Proceedings of the 2009 ALHFAM Conference and Annual Meetin
(Vol. 32)

From Strangers to Friends

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

 

 

 

Preface: From Strangers to Friends

Keynote: Daniel Boone’s Dream: The Mother World of the Forest, Robert R. Morgan, D.Litt.

A Matter of Survival: Alternatives to Living History at America’s Open Air History Museums

Introduction to “A Matter of Survival,” Charles LeCount
Introducing Audio, Video and Un-staffed Exhibits into Living History Museums, Deb Friedman
A Matter of Survival and Forging Ahead at The Farmers’ Museum, Gwendolyn L. Miner
Rethinking Living History at Westville, Leo J. Goodsell
Living Things Grow and Evolve: The Evolution and Expansion of Living History, Tom Kelleher

From Strangers to Friends: Some Steps Toward Survival

From Strangers to Friends - From Isolation to Communication: Welcome Strangers to Our Museums, Peter Lummel, PhD
Friends Indeed: Creating a Successful Museum Volunteer Program, David J.W. Floyd
Creating a Cultural Heritage Experience, Douglas Farley
Making Friends of Strange Funders:
  Exploring Funding Relationships from Government to your Community
  Neighbors, Emma McDonald
Converting Strangers to Members and Donors, Jeff Switzer
“Globalizing the Local”: Becoming a Cultural Entrepreneur, Rick Fisher
Using Technology to Communicate Your Message and Advance Your Cause:
  Turning Twenty-First Century Strangers into Friends, Heidi Glatfelter
Thinking Outside of the Gallery: An Adventure in Offsite Exhibition, Diana Bell-Kite

Living History Programs Help Museums Make Friends

“In so strange a place”: Representing the Medieval Past at U.K. Heritage Sites, Danae Tankard, Ph.D.
Interpreting the Transportation Revolution One Step at a Time:
  Part One: A Stagecoach for Old Sturbridge Village, Tom Kelleher
  Part Two: The Bullard Bar Room Exhibit, Lauren McCormack
A Nineteenth-Century Effort to Make Friends and Money in Hawaii: Planning, Researching and Interpreting the
  H.N. Greenwell Store in Kona, Hawai’i, Tom Woods, Ph.D.
Making Friends and Spending Money in Hawaii: Furnishing with Reproductions, Mary Seelhorst
Taking the Show on the Road: Presenting a Travelling Musical Show at an 1866 Site, Julian Whittam
Making Lifelong Friends of Children: Historical Day Camps, Steven M. Watts and Wayne E. Williams, Ph.D.
Making Friends and Influencing People: Dealing with the Disconnected Visitor, Kimberly A. Costa
  Reenactors in the House: From Scary Strangers to Welcome Friends;
  Getting in the Door, Carrie Fellows
  Reenactors and the Museums: Reenactors as Immersive Visitors,
  Charles LeCount
  Reenactors in the House: Planning the Big Event, Mark A. Turdo
  Harnessing Reenactors’ Talents to Achieve Your Mission, Mark Texel
Get Them on Your Side: Promoting Your Historic Programming, Kandie Carle

Living History Foundations: Livestock

From Being “A (pesky) Little Ol' Boy” to One of the “Old Boys,” Bob Powell
Historic Replica Plows in America: A Workshop, Wayne Randolph
The First ALHFAM Farmers’ School, Barbara Corson with Ed Schultz, Pete Watson & Jeremy Mills
Wrecks and Runaways: How To Prevent Them, Survive Them, Learn From Them… And Get Back To Work, Pete
Watson, Joyce Henry and Rob Flory

Living History Foundations: Collections

Getting it Right: Reproductions in the Museum Setting, Martha Katz Hyman and Mick Woodcock
Collections Tiering & Deaccessioning: Developing Policies, Procedures & Projects that will Be Your Friends
  Deaccessioning, Deb Arenz
  Tiering and Deaccessioning at Genesee Country Village and Museum,
  Sarah LeCount
Pottery Traditions of the Seagrove Area, Mary Farrell

Living History Foundations: Foodways

Sugar: From the Harvested Cane to the Table, Deborah Peterson
Bread Baking at the Single Brothers Workshop, Old Salem Museums & Gardens, Cindy Kepley and Susan Ball
Choosing, Growing and Grafting Apple Trees: Creating a Personal Orchard, David C. Vernon

Personnel: How to Hire the Best Person for Your Living History Site, Derrick Birdsall
Wayfinding: Signs Along the Way, Katie Boardman

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