Columbus Rachel Sloan, 6/8/2008 Heritage Preservation David Beed, Librarian, Cummins Technical Center MONROE PUBLIC LIBRARY 6/23/2008 Damage Indiana Martinsville Monroe County Public Library’s Martinsville branch closed June 7–10 after water entered the building, according to the June 11 Martinsville Reporter-Times. FRANKFORT-CLINTON COUNTY CONTRACTUAL PUBLIC LIBRARY The Lafayette Journal and Courier reported June 12 that the Michigantown Library branch of the Frankfort–Clinton County Contractual Public Library was permanently closed due to water damage. Fortunately the replacement South Fork branch was already under construction, apparently undamaged, and scheduled to open by summer’s end. BARLOW MEMORIAL LIBRARY Rachel Sloan, 6/11/2008 Heritage Preservation Martinsville Reporter-Times 6/23/2008 Damage Indiana Michigantown Rachel Sloan, 6/12/2008 Heritage Preservation The Lafayette Journal and Courier 6/23/2008 Damage Iowa Iowa Falls Barlow Memorial Library in Iowa Falls endured several leaks necessitating the services of a glazier and roofer for the 8-year-old facility, said Director Terry Tikovitsch. Rachel Sloan, 6/12/2008 Heritage Preservation Terry Tikovitsch, Director, Barlow Memorial Library 22/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request ROCKFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY Rockford Public Library, whose basement filled with as much as four feet of water, according to Children’s Librarian Stacey Tynan. She reported that, although the furnace, hot water heater, central air conditioner, and stored-away wooden shelving and doors are probably totaled, ―I think we were able to safely remove most of a vast collection of Rockford history materials the former librarian, Rita Hirv, had been storing in the basement.‖ CRESTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Creston Public Library, which took four days to dry out after the June 4 incursion of water about 50 feet into the library after entering under the front door, Director Marilyn Rails reported. The collection was not damaged, although the workroom and children’s room received at least an inch of water and a computer and server were ruined. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: Stacey Tynan, Children's Librarian, Rockford Public Library 6/23/2008 Damage Iowa Rockford Rachel Sloan, 6/12/2008 Heritage Preservation 6/23/2008 Damage Iowa Creston Rachel Sloan, 6/12/2008 Heritage Preservation Marilyn Rails, Director, Creston Public Library ELKADER PUBLIC LIBRARY Elkader Public Library, whose 130-year-old building near the Turkey River ―has never had water damage until this year,‖ Director Jill Sanders said, explaining that although the south wall facing the river has been reinforced, four feet of water seeped into the library basement through an adjoining building June 10. Luckily, the library never had to close, even though staff had to ―haul debris and then muck from the basement through the library and to the street.‖ Sanders went on to say that ―the community appreciates having computers and access to materials through all the drama [since] much of the downtown area damage is severe.‖ 6/23/2008 Damage Iowa Elkader Rachel Sloan, 6/10/2008 Heritage Preservation Jill Sanders, Director, Elkader Public Library WATERLOO PUBLIC LIBRARY Reference Administrator Mike Dargan reported June 12 on the WPL reference blog that several inches of rainwater in the library basement made conditions too wet to restore networking. In the meantime, staff members ―were pumping water from the public elevator shaft.‖ 6/23/2008 Damage Iowa Waterloo Rachel Sloan, Heritage Preservation 6/12/2008 Mike dargan, Reference Administrator, Waterloo Public Library 23/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced it will provide $1 million in Emergency Flood Assistance Grants for museums, libraries, archives, universities and other cultural and historical institutions in federally designated disaster areas affected by the floods in the Midwest. Applicants should contact the Division of Preservation and Access by email (preservation@neh.gov) or by telephone (202/6068570) to describe the humanities collections at risk and the nature of the damage. The Division’s staff will guide prospective applicants in the preparation of a letter of request to NEH Chairman Bruce Cole. View the complete press release at: http://www.neh.gov/Flood_Assistance.html Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/23/2008 Response Illinois All States, All Cities Rachel Sloan, 6/23/2008 Heritage Preservation Anne Goska, Information Specialist, American Association of Museums 24/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request Mail and delivery services as well as e-mail, telephone and cell phone communication, are spotty in some areas at this time. For that reason we have decided to concentrate delivery of supplies to two main areas at this time. More will probably be added as we are able to determine where the need for help exists. The organizations in Cedar Falls/Waterloo and in Cedar Rapids have been or are starting to be allowed back in their buildings. In some clean up and recovery has begun. You will find attached a list of supplies that I am aware of that have been vital to beginning this process - if you know of others please let me know and I will add them to the list. The supply items listed are merely suggestions - if you would like to donate money, a fund has been set up by the Iowa Museum Association which will be distributed to those affected. Funds may be sent to IMA at the address below. If you would like to donate your time and talents, you will need to contact the individual museums and see if it is safe for you to travel to that area and how you can best assist. Again, my personal experience has shown that it takes many hard-working volunteers to begin the recovery process, so "helping hands" may be the greatest blessing you can offer. