At most of the museums I have visited, a house tour has made up a major part of the interpretation. The number of exhibits varies at each museum, with major museums such as Mount Vernon featuring massive buildings dedicated to extensive museums, and smaller museums displaying only briefly descriptive signs. Even at museums with considerable…
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Aug
29
Looking at Tour Guides
Jul
28
A few numbers
Now that I am more than halfway through my museum visits, I realized that I’ve accumulated a good deal more numbers that I am used to in history. I thought it would be interesting, and perhaps a bit fun, to look at some of the numbers I have and see if there is any meaning…
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Jun
27
Why are you here?
In the past weeks, as I’ve visited historic plantations (22 now!), I’ve begun to wonder why the other people on the tours with me have visited these sites. Some of these places cost a good deal of money or are considerably out of the way of any other attractions. What draws people in? Why do…
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