Thank you Martha. Yes, the Kona Historical Society's H. N. Greenwell Store
is an 1890 general store in Captain Cook, Hawaii. It was carefully stocked
with reproductions and originals as appropriate. This 1890 living history
store opened in 2007 and uses a unique interpretive approach that has
visitors take the role of one of three customer profiles. They can make a
transaction (sell and buy) like one that would have been made by Kekoanui, a
Hawaiian paniolo, Mrs. Todd, a French woman married to an American who
operated a nearby boarding house, or Manual Golarte, a Portuguese dairyman
from mauka (up mountain). While a few excess reproductions may still be
available for sale (Ku`ulani at [log in to unmask]), most items are
integral to the ongoing interpretive program. Mary Seelhorst did the final
furnishing plan and I was the lead planning consultant for the research,
planning process, and wrote the interpretive plan and manual. Martha has
provided Mary's e-mail below. Mine is also below. The 2009 ALHFAM Conference
Proceedings will have two articles by Mary and me on the planning,
furnishing, and interpretive process. (alhfam.org) You could also check out
the ALHFAM Reproduction List for appropriate vendors.

Tom

Thomas A. Woods, Ph.D.
President, Making Sense of Place, Inc.
1521 Grandview Ave.
Oconomowoc, WI 53066-3422
[log in to unmask]
262-569-1698
Fax: same as phone

Martha Katz-Hyman wrote:

The store at the Kona Historical Society was stocked with reproductions made
by Mary Seelhorst and Tom Wood, who did the furnishing plan as well.  Tom is
the principal of "Making Sense of Place"
(http://www.makingsenseofplace.com/) and Mary is a consultant for many
historical societies and museums.  You can reach her at
[log in to unmask]  BTW, the recreated late 19th century store is an
exhibit--not a real store for buying things!

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Barbara Hass <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

"...Stocked with accurate reproductions of goods that filled the shelves and
hung from the ceiling joists, the store offers a glimpse of activities at
Kalukalu over a century ago. Close your eyes and be transported back in time
as the storekeeper offers St. Jacobs Oil to cure your arthritis or
rheumatism. Check out the store merchandise as the clerk assembles your
order of denim trousers, woolen long johns, coffee beans, tobacco, rice,
calico yard goods, a 24-length of rope to tie off your horse, and a parasol
to protect the ladies from the bright Kona sun...."
http://www.konahistorical.org/tours-store.html

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