tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54471376267629424562024-03-13T10:05:57.756-07:00USC's England Field SchoolHist 786 is a summer field school in the United Kingdom (based in Cornwall and North Yorkshire) to provide comparisons with U.S. theory and practice in archives administration, museum management, and historic preservation. It offers behind-the-scenes tours of museums and historic sites, as well as meetings with curators, archivists, administrators, and government officials to discuss the practice of public history in the UK.Tech Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102764262411542608noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447137626762942456.post-28256817550978068852013-06-28T12:23:00.002-07:002013-06-28T12:23:28.900-07:00Getting to Alnwick!<span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">During our first weekend of free time we had a plan: going to Alnwick Castle to see where the first two Harry Pitter films we done. Our trip would be pretty simple. According to the Internet, we just had to take the train to Newcastle and then take the bus from the Berwick station to Alnwick.</span><br />
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So we landed in Newcastle with plenty of time to get from the train station to another station called Berwick-upon-Tweed. The only problem was that we couldn't find the station on any city maps. Finally we ended up at the local bus station and asked a worker where the Berwick National Express station was. He told us to take the city bus, and since we were being money conscious and thinking it was just at the other end of town, we said we would walk.</div>
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"Your going to WALK to Berwick!?!?" His face was priceless. What the Internet had left out and what we had not investigated fully was that the Berwick-upon-Tweed station was an hour and a half bus ride away. We definitely weren't walking. After getting some comedic directions to the national express station by said worker (they included some impressive dance moves), we made it to the National Express station, and in lime with our day so far, could not get a bus. Back to the train station we went, a little bummed we have to pay for another train ticket to get to Berwick, but we did and we were on our way.</div>
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Now that large amount of time we had to get to the bus station just got incredibly shortened. Arriving in Berwick we quickly got directions from a cabbie, and took off running through the town. After asking one more cabbie and a fellow passerby, we finally made it to a random bus stop in the middle of Berwick that the National Express stopped at.</div>
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Finally we made it to Alnwick. We had a great time there and this experience has become one of those moments of our trip that we laugh at. It is a bit disputed amongst the group but I personally count both Newcastle and Berwick as places we visited. We didn't go to any tourist attractions or stay there over night but we got lost and or ran through the towns, frequented several different public transportation centers, and we got to speak to several locals who helped us out. Many thanks for that!</div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447137626762942456.post-35094550086866099652013-06-28T04:03:00.001-07:002013-06-28T04:06:36.414-07:00Take a Look, It's in a Book<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Each time I have passed a second-hand bookstore on this trip, I have made an effort to stop in and peruse their wares. I usually start in the local section, knowing that the books in one store’s local section will probably be not replicated in the next city, but definitely will not across the country. My first second-hand purchase was a book that proved quite interesting, useful, and illuminating in my first week here. It was </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><i>A Popular Dictionary of Cornish Place-Names </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">by O.J. Padel, and I spent many long car rides looking up the origins of the names of cities, rivers, and historic sites we passed. Using the book as a traveling aid has been one of many experiences in England that demonstrates the ways in which history overlays the present. The names of places reveal a long and winding past, combining the names of figures with literal depictions of geographical features in near-dead tongues, sometimes noting historic or cultural events in poetic ways. The ability to reference the book has made me wish for the ability to always have the names of places at hand, for they provide a rich and subtle look at a long-distant past not always accessible through the sources we have readily available.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of the other books I have purchased will not be discussed in this post, because they were purchased as gifts for my family, and I will not spoil it for them through this blog. Through the wonder of second-hand bookstores, I have finally had the opportunity to discover Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. I have always been overwhelmed by the sheer number of books that make up the series. At this point, there are over thirty books in the Discworld saga. I picked up the first, twentieth, and twenty-sixth book, reading them out of order within that disjointed grouping. In a sense, the way I have approached the Discworld series is similar to the way the England Field School course structured an introduction to the British approach to museums and historic sites. I have taken a varied and disparate grouping of visits and concepts and attempted to draw them together into a grand narrative of learning. The alien organizations of the National Trust and English Heritage as well as the constellation of private trusts and charities that preserve and protect individual sites, as well as laws and government programs such as the National Lottery Heritage Fund, have each been illuminated by brief, small windows by the many places we have visited. The tales of the city of Ankh-Morpork and its environs, all resting on a disc on a turtle’s back, may have seemed daunting at first, but the exposure I have gained through constant reading have made it almost legible. In a similar sense, English public history, as well as the tenets and practices of the discipline in general, have become much clearer to me through repeat exposure, as I have traveled around this country, building connections with classmates, professionals, and historic places.