the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
The latest in a series of blog posts from our President, Dr. Debra Reid: Talking Pork Tomorrow (June 29) I will present a paper on “working animals at living history farms” at the AIMA conference in Tartu, Estonia. This theme runs through several presentations. Today we heard a preliminary report on a survey of working animals… Continue reading Scenes from the Road, part IV
Continuing the series of reporting from the AIMA conference in Estonia, here's another piece by our President, Dr. Debra Reid: June 27, 2013 – Open Air Museums and their History The Estonian Open Air Museum (EOAM) has more than seventy historic buildings on nearly 80 hectares. Most began as farm dwellings, sheds and outbuildings, before… Continue reading Scenes from the Road, part III
More images and thoughts from ALHFAM's President Dr. Debra Reid as her trek across Estonia continues.... June 26, 2013 – Gardens at the Estonian Open Air Museum The Estonian Open Air Museum concentrates its efforts on two gardens (based on my observations during my visit on June 25). The museum fulfills its interpretive goal by… Continue reading Scenes from the Road… part II
In an upcoming series of blog posts, ALHFAM President, Dr. Debra Reid, updates us on her travels and experiences across the pond in Estonia: Coming to you from Tallinn, Estonia, 22:31 Estonia time; 14:31 Central Daylight Time In 1998 I attended my first congress of the International Agriculture Museums Association (AIMA) in Poznan, Poland. Fifteen years… Continue reading Scenes from the Road
ALHFAMers set out around Akron today on a variety of museum tours and training workshops. Chocolate and Valentines Workshop - photo by Lauren McCormack Draft Horse Workshop - photo by Derrick Birdsall Helping Hands workshop - photo by Heidi Glatfelter Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Field Trip - photo by Kyle Bagnall Farm Education:… Continue reading A Day Filled With Workshops and Tours
The annual gathering of the organization has started with the annual Board meeting. This year, the Board meets at Hale Farm, which looked lovely in the AM rain we were greeted with this morning. Hope to see you all soon!
The problems with the ALHFAM-L discussion list appear to have been solved, and the list appears to be working properly. Three digest messages were sent over the past 12 hours, but the archives have not yet been updated. Thanks for your patience!
From Martha Katz-Hyman:For reasons unknown to me, the ALHFAM-L is not working right now. I posted a message before 6 a.m. this morning to the list, and it has yet to appear. I wanted to check the list archives to see if it was there, but I cannot check the list archives for 2 reasons:… Continue reading ALHFAM-L problems
From ALHFAM Secretary/Treasurer Judi Sheridan: "Registration has topped 220 and the deadline for registering is today. We are so excited that in 2 weeks so many of you will be coming to Akron, OH to celebrate ALHFAM and all that it offers. More than 125 people signed up for professional development workshops and 98% will… Continue reading Last Day to Register for the Annual Meeting
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