Meet a Museum Blogger: Tim Grove

Tim Grove is Chief of Museum Learning at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. He recently wrote about his twenty-year (and counting) public history career in his new book A Grizzly in the Mail and Other Adventures in American History. He is an active participant in the History Relevance Campaign, an effort underway to … Continue reading →

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A Few Things Before We Wrap Up the SHA Countdown

The “Why Should You Attend SHA?” 11 posts in 11 days from the SHA Class of 2011 Museum Minute countdown will wrap up later this morning with a post from Dr. Patricia Williams Lessane, Executive Director at the Avery Research Center at The College of Charleston. But before we wrap up, there are a few things I wanted to say … Continue reading →

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Seminar for Historical Administration: Thank You!

I’ve been out of town for three weeks. THREE WEEKS! That’s three weeks away from the office, my dog…and did I mention the office? Where was I? I was at the Seminar for Historical Administration (SHA) in Indianapolis, Indiana. What is SHA? SHA is the longest-running professional development seminar in the country specifically targeted to … Continue reading →

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Historical Costumes

Growing up, I was very fortunate to have a mom who A. could sew and B. always offered to sew me an amazing Halloween costume. I don’t have any childhood photos of me online (boo), but rest assured, the costumes were pretty amazing – and I still have them! My mom actually wanted to get … Continue reading →

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