You may also want to look into Historic Cherry Hill in Albany, NY.  They have won awards for their interpretation and it is pretty impressive.

Amanda
NYS Bureau of Historic Sites
________________________________
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carola Rupert Enriquez
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 4:35 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Historic House Museums

You might consider the McFaddin-Ward House in Beaumont, Texas. Good Luck!
Carola Enriquez
Museum Mentor

In a message dated 10/12/2009 12:54:51 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes:
You might want to check out the conference "Rediscovering the Historic
House Museum" at Stratford Hall, Virginia, Oct. 28-29. They are looking
at precisely this topic - change and innovation for the future.
http://www.stratfordhall.org/learn/education/housesym.php

Carol Ely
Locust Grove
Louisville

=========================================================
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).
========================================================= 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).

=========================================================
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).