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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.
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> 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
>
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> Joel Lefever, curator
> Holland Historical Trust, wrote:
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> >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
> **********
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