Report from AASLH Meeting in Indianapolis

I’ve just spent the last few days in Indianapolis attending the annual meeting of the American Association for State and Local History. The meeting attracted 800 people who work with historic sites (including a dozen from National Trust Historic Sites) and historical collections from across the country. AASLH provided plenty of opportunities to [...]

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Strategies for Reaching Teenagers

Teenagers typically represent the smallest audience for historic sites and usually they visit under seeming duress (a school field trip or a family vacation). But there are ways to attract and engage teens through thoughtful programming. At the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association for State and Local History, the three educators [...]

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John Maeda analyzes Simplicity at Glass House on YouTube

The Philip Johnson Glass House, a National Trust Historic Site, was recently analyzed by John Maeda, the new president of the Rhode Island School of Design, on a YouTube video beautifully produced by Cool Hunting. Maeda calls the Glass House “a wonderful illusion. When you hear ‘the Glass House’, you think of a [...]

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Historic Sites and YouTube

Using web based media to engage the public with historic sites has many advantages. Perhaps the most beneficial is the fact that a visitor does not have to be physically present at a historic site to gain information and engage with the site. The web provides many options for historic sites to reach out to [...]

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Villa Finale launches blog

Villa Finale, a National Trust Historic Site under development in San Antonio, Texas, recently launched a blog at villafinale.wordpress.com to keep the community apprised of its work prior to opening in 2009. You’ll read postings from several different staff members about preservation, collections, local history, and programs.
If you haven’t noticed, all the blogs at [...]

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