We’ve Done This Before: America’s Big Birthday Celebrations
Throughout America’s past, we have thrown some EPIC birthday
Resources
This is where resources for archives and collections live! I post new blogs about caring for collections, using new resources, and interesting tidbits biweekly. I hope that you can gain some useful tips and tricks to care for your own materials through my posts!
Stay tuned and check back for more information as it comes out!
America’s Turning 250, And You’re Invited
Let's get excited!! The country is having a
More Than a Long Weekend: Names on Walls and the History of Memorial Day
Edward Coon was a man drafted into service for World
Standing Among History: Stories, Objects, and the Space Between
Walking into Signers’ Hall, I found myself surrounded by the
Hot Take: Not Everything Belongs on Display
There is something magical about walking into a new museum!
Reading the Unreadable
Picture this. You open the box you requested from the
Curating Conscience: Accepting Gifts the Right Way
If you work in a small history museum or historical
Primary Sources vs. Personal Stories
My grandparents have a sword that belonged to my 4x
What Historians Love
Most people think historians love grand speeches, treaties, and famous
Preserving “Small” Histories
History is a big concept. The past is all the