Author: Melissa Prycer
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Feeling Appreciated
Last month, a surprising email landed in my inbox. It read, in part: As the year comes to a close, we’ve been reflecting on the incredible community that sustains our work—and as a Subscriber, you have been an essential part of that story. We’d like to personally invite you to our State of DTC Luncheon taking place on…
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Finally journeying to the middle of nowhere Nebraska. . .
As a lifelong reader and museum goer, literary historic sites have always had a special place in my heart. In a few days, I’ll finally hit a spot that has been on my bucket list for a long time: Red Cloud, Nebraska, home of Willa Cather. I first read Cather when I was in high…
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Local Museum Adventures
Though museums are always a centerpiece of trips, I’m generally terrible about making time to visit museums when I’m at home. There’s no good reason, other than what we all know is our biggest competition: the couch. But this summer, there were two exhibits at local museums that I wanted to make an effort to…
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The “Period of Significance” Trap
How do we break through some of the traps historic houses place on themselves?
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So much inspiration!
On a recent trip to DC, I was inspired over and over again by some incredible exhibit design ideas.
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A challenge to my fellow historians
When was the last time you hung out as a historian with a whole bunch of non-historians? Maybe it’s time.
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