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00422093344667314887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447137626762942456.post-44184550133222011962013-06-28T04:02:00.001-07:002013-06-28T04:06:13.760-07:00Pasty, Present and Future<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On my next pasty venture in Falmouth, I purchased two. One was the traditional beef, while the second was Thai chicken. I bought these tasty pasties from the chain Pasty Presto, which is similarly confined to the Southwest. The pasty is one of the cultural touchstones of Cornwall, and its importance in this regard has made pasty chains as numerous in Cornwall as burger chains in the States. In Cornwall, pasties are as prolific as fish and chips.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will end by discussing my true first pasty experience, which occurred in ninth grade in Miami, Florida. The teachers at my high school would sell something called “pastelitos” between classes. When I traveled to England almost a decade later, I was confused as to whether pasties were Cornish or South American. Ultimately, the global spread of the Cornish explains this seeming discrepancy. This, along with many other experiences on this trip, has shown me that understanding the complexities of the English story does not only illuminate the history and practices of England. It provides context and depth to the international experience, filling in holes in my knowledge I didn’t even know I had. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00422093344667314887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447137626762942456.post-37133837712774935372013-06-28T04:00:00.002-07:002013-06-28T04:05:41.917-07:00Barking up the Wrong Castle<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I always stop to have a chat if I see a person walking with a greyhound. Back home, my family has rescued four greyhounds over the past decade, and I have a great affinity for the breed. As I have traveled through England, this tendency I have developed has been aided by the fact that the country is so dog-friendly. In my travels, I have currently chatted with three greyhound owners (although one of the dogs was a mix that baffled me because it had a greyhound's body with a face not associated with the breed). In this country, dogs seem to be almost ubiquitous in daily life. I have seen people walking with their dogs in every community I have visited (most notably a black and white breed that I can't identify that seems to be extraordinarily common here). England most definitely has a strong pedestrian culture, with near-constant access to scenic views and winding hilly roads. In this environment, dogs are a great traveling companion. I have seen people take their dogs places I never imagined would be allowed, inside second-hand bookstores, stately house museums, and ruined castles. In England, it seems like dog accessibility is the default for any outdoor site, with signage being required to bar dog owners from bringing their pets with them.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The experience of seeing dogs at ancient places has challenged my views of where pets should be allowed. I initially shuddered at the idea of a pet defecating upon the grave of a fourteenth-century monk or digging at the ground where, perhaps, valuable archaeological finds could be buried. After all, a dog doesn't have the knowledge or appreciation of the past that humans have developed. As I continued to notice visitors who brought their pets to sites, I quickly retracted this line of thought. Even if animals do not have an inherent respect for historic sites, it would take the most negligent owner combined with the most destructive dog to truly negatively impact the historic location. On top of that, greater access for visitors to bring pets would no doubt increase their number. As it stands, sites, especially those operated by English Heritage, put an emphasis on family and youth events. I know from experience that the responsibility of pet ownership tempers the amount of time you are willing to spend outside the house, as the longer you are away from home, the more you picture your dog hungry, bored, and possibly fouling the carpet. In a country where most sites are technically within driving distance, at least for a day trip, the ability to bring along a beloved pet would enhance your experience while allowing you to spend more guilt-free hours at a historic location. If a family brings a dog along, children who might otherwise be quickly put off by a historic learning experience will learn to associate sites with good times and family, driving future generations to return and perhaps purchase National Trust or English Heritage membership. If heritage conservation is a business, fun and family are crucial to its marketing. Perhaps some dog poop on ancient things is a necessary ingredient for the future of the field.</span></div>
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the adjacent trail. As we hiked Mike Collins, an English Heritage inspector for
the site, discussed the unique challenges of managing the trail. He told us how
English Heritage has had to think a bit creatively since thousands of hikers pass
through each year, walking on top of areas that need to be preserved for future
archeological digs. Plus there are the problems of making sure hikers don’t
walk on top of the wall!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unlike on the Appalachian Trail (AT) in the United States,
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The AT contains constructed the trailheads and educates
hikers to follow conservation guidelines; however on Hadrian’s Wall, little
construction can be done to prepare the soil for large amounts of visitors
because of the area’s potential archaeological significance. Therefore English
Heritage along with the National Trust put down a layer of fertilized soil about
once a year to maintain grass growth (and therefore resist erosion caused by
hikers) and mow wide trials to encourage more people to spread out. </div>
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There are parts of the trail that are too narrow for hikers
to spread out so in those areas, gravel or stone walkways have been installed.
