Behind the Scenes
2001 - Present
History Behind the Scenes, New York, New York
Founder/Principal of consultant service that utilizes 25 years of experience to enhance and to support history, living, history, historic house/site and immigration museums in the areas of Museum Administration/Management, Staff Training, Education/Interpretation, Interpretive/ Master Planning, Collections Management and Research.
See attached client list.
Publications and Conference Papers
Association for Living History, Farms and Agricultural Museums Annual Meeting
"Finding Fritz – A Tale of Ellis Island"
Princeton, NJ, June 2003. (Paper published
"In Sorrow’s Shade: Changing Perceptions of the Past after 9/11/01"
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, June 2002. Past Presidential Address. (Paper published in the Conference Proceedings.)
"Friendly Mirrors: Norman Rockwell's America as a Source for the Interpretation of Everyday Life"
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, June, 1998. (Paper published in Conference Proceedings.)
"Bricks without Straw: The Impact of Historic Preservation Functions upon Staff at a Living History Museum"
Cooperstown, NY, June, 1994. (Paper published in Conference Proceedings.)
"Working the System: The Living Historical Farm as a Fully-funded Creature of Government"
St. Paul, MN, June, 1993. (Paper published in Conference Proceedings).
"The Flip Side: Using Popularizers within the Museum/ Site Context"
Providence, RI, 1990. (Paper published in Conference Proceedings).
"Long Paper Tails and Slick Ink: The General Store as an Agent of Social and Economic Change in the Upper South, 1865-1925"
Indianapolis, IN, 1989. (Paper published in Conference Proceedings).
"The Pitfalls of Dealing Re-enactors"
Old Bethpage, NY, 1988. (Paper published in Conference Proceedings.)
"Home Sweet Home at Meadow Farm: How Dissertation Research Became the Basis for Interpretive Programming at a Living Historical Farm"
Ann Arbor, MI, 1987. (Paper published in Conference Proceedings.)
"In Perfect Order: Changing Spaces in Rural Kitchens, 1850-1930"
Williamsburg, VA, 1985. (Paper published in Conference Proceedings.)
Association for Living History, Farms and Agricultural Museums, Southeast Region Annual Meeting
"How to Research Foodways for Living History Sites"
Presentation, Huntsville, AL, 1993
"Interpreting African-American History: My Mary Chestnut Moment"
Durham, NC, 1992
"Using Replicas and Reproductions in Interpretive Settings"
Golden Pond, KY, 1990
"Hog Butchering: A Last Look"
Greenville, SC, 1988. (Co-author)