Historical Societies: News and Highlights

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Historical Societies: News and Highlights Elk Society Honored The Elk County Historical Society has received a Certificate of Commendation from the American Association for State and Local History. The award was “For achievement in disseminating historical information through its newsletter, The Elk Horn. The Elk County society is now entering its twelfth year. The first issue of The Elk Horn appeared several months after the...
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Commemorating a Centennial by Revising a Vision

Posted by on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on Commemorating a Centennial by Revising a Vision The American museum was and is an idea. The European museum was a fact. Almost without exception the European museum was first a collection. With few exceptions most American museums were first an ideal,” Philadelphian Nathaniel Burt wrote in his 1977 history of the American museum, Palaces for People. Unlike their European counterparts, which were usually created to house the great...
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