Barrie Sapsford’s Post

Keep your Community History Alive Every community has a history, some recorded events bring tourism and notoriety. Once upon a time a town Museum or Library was the only way to learn about the history of the area, then came the internet. So many historic buildings are closing down and being repurposed, including Museums and Libraries. Our town histories are slowly being forgetting in favour of expansion and progress. I believe that every town has a story to tell, and YLM Enterprises - The Digital Story Telling Company are helping communities to keep their history alive. #digitalstorytelling #ylmenterprises #yourlovingmemory

Museums are more than repositories of history—they're powerful platforms for collective healing. At Museum X, we're pioneering a compassionate approach that goes beyond preservation, creating trauma-informed spaces where cultural heritage becomes a catalyst for personal and community resilience. In collaboration with African-centred psychologist Malcolm Phillips, we're reimagining how we engage with difficult histories. Our innovative sessions offer a supportive environment to explore, understand, and ultimately heal from racialised trauma. Discover how we're turning archives into pathways of empowerment and connection. Full insights await in our latest blog post: https://lnkd.in/eaSRkMqJ #HealingThroughHeritage #TraumaInformedCare #CommunityHealing #CulturalResilience

In the face of escalating extreme weather events due to climate change, the role of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM institutions) is more vital than ever. These cultural institutions are not just places of enrichment; they serve as essential resources and safe havens for communities in times of crisis. As we navigate through these challenging times, let's recognize and support the invaluable services that GLAM institutions provide to help us weather the storm together. https://hubs.ly/Q02C_PyY0 #GLAMinstitutions #CommunityResilience #ClimateChangeAwareness 🌍🌪️📚

Now available for pre-order: "Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites," edited by Max van Balgooy and Ken Turnio, and published by Rowman & Littlefield for AASLH. I wrote a chapter for the book, "Not Everyone Celebrates Christmas: Expanding Your Holiday Horizons," which discusses not only Hanukkah, but other faith traditions as well as Christian faith traditions that do not celebrate Christmas as it has come to be observed in the U.S. and Canada. From the back of the book: "Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites offers a wide range of perspectives on Christmas and practical guidance for planning, research, interpretation, and programming by board members, staff, and volunteers involved in the management, research, and interpretation at house museums, historic sites, history museums, and historical societies across the United States. Packed with fresh ideas and approaches by nearly two dozen scholars and leaders in this specialized topic, as well as Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, they can easily be adapted for the unique needs of organizations of various budgets and capacities. An extensive bibliography of books and articles published in the last twenty years provides additional resources for research and exploration." https://lnkd.in/e7wHsDQY

Is there a local museum or historic site in your new area? Spend a day immersing yourself in local history. You might be surprised at what you learn about your new home, or who you might meet! Contact me at (805)478 4784 #MortgageAdvice #HomeBuyingJourney #HomeFinancing #MortgageTips #FirstTimeHomebuyer #PropertyInvestment #HouseGoals #RealEstateAgent #DreamHome #HomeForSale #MDInternationalMarketingGroupInc #NewAmericaRealty

One of the great shifts going on in the history museum field is the way we think about, manage and present the interpretive technique known as "living history." This piece in the The Colorado Sun is an excellent and thoughtful look at how the tensions around representation, volunteerism, and historical accuracy are being experienced at one NPS site in Colorado. Institutional models are changing, and there's a new generation of independent interpreters who choose the times and places they want to present who are changing the focus and experience of living history. Scott Magelssen, whose scholarship on this has been so influential, makes some interesting comments in the piece about how these changes in museums are sitting within a broader cultural interest in immersive experience. I'm interested in more conversation about first-person techniques - when, how, and even whether to use them - and how they are evolving in a time of whole history - perhaps for a future issue of the Journal of Museum Education. Let me know of interesting trends, presentation styles, experiments, and challenges you're witnessing out there! #livinghistory #museums #publichistory #interpretation #performance #museumtheatre #immersiveexperience #volunteers Museum Education Roundtable (MER) @https://lnkd.in/eVERh6uc

Revivals/Renewals initiate change.  Movements propel change.  Organizations sustain change.  Institutions resist change.  Museums memorialize change. Consequently, the church must continuously be renewing itself by seeking revival, feeding movement, loosely organizing momentum, resisting institutionalism, and closing museums.  (from my book, Mobilization Flywheel with Exponential)

Is there a local museum or historic site in your new area? Spend a day immersing yourself in local history. You might be surprised at what you learn about your new home, or who you might meet! Contact me at (805)478 4784 #MortgageAdvice #HomeBuyingJourney #HomeFinancing #MortgageTips #FirstTimeHomebuyer #PropertyInvestment #HouseGoals #RealEstateAgent #DreamHome #HomeForSale #MDInternationalMarketingGroupInc #NewAmericaRealty

With support from the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by IMLS, The Tulare County Library FoundationThe Tulare County Museum have opened their Memory Lab. The memory lab is the only free and public resource for digitizing older media in #CentralCalifornia, and offers professional-grade equipment to ensure that local history is preserved for generations to come. Read the full announcement ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eue3UfUR Learn more about LSTA ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eggdzMuW #LibraryLove #LocalHistory

In the Natural History Museum in London, there is a 5m wide slice from a giant redwood. Its rings chart the 1,300-year life of this 101m tree till it was felled in 1891. Although its roots do not go down that deep (one to two meters on average) they spread as much as 30 meters in all directions. Why? Well, the giant redwood grows where there's plenty of surface water, it doesn't need to tap into deeper water supplies. It needs to capture as much as it can. The Shepherd’s Tree, found in the Kalahari Desert, has roots that go 𝟳𝟬𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽! And yet it only grows up to 10m tall. So while the expression in the image isn't accurate, it still points to truth. The taller we grow and the tougher the situations we face, the more we need resources and relationships to support us. ----------------------------------------- Enjoyed this? 🔄 Share with your network so they can benefit. 👣 And follow me for more sketchy ideas on creativity and critical thinking.