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/20/2008 Response Iowa All Cities The two collection points have different volume needs based on facilities identified to date that are in need of assistance. In Cedar Falls/Waterloo, affected museums are the Ice House Museum, the Dan Gable Wrestling Museum, the Waterloo Center for the Arts and Hope Martin Theatre. In Cedar Rapids, affected museums are the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, the Science Station, Ushers Ferry Historic Village, Seminole Valley Farm historic building complex and the Mother Mosque of North America museum. The collection point in Cedar Falls will be the Cedar Falls Historical Society, 308 West Third Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613. The collection point in Cedar Rapids will be Brucemore, 2160 Linden Drive SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. Please ship all supplies via FedEx or UPS. In each box, please include your name, contact information and a complete list of supplies you are sending. NEW HARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY Rachel Sloan, 6/19/2008 Heritage Preservation Cyndi Sweet, Executive Director, Iowa Museum Association, imasweet@cfu.ne t, www.iowamuseu ms.org 6/20/2008 Damage Iowa New Hartford The public library in New Hartford, population 659, lost 80% of its books and almost all of their computers. Rachel Sloan, 6/18/2008 Heritage Preservation Mary Wegner, Iowa State Librarian 25/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORICAL MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER AND NATIONAL CZECH & SLOVAK MUSEUM & LIBRARY We were not able to get into the Czech/Slovak Museum/Library today due to some sort of safety hazard. But we were able to pack almost all the African Amercian Museum stuff out. Hurray! They had to make some difficult choices as to what to save and discard. I had just given the Cedar Rapids area library and museum staff a refresher course in disaster preparedness and response about 3 weeks ago and my staff and I had visited the Czech/Slovak and African American Museums a couple weeks ago. They knew what to do and I knew where everything was. What a coincidence! Plus the Iowa Conservation and Preservation Consortium held their annual Save Our Stuff! SOS preservation workshops the first Friday in June with a session on disaster preparedness. So the staff couldn't been better prepared. They are doing a superb job. Dry stuff is in the Masonic Library and wet stuff is in the freezer truck. We've put a call out inviting local churches, libraries and museums to add their stuff to the freezer truck. We want that truck packed full when it leaves. The company will dry the stuff out. And we're working here to gear up our conservation labs to restore the stuff over the next 2-3 years. Jane Meggers, State Historical Society of Iowa Conservator; Anna Embree, University of Alabama Conservator; and Gary Frost, University of Iowa Conservator were onsite all day and will return to help tomorrow. AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORICAL MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER AND NATIONAL CZECH & SLOVAK MUSEUM & LIBRARY I've been working primarily with the Czech and African American museums -- talking through the recovery process, etc. Today with the help of some local politicians we were able to get an exemption and get a recovery team and freezer truck into the Czech Museum area. The mud and guck was so thick that we weren't able to do much today except get some of the mud out. Tomorrow we plan to start packing the material out and "fight the good fight" to get the African American museum exempted so we can start packing them out, too. Gary Frost joined me today and will continue to help this week. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/20/2008 Response Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/18/2008 Heritage Preservation Nancy Kraft, Preservation Librarian, University of Iowa 6/20/2008 Response Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/18/2008 Heritage Preservation Nancy Kraft, Preservation Librarian, University of Iowa 26/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARY The University of Iowa is on the Iowa River. It came up slow, giving us a lot of time to prepare. It, too, exceeded all previous records but did not get as high as projected. My director went along with my request to evacuate all special collections material and selected book areas out of the basement 5 foot above floor level. At the time I made the request we were being denied sandbags. Of course, once we had most materials out, the sandbags arrived after all. The help was phenomenal. At 6PM Thursday we were told we had two days to evacuate -- Friday and Saturday. Knowing that dams might break we assumed one day and got all our staff relocated, computers out and collections in the basement per my request of 5 feet out by Friday 8PM. We were told sometime on Friday that a dam of some sort did break and that we could not come back on Saturday. Actually we were told to stay home for a week. We had hundreds of volunteers. Our evacuation was phenomenal. I've never seen anything like it. We have 3 elevators and 2 stairwells to the basement. Our collections are crazy making, unfinished floor, compact shelves, narrow aisles. We used carts and elevators, human book handing chains in the stairwells, box brigades. I told everyone that I hoped my worst fears were just that and that all this evacuation was just a practice exercise. Turned out that just what it was. We only got 2" in the basement. The Iowa River came up slow, it's going down slow. Our Art and Music Libraries are on the 2nd floor of flooded buildings. We're very concerned that we'll have lots of mold. We think we'll be ok with the collection CEDAR RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY in Main Library. Most of our cultural resources are along the river -- the public library, art museum, opera house, African American Museum, Czech/Slovak Museum & Library. You get the idea. The 1st floor of the public library is wiped out. Luckily it's all replaceable books. The rare material is on 2nd floor but they can't get to the library yet so we may be dealing with mold here soon. