the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
For those of you who attended the 2012 Annual Meeting at Farmers Branch, Texas - you might recall the cornerstone of our park, the 1856 Gilbert House. Over time, our staff has been noticing some potential issues with the foundation of the house and to ensure that the Gilbert House makes it through another 160… Continue reading Hidden Treasures
It's always a treat to be able to explore the grounds of Colonial Williamsburg - there's so much to see! A somewhat new annual tradition (relatively speaking) is the annual plowing match. Ed Schultz had a great crew on hand to help those folks who wanted to participate: The highlight of the day for me… Continue reading Site Visit – Colonial Williamsburg
A great day of learning and seeing new things and old friends. For me (Derrick), one of the great things about the annual get together is the site visits and workshops on the day before the "official" conference starts. For me, I went along on the Civil War tour with two outstanding guides in Willie… Continue reading Pre conference workshops, seeing the alhfamily again
It has been a few years since the ALHFAM annual meeting has been held at Colonial Williamsburg but the 2015 edition formally starts today with site visits and pre conference workshops. We'll be updating as time allows!
I am very happy to let everyone know that the preliminary program and registration for the 2015 ALHFAM Annual Meeting in Williamsburg is now available via the ALHFAM website: http://alhfam.org/?cat_id=384&nav_tree=111,117,384 Please note the following: 1. The program is subject to change in terms of when specific sessions take place. We are still making adjustments to… Continue reading ALHFAM 2015 Annual Meeting & Conference Preliminary Program and Registration
In response to many requests, here are preliminary details of the annual meeting so that you can plan now to be in Williamsburg, Virginia, this coming June! We are working to get registration information up on the conference website by mid-February. There will be no registration booklet this year but each registrant will get the… Continue reading 2015 Annual Meeting Preview!
The deadline for proposals for the 2015 ALHFAM Annual Meeting is fast approaching! Proposals may address any facet of living history or museum work, but those with a special emphasis within the general conference theme of "Doing & Telling: A Living History Toolbox" will be given preference. The call for papers is available on the… Continue reading Call for Papers, 2015 ALHFAM Annual Meeting
The annual ALHFAM regional online auction is on! There are already a few items listed, but many more donations are needed to make this fun as well as beneficial to the regions. Make your donations now, and bid through Sunday, December 7th! 100% OF PROCEEDS GO TO THE REGIONS --50% of the selling price goes… Continue reading Annual ALHFAM Regional Auction is Here!
The 2015 ALHFAM Annual Meeting conference committee is hard at work planning this coming year's events, including the site visit days. On Sunday, June 21st, we'll spend the day at Colonial Williamsburg, with special programming (some just for annual meeting attendees), and on Tuesday, we'll split the day between Yorktown and Jamestown. In Yorktown we'll… Continue reading Join Us for the 2015 ALHFAM Annual Meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia, June 19-23.
The ALHFAM-L is up and running again. Thanks for your patience while these issues were resolved. Martha Katz-Hyman ALHFAM Communications Manager The Association of Living History, Farm, and Agricultural Museums An organization of people who bring history to life. http://www.alhfam.org
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