From the Desk of Intern Extraordinaire Tara This Tuesday was May 1, which for thousands of years has been celebrated as May Day. Originating as the pagan festival celebrating the […]
History works in mysterious and wonderful ways. The Hammond-Harwood House has a portrait of Philip Yorke, the 1st Earl of Hardwicke, that descended in his family to Susan Amelia Yorke […]
I’ve had a long week of paperwork, paperwork, and more paperwork. It’s for a worthwhile reason, but still tedious. Now that it’s Friday and almost five o’clock it’s time to […]
Intrepid intern Tara has kindly agreed to assist me in sharing more information about items in our collection on the blog. So, without any further ado, here is Tara’s take […]
I don’t know what I would do without the Lewis Walpole Library prints. Every time I find myself lacking inspiration for a Friday blog post I just start browsing and […]
The topic of Thomas Jefferson seems to pop up often, in relation to very diverse topics. In today’s Washington Post, there’s an article about Madeira, the Portuguese wine that was […]
I have Facebook on the brain because I am preparing to present a workshop on museums and Facebook at the Small Museum Association Conference on February 19th. I have to […]
For me, trying to pick a favorite museum is like trying to pick a favorite star in the sky. But if forced, I would probably say that the Metropolitan Museum […]
Remember Mrs. Middleton from last week? In case you don’t, here she is again: Thanks to the miracle that is the Internet, I may (fingers crossed) have a better idea […]