October 3, 2019 I recently started to have discussions about interpretation and storytelling for current projects I am working on, and they have inspired me to reflect on interpretation in museums and historic sites. Since officially beginning my career in the museum field in 2012, I learned about the importance of translating historical narrative for… Continue reading Interpretation: The Importance of Storytelling in Museum Programs
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Philadelphia Museum Impressions: Museum of the American Revolution
September 26, 2019 I wrote last time about my museum impressions on Independence Hall when I was down in Philadelphia for the AASLH Annual Meeting. Another place I visited during the first day of the conference was the Museum of the American Revolution. Since I was participating in a networking event later in the day,… Continue reading Philadelphia Museum Impressions: Museum of the American Revolution
Digital Resource Examination: The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook
September 19, 2019 Resources for public historians and museum professionals are numerous, and as both fields are talking about and taking action to being more inclusive there is a demand for resources to help museums, historic sites, and its staff become more inclusive. There are books, professional development sessions, webinars, articles, et. cetera professionals develop… Continue reading Digital Resource Examination: The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook
Museum Impressions: Independence Hall
September 12, 2019 On the first day of the AASLH Annual Meeting, I decided to not attend workshops and walk around Philadelphia to visit various sites. I mentioned in the previous blog post that I went to Philadelphia as a teenager with my family, and because it has been sixteen years since I visited, I… Continue reading Museum Impressions: Independence Hall
Remembering 9/11: 18 years later
September 11, 2019 Normally I would be posting a blog post on Thursdays but today I decided to write a short post in addition to my Thursday post because I had a number of thoughts as I remember the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. I read various articles today about remembering those attacks on… Continue reading Remembering 9/11: 18 years later
#AASLH2019: Conference Recap
September 5, 2019 Last week I attended the AASLH Annual Meeting for the first time located in Philadelphia. If you were following along with me on Twitter, I tweeted a lot about the sessions I attended, the events I participated in, and the places in Philadelphia I visited on my own. I included a highlight… Continue reading #AASLH2019: Conference Recap
Services Examination: Explorable Places
August 22, 2019 As a museum professional, there are so many services I learned about that offer various ways to facilitate museum practices. For instance, there are services that help museum educators run booking and scheduling school programs. There are also services that help education programs get attention from parents and teachers to learn about… Continue reading Services Examination: Explorable Places
Humanities Indicators Results Reaction: Visitors Historic Sites and Museums on the Rise
August 15, 2019 This past Monday, I discovered an interesting study that was examined and presented by Humanities Indicators. For those who are not familiar with them, Humanities Indicators is run by the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences. The Academy is an honorary society that recognizes and celebrates the excellence of its members,… Continue reading Humanities Indicators Results Reaction: Visitors Historic Sites and Museums on the Rise
Museums I Visited While I Was in College: Springfield Museums
Added on August, 8, 2019 For this month’s patron request, I am going to share memories of museums I visited back when I was in college. If you would like to learn more about Patreon and make your own requests please visit my Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/lindseysteward . One of my previous blog posts had… Continue reading Museums I Visited While I Was in College: Springfield Museums
Virtual Museum Experiences: Impressions of Museum Education Roundtable’s Journal of Museum Education
August 1, 2019 This week Museum Education Roundtable released the forty-fourth volume, number three edition of their journal, Journal of Museum Education, online. In case you are not familiar with the journal, the Journal of Museum Education is a peer-reviewed journal released by the Museum Education Roundtable four times a year that explores and reports… Continue reading Virtual Museum Experiences: Impressions of Museum Education Roundtable’s Journal of Museum Education