Other areas needed firmer trails since they were too muddy to expect people to
willingly walk though. Also these more established paths encourage hikers to
avoid hiking through the Roman forts scattered every mile or so along the wall.
<o:p></o:p></div>
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Collins said that he tries to reduce the amount of signs
since they ruin the historical and natural setting, and believes the stone
trails are enough for hikers to know what is expected of them. From my
experience on the AT, this sounded a bit funny since the trail regularly has
white blazes to reassure hikers they are on the correct path. Also the AT puts
up signs commemorating local events and hiking groups who maintain the trial. I
am sure there are regulations about avoiding too much signs, but there is
definitely more of an aversion along Hadrian’s Wall. Perhaps this is because
the wall does not have as many trees, which are more conducive to signs, but
more importantly I think it is because Hadrian’s Wall is still seen as an
active archeological site while the AT is viewed more as a challenge and
attraction.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MSUWiYVVTfA/Uc00YeearCI/AAAAAAAAACk/DIOV68n05qE/s1600/IMG_3787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MSUWiYVVTfA/Uc00YeearCI/AAAAAAAAACk/DIOV68n05qE/s200/IMG_3787.JPG" width="200" /></a>Another way English Heritage tries to reduce the hikers’
impact on the wall is through a stamp program. Hikers are given a passport that
they can get stamped at various stations along the trail, but only during
certain months. This way, hopefully hikers will plan to come during the months
of the year when the wall can handle more visitors. I am not sure how much this
would work; I think hikers just come during the months that have the best
weather anyways.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hadrian’s Wall faces a common problem we have heard from
other places in trying to balance public accessibly with protecting the site
from the wear of use. I greatly enjoyed walking along the wall and would like
to come back one day to hike the whole thing; not only do you get great views
but you also literally are walking on top of history. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447137626762942456.post-72461618184664333712013-06-27T16:20:00.003-07:002013-06-28T00:45:47.195-07:00"A Farewell to Kiplin"One of our projects on this trip has been volunteering at Kiplin Hall, a 17th century manor and home to the founder of Maryland. The job that Andrew and I were given was to review the archives. We weren't sure what to expect and after a full day of reviewing documents about installing a pond we weren't hopeful that it would get too exciting.<br />
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Our luck changed the next week when we found a play that the last Kiplin resident, Bridget Talbot wrote. In an attempt to save her home, which was falling apart, she turned to the National Trust and later the British government and was turned away. Her reaction to this news was to write a play called "A Farewell to Kiplin," that demonstrated not only her disgust with the whole process but also her plan B on how to save the house.<br />
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The scenes of this play are engaging, mostly because they play up the extremes of the mid-1950's. She has the government officials come in and discuss the various ways they are going to ruin the house. These ideas go from the very extreme (H-bomb), to political (turning it into a communist school), and immediate acts of destruction (throwing darts at a famous painting.)<br />
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Another tactic used in the play is bringing in foreigners (American, Russian, Indonesian) to show their reactions to the manor. No tourists are featured more prominently than the American one, who confesses that no matter how much money America has it will never be able to have historical homes as old as Kiplin. The American tourist gets increasingly upset about the house not being saved, especially when he learns that the house belonged to the man who started the Maryland colony. This was intentional by Bridget whose plan B was to get American support in saving the house. She even goes so far as to call the house "an American shrine." It didn't completely work in getting her house saved, that part would come later, but this play did reach an American audience and Bridget Talbot was heard.<br />
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Is this play over dramatic? Absolutely! Yet when you get beyond that I think this play really shows the struggle that Bridget went through. She clearly loved her home and was prepared to do a lot to save it, and I admire her tenacity. Working at the archives and seeing the first hand accounts of the preservation process makes being in Kiplin an even more enjoyable experience because you know about the effort that went in to saving it.<br />
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Today when I walked through Kiplin and said my own farewell, I couldn't help but think that Bridget Talbot would be very happy that her home has not only be restored but that it is a thriving part of the historic community in North Yorkshire.<br />
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Kiplin Hall<br />
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(Photo Courtesy of Robert Olguin)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447137626762942456.post-33633159221129218352013-06-27T09:55:00.001-07:002013-06-27T09:55:16.267-07:00The Quest to Find Cannoli
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is the tale of the quest I found myself over the