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/20/2008 Damage Iowa Iowa City Rachel Sloan, 6/18/2008 Heritage Preservation Nancy Kraft, Preservation Librarian, University of Iowa 6/20/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/18/2008 Heritage Preservation Nancy Kraft, Preservation Librarian, University of Iowa 27/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request SCIENCE STATION We got into the buildings at noon and it was about as bad as we expected. The water rose on the first floor to a level about 6" above all doorways, or approximately 7 feet. There is a coating of mud on virtually everything up to the high water mark. The humidity of course is ridiculous, and its beginning to smell. In the Paxton building the floor boards are buckling, and I suspect all will need replacement, but perhaps not the joists. In any event, Dan is arranging for a structural engineer to inspect floors and foundations. Since the water seeped in, no interior glass was broken. On the exterior however, the outside pane of the double pane front windows of the Paxton building were broken, but not the interior pane. Ironically photos will show that those panes held back 7' of water on the interior side. My guess is that street debris, perhaps from Smulekoff's furniture or appliances floating by, is what broke the exterior panes. Both basements remain fully flooded and we have arranged for pumping-out by the same firm that is handling the Dummermuth buildings next door. The same firm has given me a quote of $170,000 to completely clean, dry and disinfect our buildings. I am to get at least one other quote tomorrow, but will try to get more as several firms are vying for clean-up contracts. The first five rows of the IMAX theatre were under water and in the ground level projection room everything is waterlogged. All first floor exhibits were under water, as well as everything in the office area. The only area that escaped water damage is the second floor. AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORICAL MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER We are meeting with the city tomorrow to discuss when we can get into the building. From the photos that I have seen, we may have taken in between 6 - 12 feet of water. We don't know what the damage will be until we can get into the building. All of the cultural institutions in Cedar Rapids that were affected are joining together and have made arrangements to bring in a recovery team from Chicago. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/20/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/17/2008 Heritage Preservation John Swanson, Executive Director, Science Station 6/20/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/16/2008 Heritage Preservation Susan Kuecker, Curator, African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa 28/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request HEMKEN COLLECTION At the Hemken Collection we are dealing with water in the lower level (basement) of the museum which came in from the storm sewer back-up. We had 5+ inches of rain in the last storm, plus many inches of rain during the last while. We keep fans and a dehumidifier operating, plus the air conditioner this time, so we are slowly drying out. I do a fair amount of mopping as well. The excess moisture is really not good for the automobiles in this area! During this last rain the water was about 6 in. deep in the museum basement. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/20/2008 Damage Iowa Williams Rachel Sloan, 6/10/2008 Heritage Preservation Ann Hemken, The Hemken Collection UNIVERSITY OF IOWA MUSEUM OF ART There is water at least 3 or 4 feet up on the main level of the museum, but it’s my understanding that they got the art out in advance. I’ve had very brief contact with Pam White, the acting director, offering what storage space we have in Grinnell, Iowa (one hour west). We are on high ground and did not flood. 6/20/2008 Damage Iowa Iowa City Rachel Sloan, 6/16/2008 Heritage Preservation Lesley Wright, Director, Faulconer Gallery CSPS /LEGION ARTS Mel Andringa and F. John Herbert, directors of Legion Arts, evacuated CSPS early Wednesday morning, and have been monitoring the building as best they can from a distance since then. "It's hard to tell what's happening at CSPS," Herbert wrote in an email Friday, "but as best as we can gauge from news footage and secondhand reports, there's 6 to 10 feet of water in the ground floor of the building, with more on the way. "Since all of Legion Arts' activities and offices and equipment are on the second and third floors of CSPS, we're hopeful the damage there might be limited. And we're hoping that the structure itself, which is 117 years old, will remain sound." Legion Arts has also teamed up with the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation to establish an Iowa Artist Relief Fund to provide support to artists who lost homes, studios, tools, equipment, musical instruments, canvases, manuscripts, photos and archives as a result of the flooding. To make a donation, visit www.legionarts.org and click on the "Donate Now" button. When making donation, be sure to specify Artist Relief Fund in the appropriate space. 6/20/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/16/2008 Heritage Preservation Deborah Freelander, Area Senior Vice President, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services 29/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2008 SENATOR RICHARD LUGAR AND THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES ANNOUNCE GRANT TO INDIANA Grant to assist with records severely damaged by recent flooding Washington, D.C. Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein and U.S. Senator Richard G. Lugar today announced the award of a $10,000 emergency grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) to the Indiana Commission on Public Records for its Flood Disaster Assessment and Response Project in the aftermath of severe flooding from storms that struck Indiana in late May and early June of this year. Preliminary assessments include water damage to county court records, county tax records, children's protective services records, prosecutors' records including capital murder trials, health records, and veterans' records. Many of these damaged county records predate the Civil War and go through the present. The emergency NHPRC funds will be used to help provide necessary supplies, services, personnel, and travel to carry out assessment work. "The preservation of public documents is important for the historical record of our communities. This emergency grant comes as Hoosiers continue to assess the damage from the recent storms and begin recovery efforts. I thank the National Archives and my friend Allen Weinstein for recognizing the importance of these records to Indiana and assisting in their recovery," said Senator Lugar. "The National Archives has a