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The Historical Fashion Show
A favorite ALHFAM banquet entertainment is the historical fashion show. The good research and careful craftsmanship of creating reproduction historical clothing of our members and their sites is on display. The clothing and textile folks are in seventh heaven. Its always fun to see what time periods and regions are represented. More of the 20th… Continue reading The Historical Fashion Show
Monday On the Road
Monday was a full day of site visits: Pricketts Fort, the Folk Life Center at Fairmont State University and Fort new Salem. Lots of hands-on opportunities at Pricketts. Naps and conversation on the bus rides. - Katie Boardman
Keynote Storyteller- Adam Booth
Our keynote for the conference was professional storyteller, Adam Booth, from Shepherdstown, WV. Some good observations about storytelling and how to use it in museum settings were shared that resonated with the keys to what makes good interpretation. Then it was off to a variety of sessions on research, case studies and tools for living… Continue reading Keynote Storyteller- Adam Booth
Making Our Own Zithers
A popular make and take workshop was for making your own musical instrument- a zither. Participants were cutting, gluing, clamping, drilling, stringing up and tuning their own instrument to take home. A local instrument builder and musician and his wife lead them through the process. Can't wait to hear the results. -Katie Boardman
Western Region Newsletter online now!
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MOMCC Sessions
Currently sitting in a session by Dan Schoeneberg: "Building Bridges, Connections and Context: An Introduction to Interpretive Thinking". It really doesn't matter what we do in the museum field: administrators, curators, restoration, registrars, exhibit specialists, educators, etc.; it all comes down to the interpretation that we present to our museums' guests. So how do we… Continue reading MOMCC Sessions
In Dayton for the MOMCC Conference
Greetings from the hometown of Orville and Wilbur Wright! The 2011 Spring MOMCC Conference is officially kicking off at 7pm tonight at Carriage Hill Metropark, but the pre-conference workshops were held all day today. Particpants had the opportunity to tour the Air Force Museum and Huffman Prairie, take a local foods tour, use an outdoor… Continue reading In Dayton for the MOMCC Conference
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