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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope you find this of interest.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">John<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> LeRoy Hansen <leroy.t.hansen@gmail.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 7, 2026 11:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bonnie <bonnoday@gmail.com>; Sandy Halverson <sjh300@outlook.com>; John Halverson <jwh100@outlook.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Fwd: Verbal description tour at the National Portrait Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Bonnie and Sandy. I suspect that both of you received the email below. In case you didn\u2019t I wanted to let you know that we have an opportunity for another tour of the art gallery and I am hoping John will go ahead and post this to send
out to the Chapter members.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope all of you found the meetings to be fulfilling and fun.Leroy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>From:</b> "Jones, Vanessa E." <<a href="mailto:jonesve@si.edu">jonesve@si.edu</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> July 6, 2026 at 2:27:53<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">\u202f</span>PM CDT<br>
<b>To:</b> "Jones, Vanessa E." <<a href="mailto:jonesve@si.edu">jonesve@si.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>Verbal description tour at the National Portrait Gallery</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I am writing to let you know that I will be leading a verbal description tour geared towards blind and low-vision visitors, of select portraits in the
</span><span style="color:#3659E3"><a href="https://npg.si.edu/exhibition/americas-presidents" title="https://npg.si.edu/exhibition/americas-presidents"><span style="color:#3659E3">America's Presidents</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> exhibition.
This sensory-focused gallery talk will incorporate rich storytelling, verbal description, and the opportunity to interact with tactile reproductions of President Abraham Lincoln's face masks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The dates are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Saturday, July 11th, 10-11:30 am</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
<b>Saturday, August 8th, 10-11:30 am</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:17.95pt"><span style="color:black">You may register at the link below, or by replying to this email with your preferred date and the number of attendees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:17.95pt"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portrait-description-tour-of-americas-presidents-tickets-1990124186013?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portrait-description-tour-of-americas-presidents-tickets-1990124186013?aff=oddtdtcreator</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:17.95pt"><span style="color:black">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Vanessa Jones</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">National Portrait Gallery</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white"><a href="mailto:jonesve@si.edu" title="mailto:jonesve@si.edu">Jonesve@si.edu</a> | 202.633.8506</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003382713/museum-accessibility-spectrum-alison-eardley-vanessa-jones?_gl=1*z4rlde*_gcl_au*MTczNjIwOTQwNy4xNzM1OTk3ODk1*_ga*MTgwMDMzOTY0Ny4xNzI2ODQwMDk3*_ga_0HYE8YG0M6*MTczOTM3NDE0Mi40MC4wLjE3MzkzNzQxNDIuNjAuMC4w" title=""https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003382713/museum-accessibility-spectrum-alison-eardley-vanessa-jones?_gl=1*z4rlde*_gcl_au*MTczNjIwOTQwNy4xNzM1OTk3ODk1*_ga*MTgwMDMzOTY0Ny4xNzI2ODQwMDk3*_ga_0HYE8YG0M6*MTczOTM3NDE0Mi40MC4wLjE3MzkzNzQ"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;background:white;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="36" height="36" style="width:.375in;height:.375in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:ae5274db-2bee-497b-ae72-7837d81a5500"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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