The White House Garden

Can you believe The Victorian Age is closing in a few weeks? How fast the time has gone!

I heard from SITES yesterday and The White House Garden is shipping out on November 22 from DC. It has been on view in the White House Visitor's Center. It will arrive here that day or the next, depending on DC traffic!

The exhibit will open the evening of our Holiday Open House on Friday December 3. The event is free for members, and guests are $5 each.

The exhibit is going to be fantastic!

Since we will have some extra space in the Keller Gallery, I am also exhibiting recently donated McKinley artifacts from the past 10 years. Even though the President was assassinated more than a century ago, we still receive McKinley donations from time to time. I thought it would be fun to showcase the ones that have come in since I started back in 2001.

Simultaneously I am working on Celebrate the Sixties, our next Keller Gallery exhibition, because The White House Garden will only be with us for 8 weeks. I have chosen the panel and label design, and I am assembling a list of artifacts from our collection, as well as items individuals are loaning for the exhibition. It will be a fun one!

Halloween Party a sucess!

The numbers are in and we had more than 700 guests at the Boo-seum last Friday night!

We are thrilled with the turnout, and thankful for all the wonderful volunteers and staff who helped make this event a success.

I also wanted to mention that my computer is preventing me from blogging as much as I'd like to. The "hijacking" thing is all fixed, but the software that allows me to NOT jump to google analytics also prevents the photo uploading tool from working on Blogger. SO, I can't add any photos from my work computer. Bummer.

If you haven't already, please join the museum's Facebook page. There are no issues with that site, so I can upload whatever photos I want.

I'm still going to keep this blog, and hopefully down the line we'll figure out how to NOT get hijacked AND use the photo and video uploading tools. Right now, I can't post a link either.

Very frustrating.

Next up for the museum is the Day After Thanksgiving. We hope to see you there! For regular admission, you will get all kinds of extra activities. Bring your out of town guests!!

Halloween Party at the "Boo-seum"!!

The museum is hosting our annual Halloween Party at the "Boo-seum" on Friday October 29 from 6:00 to 8:30 PM!

Trick-or-treat throughout the building. Buy a hot dog supper cooked over the fire. Participate in a costume contest. Play games.

There's fun for everyone at our party!

The cost is just $5 per person. Pre-paid reservations can enter through the "short line" that evening, so call 330-455-7043 and sign up!

New Kittens

Regular blog readers know that Chris and I lost both our beloved kitties to cancer in the past 8 months.

Although it was hard to make the decision to move on with new kittens, our house was just too empty and silent. So, a few weeks ago we adopted two kittens!

Introducing....

Snickers and KitKat!



Snickers is on the left and KitKat is on the right.

They are so much fun to have around! And they have really helped heal our broken hearts.

Happy Anniversary to ME!

Believe it or not, as of today, I have been the Curator of the McKinley Presidential Library & Museum for NINE YEARS!

Where has the time gone? It seems like yesterday we were packing up all of our stuff and heading west.

It has been an amazing journey. I have had more opportunities in Canton than I ever dreamed possible! And there are still so many more things I want to do!

Here's to another nine years!

Tonight's the Night!

Everyone is scurrying about the museum, getting ready for Treasures of Stark County: A Behind-the-Scenes Adventure tonight!

I have made all the maps, signs and program. Stephanie is waiting until our field trip students are done to decorate the tables. Steve and his crew already have the tables in place. The caterer is coming at 3:00.

I will be placing our special loaned items in their secure case later today.

We're READY!

Exciting changes in Discover World!

Right now as I type, I can hear installation noise. It's the sound of progress!

Steve and his crew are building a habitat for our newest Discover World resident -- Bandit the Raccoon! He will soon be on exhibit, delighting visitors with his antics!

Another major change is happening today too -- Benchmark is installing the new Watershed exhibit! DW visitors will be able to learn about the water cycle and where our water goes.

Pictures will be posted soon!