Most towns and counties have more local history sitting in plain sight than residents realize. Street names, old buildings, parks, an...
A small museum will never out-spend a major city institution on interactive exhibits, touchscreen displays, or large-scale renovations. T...
Not every historical society needs a new website. Plenty of small organizations get by fine with a simple site that just tells people who the...
Guided tours are great when you have the staff or volunteers to run them on a regular schedule. Most historic districts don't. Self-g...
Almost every museum, historic society, or community that we talk to has the same problem. Somewhere in a back room, a filing cabinet, or a hard d...
If you've never heard the term "History Hub," you're not behind. It's not an industry standard term. It's just the name ...
Downtown and Main Street organizations think about their district differently than a museum thinks about a collection. The goal isn't...
Funding is usually the first question we get from historical societies, small museums, and municipalities. It's a fair question. Most of th...
Most museums we talk to have already thought about QR codes. Some have already tried them. Fewer are happy with how it went.
The code itself is never the...
If you work at a museum, historical society, or local government, you already know the drill. A good idea doesn't just need to make sense. I...