April,

You might want to browse the back issues of The Public Historian (a journal
of the National Council for Public History).  They frequently have articles
about outdoor historic sites- I remember an article about the unique
problems associated with declaring the Fresh Kills landfill a historic site,
and another about historic interpretation in national parks.  Come to think
of it, national and state parks are good examples of outdoor museums.

Hope this helps...Katie

> From: adm2v <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 15:07:26 -0500
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> Subject: Request for Reading Suggestions
>
> I am currently pursuing a Master's degree at MTSU in Tennessee.  This is a
> public history program with
> a museum studies track.  I am in the process of determining what my thesis
> topic will be.
>
> I am interested in outdoor interpretation and how museums are/can be
> incorporated into the
> landscape (as opposed to being enclosed within walls).  That is a good start
> on the museum angle, but I
> am in need of help determining my history angle.  I could pick a geographic
> place and time period, or I
> could approach it from a social/cultural history perspective, or ...
>
> A fellow grad student has recommended _Memory in Black and White: Race,
> Commemoration, and the
> Post-Bellum Landscape_ by Paul A. Shackel which I am about to read.  I am
> hoping that you can offer
> additional reading suggestions (or examples of outdoor historical
> interpretation) that might provide
> context/inspiration and eventually end up in my historiography.
>
> Thank you for tolerating such a vague question!  And, thank you, in advance,
> for your responses.
>
> April McCauley
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