The HRC is pleased to introduce Snapshots!, a new column that examines museums through interviews with the people who know them best--their directors, curators, and educators. This week's Snapshots! question asks, "What are your favorite objects in your collections?" Snapshots! is written by Anne Farrow, senior content editor for the Encyclopedia of Connecticut History Online and a frequent contributor to the Heritage Resource Center. Snapshot 4 of 4: Mary Beth Baker, Stonington Historical Society Director...
Looking for a national forum where history lovers can meet to discuss the topics and challenges they face every day? A place where history museum and historical society employees and board members can go to ask questions and get answers from colleagues? If so, check out the American Association for State and Local History's (AASLH) new online communities. Two online communities are currently live: History News: AASLH's first online community focuses on their quarterly print...
The HRC thanks Elizabeth Pratt Fox for serving as guest author for the following entry. Betsy is a museum and historic site consultant. She has assisted clients with institutional assessments and planning, collection assessments, and exhibition planning and implementation. Prior to forming her own consulting company in 1997, she was the curator at the Connecticut Historical Society. She serves on the Board of the Connecticut League of History Organizations, on the Cheshire Historic District Commission...
The HRC thanks Gail Wiese for serving as a guest author for the following entry. Gail is Assistant Archivist at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. Her work in the Norwich University Archives has focused primarily on processing historical photograph collections and increasing the accessibility of archival collections. She also works part-time performing traditional cataloging of manuscript collections at the Vermont Historical Society in Barre, Vermont. Would your institution like to make descriptions of its archival...
The HRC is pleased to introduce Snapshots!, a new column that examines museums through interviews with the people who know them best--their directors, curators, and educators. This week's Snapshots! question asks, "What are your favorite objects in your collections?" Snapshots! is written by Anne Farrow, senior content editor for the Encyclopedia of Connecticut History Online and a frequent contributor to the Heritage Resource Center. Snapshot 3 of 4: Linda Eaton, Winterthur Museum & Country Estate...
