Background
Ott, John Harlow was born on January 29, 1944 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Son of Thomas Gordon and Lois Elizabeth (Wright) Ott.
Ott, John Harlow was born on January 29, 1944 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Son of Thomas Gordon and Lois Elizabeth (Wright) Ott.
Bachelor of Arts, Eastern Baptist College, St. David's, Pennsylvania, 1966; Master of Arts, State University of New York-Oneonta, 1975; postgraduate Museum Management Institute, University of California, Berkeley, 1987.
Curator, Hancock Shaker Village, Inc., Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1970-1972; director, Hancock Shaker Village, Inc., Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1972-1983; executive director, Atlanta History Society, 1983-1991; executive director, B&O R.R. Museum, Inc., Baltimore, since 1991. Curator Georgia History Society, Savannah, 1983-1987. Member of advisory board Concord (Massachusetts) Museum.
(Guidebook from the shaker society.)
(guide book.)
Member, chairman arts committee Berkshire Hills Conference, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1975-1980. Chairman Pittsfield Civic Center Commission, 1980-1982. Active Leadership Atlanta, since 1984.
Board directors Buckhead Business Association, 1985-1991, New Lebanon Shaker Heritage Foundation, New York City, History Ellicott City Restoration Foundation, since 1992. Graduate 1993 Class of Leadership Baltimore. Member Mayor's Task Force on Greenways.
Member Mayor's Advisory Committee on Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, 1995. Reviewer historical and cultural music assistance program Maryland. Department Housing & Cmty.
Development, 1996. Member American Association Museum (accrediting officer since 1982), American Association for State and Local History, Mid-Atlantic Museum Association, Georgia Society Association Executives, National History Communal Socs. Association (president 1983-1984), National Society Fund RaisingExecs. (board directors Georgia chapter 1985-1991, board directors Maryland. chapter 1993), Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce (board directors, past chairman), Maryland.
Association History Museum (board directors 1996).
Married Lili Reineck, May20, 1972. Children— Jennie Elizabeth, Michael James Hutchins.