The Museum of American Frontier Culture is best accessed via www.VisitVirginia.org, the state's site... Dr. Kathryn Brown is the one to speak with: 540.332.7850 Its management staff is in disarray, as the executive director, marketing director and development director were all terminated in February-March. ---------- > From: Edward Baker <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re.: Need info--19th c. Irish food,furnishings > Date: Thursday, April 24, 1997 10:17 AM > > Greetings, > > The Virginia Museum of Frontier Culture in Staunton, VA should be an > excellent resource on this topic. They have transported houses/cottages > from Northern Ireland, Germany, and England to their living history museum > to show the derivation of the American farm/home in one of the first > frontier areas of the United States, the Shenandoah Valley. > > The ALHFAM Annual Conference will be hosted by them in June. For > information on the conference visit this web page: > http://www.mysticseaport.org/alhfam/alhfam.conf.html > > I can't make a connection to the MOFC page this morning, I'll have to check > the URL. > > Edward Baker > > ____________ > Joel Lefever, curator > Holland Historical Trust, wrote: > > >We are looking for any information on furnishing the home > >of a low-incomefamily 1866-1871, and information on Irish > >foods in the late 19th century. > > ********** > Edward Baker > Supervisor of Interpretation > Mystic Seaport Museum > Box 6000 > Mystic, CT 06355 > (860)572-0711 > [log in to unmask] > http://www.mysticseaport.org > **********