Category: Uncategorized
-
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…
-
Book lovers unite!
Good books, good people, and good feelings at the North Texas Teen Book Festival.
-
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…
-
The “Period of Significance” Trap
How do we break through some of the traps historic houses place on themselves?
-
So much inspiration!
On a recent trip to DC, I was inspired over and over again by some incredible exhibit design ideas.
-
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.
-
An Ornamental History
When you’re a museum fan and an ornament collector, you might end up with a very full Christmas tree. . . Ornaments have long been one of my go-to souvenirs for big trips, so it’s little wonder that my tree is full of a lot of historic house museums. Several years ago, my friend and…
Prycer Consulting 