Another blog post from our President, Dr. Debra Reid: I have heard the most amazing things at the Food History Conference I am attending at the moment. I have heard about how archaeobotanists have studied hundreds of sites in Europe, the Middle East and China to document the transfer of western crops (particularly wheat and… Continue reading Food, Glorious Food
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Great blog post about ALHFAM
A wonderful write up about just what makes the ALHFAMily the great organization it is by ALHFAM member Andrew Duppstadt: In mid-June I embarked on my first major road trip in my new car. I dropped my mother off in western PA to spend time with her family and I continued on to Akron, Ohio to attend the… Continue reading Great blog post about ALHFAM
ALHFAM Strategic Plan Review
July 6, 2013 ALHFAM is an organization that supports living history in its many forms, as well as living history farm and agricultural museums in North America and beyond. More specifically, ALHFAM exists to “...share practical knowledge...skills...experience, research and passion for participatory learning...to make history relevant to contemporary lives.” To strengthen ALHFAM’s services to members,… Continue reading ALHFAM Strategic Plan Review
The Black Count and other July 4th thoughts
July 4, 2013I have just finished reading The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo, by Tom Reiss. It won the Pulitzer in 2012. I started it on my trip to the American Alliance of Museums and finished it on the U.S. Independence Day, and well worth the time it… Continue reading The Black Count and other July 4th thoughts
Scenes From the Road, part V
Here is another post in the series of reports from our President, Dr. Debra Reid as she particiaptes in the AIMA conference in Estonia. July 2, 2013 Shelf after shelf of seed specimens, too old to germinate, may challenge agricultural museum curators. They may exercise their de-accession policies to reduce the number of fragile glass containers and… Continue reading Scenes From the Road, part V
Scenes from the Road, part IV
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
Scenes from the Road, part III
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
Scenes from the Road… part II
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
Scenes from the Road
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
A Day Filled With Workshops and Tours
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
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