The living history anthology perspectives from the AFLHFAM / edited by Martha B. Katz-Hyman, Cliff Jones, Susan J. McCabe, and Mary Seelhorst.

Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Routledge, 2019
Descriptionpages cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects
Historical museums--United States. --Management.
Historic sites--United States. --Management.
Historic farms--United States. --Management.
Agricultural museums--United States. --Management.
Historical reenactments--United States.

Other author/creatorKatz-Hyman, Martha B.
Other author/creatorJones, Cliff, 1963-
Other author/creatorMcCabe, Susan J.
Other author/creatorSeelhorst, Mary.
Other author/creatorAssociation for Living Historical Farms and Agricultural Museums (U.S.)
Contents Bringing history to life / Martha B. Katz-Hyman, Cliff Jones, Susan J. McCabe, and Mary Seelhorst -- Revisiting living history : a business, an art, a pleasure, an education / Kathryn Boardman -- Living historical farms / Virginia Wolf Briscoe -- Visitor comfort, safety, and access at a living history site / Nan Rickey and Jerry Shapins -- How to hire the best person for your living history site / Derrick Birdsall -- Friends indeed : creating a successful museum volunteer program / David W. Floyd -- Planning living history programs and facilities : seven areas of concern / Edward L. Hawes -- Choosing your method : strengths and weaknesses of interpretive techniques / Prudence Haines, Ron Kley, Bill Reid -- Reconnecting with agriculture : practical approaches / Barbara Corson -- First person interpretation : perspectives on interpreter-visitor communication / Lynne D. Dierking -- Historically correct trade craft presentations : are they possible? A question to provoke more questions / Tom Kelleher -- Special events and their impact on museums : the eleven commandments of public programs / Ken Yellis -- Utilizing living history hobby resources / Tom Shaw -- Using their voices : engaging cultural communities in living history / Ellen Gasser -- Breeds and seeds / Andrew Baker -- Management policies for living collections / Andrew Baker -- Living with livestock : a primer on livestock program planning and implementation / Wendy Engler -- Sketch of a theory for outdoor history museums / Mark P. Leone-- Tier levels and collections management : adapting traditional museum approaches for historic site use / Deborah Scott -- The right stuff : how to get it / Martha Katz-Hyman and Mick Woodcock -- Attitudes toward machinery / Peter Ledwith -- Acquisition and restoration of appropriate machinery for living historical sites / Tom Brown and George Nicholson -- Serving two masters : accurate costuming for small historic sites / Carrie Fellows and Heidi Campbell-Shoaf -- Connections : forethought in interpretation / J. Marc Meltonville, Richard Fitch, Robert Hoare and Robin Mitchener -- The basics of writing furnishings plans / Martha Katz-Hyman and Mick Woodcock -- Living things grow and evolve : the evolution and expansion of living history / Tom Kelleher -- Sowbelly and seedbanks : the living history museum as a process repository / Roger L. Welch -- Living history highpoints : a bibliographic essay / Deborah A. Reid.
Abstract "The Living History Anthology brings together twenty-six practical essays on the craft of establishing and running Living History museums"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018030341
ISBN9780815386865 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9781138353718 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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