professional responsibility to ensure the preservation of nonfederal historical records that tell the story of America," said Professor Weinstein. "In the aftermath of this flooding, we have learned once again the vital importance of access to records, not only to governments and institutions, but also to individuals and families. The National Archives will continue working diligently to fulfill its mission to provide expertise in the areas of records management, disaster response, and preservation." Background Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/20/2008 Response Indiana All Cities Rachel Sloan, 6/18/2008 Heritage Preservation National Archives 30/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request ICE HOUSE MUSEUM Clean-up at the Ice House Museum began Friday June 13 when we were able to enter the building and begin assessing the damage. The entire structure was engulfed by the flood and approximately 4.5' of water filled the lower level. We are in the process of removing artifacts to a triage area where they are assessed, cleaned, and then moved to Jeff Kurtz, Executive an off-site storage location. All exhibits and interior structures will be demoed and Director 319-266-5149 removed. We anticipate the Ice House Museum will be closed for a number of months while it is cleaned and sanitized, new exhibits are planned, and money is raised by donations and grants to renovate the museum. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: Cyndi Sweet, Executive Director, Iowa Museum Association, imasweet@cfu.ne t, www.iowamuseu ms.org 6/19/2008 Response Iowa Cedar Falls Report furnished by Cyndi Sweet, Iowa 6/19/2008 Museum Association. NATIONAL CZECH & SLOVAK MUSEUM & LIBRARY News coverage of this week’s events has demonstrated to the world the indomitable spirit of eastern Iowans. Our local community of Czechs, many of whom live in neighborhoods surrounding Czech Village or whose families settled in southwest Cedar Rapids generations ago, have endured countless losses. Our hearts go out to them and to everyone in the Cedar Rapids community who is coping with outcomes of the disaster. 6/19/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids The staff of the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library does not yet know the extent of the damage to the Museum and we will not know for some time. We were able to remove many items from the collection to safety before flood waters came. The board and staff are holding emergency meetings to begin coordination of our plans for disaster recovery. Rachel Sloan, 6/14/2008 Heritage Preservation Gail Naughton, President & CEO, National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library 31/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request STATE HISTORICAL MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES Gordon Hendrickson and the archives staff moved, probably 40,000 cu’ of records from the records center. It is still dry. The Historical Museum and Archives is two blocks from the 500 year flood plain for which voluntary evacuation was called for on Friday. Twenty tons of sand was delivered on Friday and staff filled 1200 sand bags to protect potentially vulnerable spots and closed to the public until tomorrow. Senior staff have been on 24 hour ―watch‖ since Wednesday to make sure power is on and if the main feed was cut to make sure the emergency generator kicks in – it runs the sumps. We are working our disaster plan and our continuity of operations plan. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/19/2008 Damage Iowa Des Moines Rachel Sloan 6/15/2008 Jerome Thompson, State Curator, State Historical Society of Iowa USHER'S FERRY HISTORIC VILLAGE The Ushers Ferry town complex in Cedar Rapids was inundated by the river and they report that only 10 of their 30+ buildings remain. We’re not sure if that means the other buildings are under water or they were swept away by the floodwaters. We are in the process of contacting them. SCIENCE STATION 6/19/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/15/2008 Heritage Preservation Jerome Thompson, State Curator, State Historical Society of Iowa Jerome Thompson, State Curator, State Historical Society of Iowa Jerome Thompson, State Curator, State Historical Society of Iowa Jerome Thompson, State Curator, State Historical Society of Iowa Jerome Thompson, State Curator, State Historical Society of Iowa 6/19/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids The Science Station in Cedar Rapids had water up to the second story. Rachel Sloan, 6/15/2008 Heritage Preservation INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING INSTITUTE AND MUSEUM 6/19/2008 Damage Iowa Waterloo The Wrestling Museum in Waterloo took water severely impacting collections stored in the basement. WATERLOO MUSEUM OF ART Rachel Sloan 6/15/2008 6/19/2008 Damage Iowa Waterloo The Waterloo Museum of Art took water, but the extent is unknown. Rachel Sloan, 6/15/2008 Heritage Preservation ICE HOUSE MUSEUM 6/19/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Falls The Ice House Museum in Cedar Falls was completely flooded and collections have been majorly impacted. Clean-up began last Friday. Rachel Sloan, 6/15/2008 Heritage Preservation 32/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request BOONE AND SCENIC VALLEY RAILROAD MUSEUM Contact for More Information 6/19/2008 Damage Iowa Boone Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad and Railroad Museum in Boone has lost track along the Des Moines River which will affect their operation and a major source of their income and the season just started. SILOS & SMOKESTACKS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA MAIN OFFICE The Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area main office in downtown Waterloo was in the flooded area, and the historic building we are located in took on water in its basement and some on on the main level. The building management did an excellent job of preparing the building and evacuating the residents on the upper levels. Our office did not incur any direct flood damage; however, there is still a substantial amount of water in the basement where our electrical breakers are located. There was also a water main break. We are unsure how long it will be before we can return to the main office; it could be a week or two, or even more. Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: Jerome Thompson, State Rachel Sloan, 6/15/2008 Curator, State Heritage Preservation Historical Society of Iowa Source of Information 6/19/2008 Damage Iowa Waterloo We have been able to reinstate our website, server and email service--creating a virtual office--thanks to the generosity of Hawkeye Community College. We feel fortunate in light of the many others displaced and who have significant property damage. Our hearts and prayers go out to our partner sites that have--and are still-battling the flood waters. Rachel Sloan, 6/13/2008 Heritage Preservation Candy Welch Streed, Program & Partnership Director, Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area MAYS ISLAND HISTORIC DISTRICT The federal building and Mays Island Historic District are under water. 6/19/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan 6/16/2008 Barbara Mitchell, Iowa Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer 33/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request ALVIN MILLER HOUSE The Alvin Miller House in Charles City (a Frank Lloyd Wright building) is damaged, but we do not yet know the extent. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: Barbara Mitchell, Iowa Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Barbara Mitchell, Iowa Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Barbara Mitchell, Iowa Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer 6/19/2008 Damage Iowa Charles City Rachel Sloan 6/16/2008 SUTLIFF BRIDGE The Sutliff Bridge near Solon lost one of its three spans on Friday, June 13. It is not yet known if the remaining spans were lost, as well, but they were under two feet of water. 6/19/2008 Damage Iowa Solon Rachel Sloan, 6/16/2008 Heritage Preservation CHARLES CITY SUSPENSION BRIDGE The Charles City Suspension Bridge was lost late on Sunday, June 8. 6/19/2008 Damage Iowa Charles City Rachel Sloan 6/16/2008 34/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request MID CONTINENT RAILWAY MUSEUM As many of you know, major flooding in Sauk county has dealt a severe blow to MidContinent Railway Museum. Early Monday morning, June 9th, the Baraboo River, which runs adjacent to our property, rose out of its banks after a weekend of very heavy rain. This was no typical spring flood though. The waters rose all day Monday and much of the day Tuesday. The river crested late Tuesday at over 28 feet as measured upstream at Rock Springs, which is more than seven feet higher that the highest stage on record and more than 20 feet above normal. There is major damage to our museum property. The depot building is flooded several feet above the main floor and the passenger platform has washed away in places. The engine house, car shop, freight house and other small buildings all have several feet of water. The Coach Shed has several inches of water. All diesel locomotives have flooded traction motors. Nearly all the coaches have water above the journal boxes. The GBW 49 and Soo 2645 steam locomotives on the display track have water above the couplers. Copper Range 29 has been spared so far, with water still below the axles. The office building has several inches of water in the basement. There is no word yet on track or bridge conditions. Obviously, all train operations are suspended until further notice and most likely for the season. It is too early to tell the entire scope of the damage we have received or how we will go about recovering. For now, we will leave you with some sobering pictures from the museum. Click the links to several photo galleries on the webcam page, including a timelapse movie from our webcams here: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON LIBRARY Campus libraries in Madison are fine, with only one minor leak and minimal damage in the main library. We may later receive reports from users who have damaged library books from flooded homes , but nothing yet. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/18/2008 Damage Wisconsin North Freedom Rachel Sloan, 6/12/2008 Heritage Preservation Don Meyer, General Manager of Mid Continent Railway Museum 6/18/2008 Damage Wisconsin Madison Rachel Sloan, 6/15/2008 Heritage Preservation CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM At the Circus World Museum they had only minor damage. Flooding mainly affected modern buildings, and no collections were harmed. 6/18/2008 Damage Wisconsin Baraboo Rachel Sloan, 6/13/2008 Heritage Preservation Andrea Rolich, Preservation Librarian, University of WisconsinMadison Jim Draeger, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer of Wisconsin 35/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM WI is expecting some flooding at the Circus World Museum, which is an NHL. The Baraboo River crested approximately 22 hours ago and is expected to crest again soon. Part of the site, including a railroad spur with circus wagon cars, is now flooded over the tracks. Soil contamination may be a problem in response from contaminants that the flood waters bring. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/18/2008 Damage Wisconsin Baraboo Rachel Sloan, 6/13/2008 Heritage Preservation Ann Hitchcock, National Park Service 6/18/2008 Damage Missouri North of St. Louis MO has no damage to date. Missouri River to crest on Saturday but below flood stage. (St. Genevieve could be affected if it does flood.) Along the Mississippi River, Clarksville and LaGrange are sand bagging as these towns have no flood wall. (Hannibal has a flood wall and is expected to be OK.) KS reports nothing historic impacted, although town of Chapman was impacted by a tornado. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY We had a tornado in Manhattan last night that hit part of campus, so we are closed today. Hale Library is fine- we've got damage in buildings with branch libraries but don't have a full assessment yet of their condition. Please alert your staff who may have planned to contact counterparts here today, interlibrary loan in particular. Rachel Sloan, 6/13/2008 Heritage Preservation Ann Hitchcock, National Park Service Ann Hitchcock, National Park Service Lori A. Goetsch, Dean of Libraries, Kansas State University 6/18/2008 Damage Kansas Chapman Rachel Sloan, 6/13/2008 Heritage Preservation 6/18/2008 Damage Kansas Manhattan Rachel Sloan, 6/12/2008 Heritage Preservation STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY/ARCHIVES Central Iowa is stable for the moment (perhaps the worst has passed). The State Historical Society/Archives records center in Des Moines is sandbagged and 22,000 cubic feet off of lower shelves were removed a couple of days ago to give 50 inches of clearance. Fortunately it appears that the Des Moines river there has crested and the danger may have passed. 