Does anyone out there have advice on successful booklets/books documenting
one's historic house.  Our 1812 Wickham House just emerged from a ten-year
restoration project.  It is interpreted on its own and as the largest
artifact in our exhibition on the history of downtown Richmond, Virginia.
We have a (little) bit of money and we would like to publish a print piece
on the house.  What have you found to be effective in conveying the issues
important to understanding your house museum?  What level do you pitch the
narrative?  What text/image ratio makes your public happy and enlightened?
What sells?

Thanks for the advice!

Farar Elliott
Director of Public Programs
The Valentine Museum
Richmond, Virginia
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Farar Elliott
Director of Public Programs
Valentine Museum
Richmond, Virginia