Lincoln’s Cottage receives MUSE award

President Lincoln’s Cottage, a National Trust Historic Site in Washington, DC, was just awarded a Silver MUSE Award from the Media and Technology Committee of the American Association of Museums, for “Lincoln’s Toughest Decisions,” an interactive experience that puts visitors in the role of President Lincoln’s cabinet members. Designed to supplement interpreter-led discussions and [...]

Blogging with Historical Documents

An interesting approach to blogging on historic collections is being taken by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.  Chewpapers.blogspot.com follows the efforts of several archivists in restoring and organizing a trove of documents recovered from the Chew’s family estate, Cliveden. The blog takes an interesting approach to the documentation by scanning the documents and [...]