Dear Steven: Here are a few suggestions of places to look at. Thoreau Farm Trust. While the organization was formed to preserve the building and interpret the life of Henry David Thoreau, it has a wider mission as a community resource and educating on the topic of sustainable living. They house the offices of another non profit, are located next to a farm that grows food for a local soup kitchen, and have space for community groups to meet. As a result, they are more than just an historic site. One full-time employee https://thoreaufarm.org/ The H. L. Ferguson Museum on Fishers Island, NY is the "total package" community museum. they interpret the local history, natural history and archaeology. they have a strong program with the local school and partner with another non-profit to provide nature programs. They also have an auditorium/lecture space and a library. They are not in an historic structure, however. One full time Director/Curator and a couple part time gallery attendants. Open less in winter as it is mainly a seasonal community. http://fergusonmuseum.org/ Noah Webster House/West Hartford Historical Society operates out of the Noah Webster House with a large addition used for events and educational programming. They are owned by the Town of West Hartford, CT. They do a lot of school programing and have some costumed interpretation. They do specific Noah Webster as well as Town-wide history topics in exhibits. Four Full time and several part time employees. https://noahwebsterhouse.org/ Hope these are helpful? Best Regards, Valarie Valarie J. Kinkade Principal Museum & Collector Resource, LLC -----Original Message----- From: Steven Hunter <[log in to unmask]> To: MUSEUM-L <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thu, Jul 26, 2018 3:19 pm Subject: [MUSEUM-L] museum start-up Hello, I am a high school history teacher in Pennsylvania. I am trying to start a local history museum-community facility in my area which would be a joint venture between the school district and local township. Ideally, we would house it in an under-used historic building, create programs essential to the K-12 curriculum (field trips there at least annually), and—when appropriate—use student labor to develop relevant skills (assisting in historic preservation, living history re-enactments, exhibit research and design, etc.) As we are just starting, could anyone recommend existing facilities for us to study as a potential model? We're looking for inspiration from both a governance/mission-statement standpoint and educational programming. Many thanks for your thoughts, -Steven Hunter To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).