Monthly Archives: January 2011

by | January 19, 2011

All in a Day’s Work: Behind the Scenes with a Tour Guide

Greetings from the front of the house here at Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki! This is Emily Kubota, Lead Tour Guide.  As a new employee of the museum, I look forward to all the new opportunities and challenges that await the tour guides in … Continue reading →

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by | January 13, 2011

Alligator Wrestling: The Stories of the Men Who Do It

This is Elizabeth Lowman, Oral History Coordinator, writing about oral history for you again.  In the last several years I have been here, I have collected several oral history interviews and demos about alligator wrestling.  A few excerpts of the interviews … Continue reading →

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by | January 5, 2011

Testing for Safety: Heavy Metals and Pesticides in Museum Collections

Are there hidden dangers in your museum collection?  When it comes to health and safety sometimes you can’t even see the most dangerous elements.  Did you know that from the 1700’s to the 1970’s heavy metals, such as arsenic and … Continue reading →

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