October 31, 2010
WOLF CREEK HERITAGE MUSEUM NOTES by Virginia Scott MUSEUM HAPPENINGS It is great to be home. I enjoy going to the different meeting and gaining information for our work but I get homesick after about three days. This trip was from Tuesday to Sunday so it was a little long. The Meeting of the Nation Trust for Historic Preservation introduced me to a whole new group of professionals. Though the historical commission and museum professionals were there, the majority of attendees were historians and architects that specialize in the preservation and restoration of our historic places. The theme of the conference was the "Next American City" so the focus was on the restoration of our inner cities and main streets. I learned some things that I hope we can use such as the parts of a barn. I have a worksheet that allows us to document our historic barns. If you have an old barn we can document and there apparently grants for restoration of the buildings. I attended a session that discussed the surveying and documenting of ranches, farms, and homesteads that I think will be useful. Learning that documenting our landscapes is as important as documenting our family history. A different but educational meeting. The core team has been busy working on projects in our archive. We are extending the Dord Fitz Exhibit to the end of November. This will end our exhibits for 2010 since we will be closed for the month of December. It has been a busy year with the book project and our usual activities plus two national meetings. We have an addition to the museum we will see if you can notice it when you come to visit. Lovella had to show me. There is always some thing new when I return from trips. We are always changing so come see us. HISTORICAL MUSINGS I met a gentlemen from the Philadelphia area on one of the tours at the preservation meeting that was intrigued by the southern women depicted in sculptures and portraits at the various sites. He asked me and the other southern women present how these women became so prominent in our history. We all looked at him and said together, they assumed the power and leadership. We encouraged him to read about southern women and summarized to him that we are not shy. Interesting observation by him and one I had not really thought about and I guess I just assume that was the way of the world. Strong pioneer women On that note here are some important women from history that did historic things in November:
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