6/18/2008 Damage Iowa Des Moines Rachel Sloan, 6/13/2008 Heritage Preservation Mark Corriston, Director of Records Management Program, NARA 36/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request "We are receiving scattered reports already, but we are urging Iowans to contact us through the special email account and on the conference calls so we can develop a comprehensive report of the damage our cultural, historical and art properties and assets have suffered," said Cyndi Pederson, director of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. "This information will be critical in determining the financial assistance Iowans will need to recover and rebuild." Iowans can report damage to a special email account at CulturalResources.Flooding@iowa.gov (please note the "." between "Resources" and "Flooding." In the subject line, please identify the community and the cultural resource impacted by the flooding. Replies will not be issued from this email account. Iowans can also report damage during a series of conference calls at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19; 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 24; and 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 26. Iowans should call toll-free at 866-685-1580; the conference code is 5152816320#. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/18/2008 Response Iowa All Cities Iowans can also visit www.culturalaffairs.org for technical assistance, disaster response and financial resource information. The information is directed primarily to cultural, historical and art organizations and historic property owners, but can also be applied to most dwellings and collections. Examples of information include: treating flood-damaged homes and properties working with contractors and architects salvaging water-damaged collections links to nearly two dozen organizations that offer a wide variety of technical assistance The Web site also offers directions for applying for emergency Historic Resource Development Program grants. Rachel Sloan, 6/16/2008 Heritage Preservation Jeff Morgan, Public Relations & Marketing, Iowa Dept. of Cultural Affairs 37/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request NATIONAL CZECH & SLOVAK MUSEUM & LIBRARY We have been contacted through AAM to provide assistance to the National Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids. So far, I have provided the names and contact information of about 9 AIC-CERT team members to the Marketing Director of the Museum. Our understanding is that the staffin-exile is starting to make plans for eventual recovery/salvage of their collections. AIC has a small amount of money to help cover travel expenses to send a team if and when that is needed/desired, but has several people with a variety of specialties able to provide free advice by phone and email in the meantime. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/18/2008 Response Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/14/2008 Heritage Preservation Eric Pourchot, Professional Development Director, American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works AMANA MILL RACE IA reports that Amana Millrace, a defining feature of the Amana Colonies NHL, has flooded. It was re-opened last year after damage from the 1993 floods. (SAT provided funding for the water control work needed to make it operable.) The IA SHPO office has closed for the afternoon of June 13 due to mandatory evacuations. Detailed information on the Amana Colonies as of noon 6/12/08: The Amana mill race is completely under water. The water control structure that was recently completed worked great until Monday when it was overwhelmed. It is now 2 feet under what the Amana contact, Laura Hoover, described as a lake. 6/18/2008 Damage Iowa Amana Colonies Elsewhere in the Amanas, the biggest concern is south of the mill race in main Amana, an area they call Lower Amana. The section house, depot, grain elevator and a small shed are all surrounded by water. The contact indicated they were able to get everything shut off and cleared out of the section house on Monday. Water is up to the railroad tracks in this area, which makes it level with the first floor of the section house. The next area of concern is the Woolen Mill, where they are "sandbagging like crazy". Water has not yet reached it, but is in the basement of a row of houses north of the Woolen Mill. Rachel Sloan, 6/13/2008 Heritage Preservation Ann Hitchcock, National Park Service 38/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request CEDAR RAPIDS MUSEUM OF ART I just spoke with Terri Van Dorston, Registrar at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. She asked that I notify folks on the RC listserv that the Museum and staff are ok and things are in fair condition. They are in recovery mode right now. She tried to move as much as possible out of the basement area, but they lost crates, pedestals, tools, supplies, materials, etc. They had 12" of water with sewerage in the basement. I believe she said most of the water has been sucked out. For those of you with loans at the Museum, do not worry, none of your works were lost or damaged. All the loans were moved into the galleries which have a temporary/back-up HVAC system. On Monday, OAI (O'Connell Art International) arrived at the Museum with conservators and our doing triage and monitoring the collection. OAI is a risk assessment organization who works with Chicagobased conservators. OAI was recommended by Victoria France of Willis Fine Arts. Thinking ahead, Terri is very concerned about finding grant money to replace all the supplies and equipment that were lost Terri is seeking any information about grant opportunities beyond the obvious sources. