"Donna provided a highly informative and entertaining workshop for Oklahoma's statewide preservation conference last June 2007. She had participants bring artifacts that represented their community, and we exchanged ideas about what the things were and how they could be used to promote shopping and tourism at the local level."
"Donna helped Historic Yellow Springs (HYS) build a conceptual site plan to solve our historic site's issues related to accessibility, safety and usability. Donna led us through a very complicated process that included multiple stakeholders and local government officials. She worked very closely with HYS' board, staff, and a historic architect to facilitate a solution that balances historical authenticity and access. Community inclusion was a key component of Donna's approach and the most significant factor in the project's success. The current HYS Conceptual Site Plan now forms the foundation for a future phase that includes fundraising, engineering and implementation for the plan. Based on my experiences working with her on this successful project, I highly recommend Donna's services.”
"The West Virginia University Public History program sponsored a session at the 2012 Preservation Alliance of West Virginia conference and invited Donna Ann Harris to speak on New Solutions for House Museums. I could not have been more pleased. I have recommended her work to several small historic sites in WV and am a huge fan of her book. What impressed me most about her talk was that she continues to study specific cases and update her approach. Her work across the country has resulted in her vast knowledge of best practice and creative approach to transforming historic sites into meaningful places."