Highlights of my reading year.
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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 toContinue reading “Local Museum Adventures”
The “Period of Significance” Trap
How do we break through some of the traps historic houses place on themselves?
Big state, small museums
A few highlights of Alaska museums
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.
My Own Personal Book Awards
A few of my favorites from this past year of reading.
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 andContinue reading “An Ornamental History”
The Great World, Part 2 (Museum Edition)
Some museum highlights from my recent European adventure.
The Great World, Part 1
Adventures on the Danube
Prycer Consulting 