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/18/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/17/2008 Heritage Preservation Jeanne Benas, Registrar, National Museum of American History 39/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request CEDAR RAPIDS MUSEUM OF ART The situation at the Museum of Art is very much under control. The flood waters stopped several feet short of the Museum, but we received about 9 inches of water which backed up through drains in the basement of the Museum wing. By tonight (Sunday), all of that water should be pumped out. As the water began to appear and rise in the basement (I literally do not remember which night that was), we reacted immediately. Thanks to an incredible group of staff and volunteers, a considerable amount of artwork was removed from art storage into upper floor galleries or was moved to higher places within art storage. Unfortunately, we ran out of time and we believe that some artwork remained as low as 15 inches off the ground. City Councilwoman Monica Vernon and Linn County Supervisor Linda Langston worked very hard to have the Museum of Art rise to the top of the inspection program so that we could be one of the first buildings approved by Fire and Police officials for staff to return after the mandatory evacuation. As a result, we have had staff and service companies at work in the Museum all today. Thanks to our art insurance broker, we have a full team of art conservators and disastertrained art handlers arriving at the Museum Monday morning to oversee the removal of art from art storage and the cleaning and restoration of any art that might have received damage. Our biggest concerns are the threats of humidity and mold. The conservation crew will be guiding us through the steps of properly cleaning art storage and preparing to eventually move art back. On the advice of our conservators we have not entered art storage. I hope we will have a report from them by tomorrow night after they have made their first assessment. We have contracted with a company to provide air conditioning and humidification to the two gallery floors until we can restore electricity in the Museum wing. We should have fresh air and humidification early Monday morning. I am pleased to Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/18/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/16/2008 Heritage Preservation Terry Pitts, Executive Director, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art 40/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request DES MOINES ART CENTER Both locations for the Des Moines Art Center are secure. Des Moines did have some flooding where we had levee breaches and some flooding from storm sewers which were overwhelmed with the rain. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: Rose Wood, Chief Registrar, Des Moines Art Center 6/18/2008 Damage Iowa Des Moines Rachel Sloan, 6/16/2008 Heritage Preservation NATIONAL CZECH & SLOVAK MUSEUM & LIBRARY Many of the artifacts and collections were removed from the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, 30 16th Ave. SW, before the waters from the Cedar River took over the area surrounding the museum, but officials are still concerned about what they may find inside. "We really won't know the extent of the damage until we're able to get inside, and we don't know yet when that will be," museum director Gail Naughton said. "I think we'll just have a better understanding of what we're dealing with once we get in." 6/18/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Museum director Gail Naughton said volunteers worked to fill and place sandbags around the building, and many items were removed from the museum, but some still remain inside. Staff and board members are meeting to discuss disaster recovery, she said. "It's a devastating loss but we feel like we will endure and we will survive this," Naughton said. "A museum is not just a building, it's really the hearts and souls of the community and we still have those intact." Rachel Sloan, 6/16/2008 Heritage Preservation Deborah Freeland, Area Senior Vice President, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services 41/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORICAL MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER Tom Moore, executive director at the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa, 55 12th Ave. SE, has issued this statement: "The museum has taken a tremendous hit from the flooding on the Cedar River in downtown Cedar Rapids. The museum took every precaution it could to safeguard its collection, and as a result, a number of historic treasures have been saved." The museum has implemented its disaster plan, and will continue to implement the plan as events unfold. Events scheduled through next Thursday have been canceled, including the Legacy Golf Classic. "We are hoping to have our annual Juneteenth Celebration — more word will follow," Moore said. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/18/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/16/2008 Heritage Preservation Deborah Freeland, Area Senior Vice President, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services THEATRE CEDAR RAPIDS A volunteer corps of Theatre Cedar Rapids staff, actors and audience members tried to stave off the floodwaters as long as possible Thursday afternoon at their building at 102 Third St. SE. "We sandbagged until the water started creeping up and the police chased us out of there at 4 p.m.," said Rob Merritt, community relations director for the theater. Volunteers moved the theater's antique organ up to higher ground and placed sandbags to divert the water into the orchestra pit. They waded through waist-high water to rescue electronics and paperwork. The costumes had to be left behind. "There was just no way that wecould get it out of there," Merritt said. "We had to put our priorities elsewhere. Volunteers could see it coming in certain places." Because of the volunteer efforts, Merritt is optimistic at what they'll find once the flood water recedes. "Obviously there is going to be water damage. We know there is because we could see it as we were leaving. What I'm hopeful is it's minimal," he said. The staff was meeting at noon Friday at Xavier High School to form a plan of attack. They hope to still open "Disney's High School Musical" on July 11. "We need to figure out what we're going to do from here," Merritt said. All Theatre Cedar Rapids youth summer camps that were to start Monday have been postponed. People who have signed up for the sessions for grades K through high school intensive will be contacted, but are encouraged to check www.theatrecr.org for scheduling and information updates. 