Blog

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

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

July 25, 2019 As a member of the American Association for State and Local History, I receive a copy of History News, the magazine that connects the people engaged in history work to new questions, ideas, perspectives, and each other. This week I received the Spring edition of the History News which focused on the… Continue reading Mental Impact of Historic Sites on Individuals

July 18, 2019 On previous blog posts, I shared my experiences in participating in professional development programs including conferences and seminars. I participated in another program that would not only help me refresh my skills as a public historian and museum professional but could also help several museum professionals who are responsible for collections. Also,… Continue reading Historic House Keeping: A Hands-On Professional Development Experience

July 11, 2019 This month’s Patron request was to share more of my impressions of museums I have visited. Each post I write describes what I saw at the museum and what I learned after my initial visit. I decided to share my experience visiting the New-York Historical Society in honor of their new exhibit… Continue reading Museum Impressions: New York Historical Society

June 27, 2019 History has always been a subject I have been interested in studying and, as I developed my education and career, I became more interested in finding effective ways to translate the study of history to school children and adult visitors. Over the years, I participated in professional development programs that delved into… Continue reading How History is Seen by the Public: AASLH Partnership for Grant-Funded Project

June 20, 2019 I first became aware of history depicted in movies was when I was about nine years old and I heard about the movie Titanic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet being released in theaters. I read books about the history of Titanic with a classmate of mine, and I began to become… Continue reading A Public Historian’s Participation in Historians At The Movies

June 13, 2019 For this month’s patron request, I am going to give my impressions about John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. In previous patron requests, I wrote about museums I have visited during my childhood and adolescence. The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is one that I visited both during my… Continue reading Patron Request: Museum Impressions, JFK Presidential Library and Museum

June 6, 2019 Last week a Google Sheet was released listing salary information museum professionals have volunteered to share with the online museum community. Since workplace equity is an important topic that is discussed and implemented in the museum field, the latest news shows the museum field is serious about improving the quality of museum… Continue reading Moving Towards an Equitable Museum Workforce: Reaction to Salary Doc

May 30, 2019 I have been to a number of museums during my childhood and in current years. This week’s post is a museum I visited during my childhood: the Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts. I visited the museum with my family and one of the exhibits that stood out to me was the… Continue reading Museum Impressions: Museum of Science, Boston