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Small Museum of the Month: President Lincoln’s Cottage
July’s featured Small Museum of the Month is President Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington, D.C.
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Small Museum of the Month: Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art
The Small Museum of the Month for May is the Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art in David City, NE. The institution is the only museum dedicated exclusively to agrarian
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Small Museum of the Month: Philadelphia Public History Truck
This month’s museum: Philadelphia Public History Truck in Philadelphia, PA. Community engagement is a necessity for any museum or historic home. Long-term sustainability requires connecting with new audiences regularly and
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Small Museum of the Month: History Hunters Youth Reporter Program
This month, Sustaining Places is highlighting the work of the History Hunters Youth Reporter Program in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Imagine walking the grounds of estates with noble-sounding names like Stenton and
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Small Museum of the Month: Virginia Living Museum
Welcome to our brand new page, which will highlight a new small museum each month! Each museum that is highlighted has been selected due to its creation of an innovative
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Welcome to Sustaining Places!
This site is a collaborative resource project from the Museum Studies Program at the University of Delaware and the Tri-State Coalition of Historic Places. It is supported by a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services’ 21st Century Museum Professionals Program. Here, we collect and share examples of good ideas and best practices for small historical organizations.