6/18/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/16/2008 Heritage Preservation Deborah Freeland, Area Senior Vice President, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services 42/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request INDIAN CREEK NATURE CENTER Rich Patterson canoed between the treetops, through "smelly, dirty, stinky water" Friday morning to reach Indian Creek Nature Center, 6665 Otis Rd. SE. "There's water everywhere, as you'd expect," said Patterson, the center's director. "The building has taken fairly significant damage, but not nearly as bad as a lot of places. We have a foot of water (inside), not 8 feet like you're seeing elsewhere." Computers and critical files are safe, he said — they were moved to high points in the building before it flooded. At this point, Patterson said he is more worried about the grounds of the nature preserve than the building in it. "There will be huge damage to the trails is my expectation ... the impact on wildlife is extreme," he said. "Right now there's nothing we can do. When the water goes down, we'll figure out what we need to do." During the floods of 1993, he said, the building had "zero damage." "It would have had to come up 11 more feet in '93 to get into the building," he said. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/18/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/16/2008 Heritage Preservation Deborah Freeland, Area Senior Vice President, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services CEDAR RAPIDS MUSEUM OF ART Terry Pitts, executive director of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, was standing near the back entrance to the building Friday morning, as water crept along the front of the museum facing Third Avenue SE. "We have a few inches of water in the basement, but we don't think we're in any danger," he said. "The art is up really high. ... "I think we just have some massive cleaning to do," he said. "Being an art museum, we can't just swab it down. We've got a special cleanup effort ahead of us in the next couple of weeks." He stressed again that the museum's vast and valuable art collection is not threatened. "Everything is at least waist high and above. A lot of the art we were able to get into upper storage, out of the basement," he said. 6/18/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/16/2008 Heritage Preservation Deborah Freeland, Area Senior Vice President, Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services 43/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES The Main Library is apt to be threatened within days. Earlier in the week, we had to evacuate staff from our Music and Art Libraries and much of the Fine Arts campus is already flooded. The Music and Art libraries are on upper floors so the collections are not apt to be in immediate danger. But if the power to these buildings is cut, which is likely, we are apt to have a serious mold breeding problem, based on past experience during the 1993 flood. Yesterday we had to evacuated about 150 staff from the Main Library along with what minimally might be needed to operate in alternative locations for what could be months since we will not be permitted to return to that building if it floods. We moved our servers from the Main Library to a server room in the Engineering Building. A recent shipment is 100 new staff computers has also been moved to ITS. For the last several days, we have also been moving the most fragile and unique materials from our basement in the Main Library. The basement is just packed with collections - over 500,000 books and hundreds of manuscript collections are normally stored there. In fact, we have used up every space in the basement to store collections until our off-site storage facility is built. Even with hundreds of volunteers forming booksmoving lines up and down stairs, we still had to do triage on what could be moved and what had to stay. We did remove all the films that are so important to our Cinema studies and are BRUCEMORE most vulnerable to destruction. as well as most of the manuscripts, all This morning we received an update from Jim Kern, Executive Director of Brucemore, a National Trust Historic Site in Cedar Rapids. I am happy to report that Brucemore is soggy but open to the public as a safe haven and a place for quiet reflection for local residents overwhelmed by the massive flooding in their community. At this point, all but one of the site's staff members' homes are safe. The flower shop manager's house is under water and Jim is setting him up in the garden house where he will stay until further notice. Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/18/2008 Damage Iowa Iowa City Rachel Sloan, 6/14/2008 Heritage Preservation Nancy Baker, Director, University of Iowa Libraries 6/18/2008 Damage Iowa Cedar Rapids Rachel Sloan, 6/13/2008 Heritage Preservation Jim Vaughan, Vice President Stewardship of Historic Sites, National Trust for Historic Preservation 44/45 Heritage Emergency National Task Force Midwest Flooding Reports Spring 2008 Date Submitted Report Type State City Report/Request MOSCOW COVERED BRIDGE Moscow Covered Bridge in Moscow, IN, has sustained major damage and moved off its foundations, which remain in place. Fragments of the structure remain at the site. The following web site has excellent photos and states that it was "destroyed by tornado" on 6/3/08: http://www.galenfrysinger.com/indiana_covered_bridge_14_70_07.htm. The following report has a photo of the damage: http://penceblog.rcsinteractive.com/2008/06/moscow-covered-bridge-is-gone.html Contact for More Information Source of Information Person Info Current as of: Submitting Information: 6/18/2008 Damage Indiana Moscow Rachel Sloan, Heritage Preservation 6/13/2008 Ann Hitchcock, National Park Service JOHNSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE The Johnson County Courthouse Annex (south of Indianapolis) has flooded and the county prosecutor's records have been damaged (including records related to a murder trial going on right now). 6/18/2008 Damage Indiana Franklin Rachel Sloan, 6/11/2008 Heritage Preservation David W. Carmicheal, Director, Georgia Division of Archives & History 45/45