past few weeks. It is may not seem like the most exciting tale, but a great
discovery did hang in the balance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">When we first
began our trip, Andrew, one of my classmates, expressed a rather intense desire
to find a cannolo. (More on exactly what this food is later on.) He had spent the
last few days in London but had not succeeded at finding this particular
pastry. For the next week or so, Andrew’s periodic request to find cannoli was
either ignored, or joked about by the rest of the group. However since I am
quite the “proper” competitive person, after a couple weeks I began to see the
search for cannoli as a personal challenge to my ability to locate something. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The quest began
quite slowly. All I did at first was glance over the menus I saw on the outside
of various Italian restaurants wherever we happened to be. Before too long, the
entire group was not only looking over the menus on Italian restaurants, but
also actually going a little out of our way just to search out these places. All of our efforts were to no avail. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">This past
Monday, we continued our search in York, despite the fact that Andrew was not
with us. York possesses a great number of Italian restaurants within the city
walls, and between the four of us there, I honestly believe we looked at the
menus for all of these places. Not a single one offered cannoli. This was when
I decided to take our search to the next level. For the challenge was no longer
Andrew’s personal desire to eat the pastry; it was now a grand foreign quest
for our group. If we failed, our entire voyage would have been in vain. (Ok,
maybe not the <i>entire</i> voyage, but we
would be really bummed.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">After returning
to our base at the Coach House, I ran a keyword search and located a single
café that sold cannoli, just outside of York’s walls. Then, using a
“highly-detailed” map, I marked the location of our destination. We were
officially prepared for the final stage of our quest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The "highly-detailed" map of York. Also known as, a marked up tourist map. </span></div>
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afternoon, we set off around the walls of York. For two of us, the walk meant
we would have completed an entire circuit of the city’s walls in our two days
there. But this walk meant something much more than a silly accomplishment.
This walk allowed us to fulfill our <i>destinies </i>through the completion of our
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at Skeldergate Bridge, we continued walking along Bishopgate Street, rather
than climbing back up on the wall. After approximately three blocks, we found
ourselves in front of <i>Trinacria: Sicilian
Café Bar</i>. Inside, we found several varieties of cannolo. Our object
fulfilled, we completed our quest by returning to the walls of York and completing
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some of your may
be wondering why we struggled so much to find cannoli here in the UK. As it
turns out, these little fried tube-like pastries traditionally filled with
ricotta cheese are a Sicilian dessert that American Italian cuisine has adopted.
In other countries, including mainland Italy itself, the owners of Italian restaurants
haven’t even heard of cannoli. So our grand quest led not only to the sweet
dessert itself, but also to a little more knowledge regarding the differences
between the US and UK. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ever since we began our journey we have been guided with the help of a Sat-Nav. The beauty of these devices is that you can program different voices to read you directions. While it would be wonderful if Snoop Lion or Arnold Schwarzenegger were available choices they also were only available to premium subscribers. However. We had plenty of voices left to choose from. The default voice was Serena (who had a voice that sounded like a computer). We very quickly tired of her and moved on to Tim (The Brit). His accent provided some general amusement, but he was no James (The Australian). He turned out to be the group favorite and also had the most "proper" phrases. For example, "next chance you get pull a U-eeee" or "Make sure you toss those back seat drivers out and bear right."</div>
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With such a wonderful experience the first time around, we made sure when we arrived in the North our new car had a directional unit. The initial voice was very lame and uneventful so it was quickly changed to something a bit more flavorful. Sean (The Irishman), is a delightful little man who doesn't take our ignorance very well. The other day there was an unknown chemical spill on the motorway and so we had to improvise a way around it. This was DEFINITELY not the way Sean wanted us to go. He made it extremely clear. So for the next 20 minutes or 11 miles he continued yelling at us. He used every different phrase he could think of to trick us into U-turning. "Go around the round about, fourth exit (when there were only 4 exits)" "Turn right, then right again" Luckily, we out smarted him and he eventually rerouted. </div>
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Ever since we have had our programmable GPS it seems we have personified the voice into a live person. When we are upset that Tim (The Brit) led us down a 5 foot wide street with a moat on one side and construction on the other, we yell at Tim. When James (The Aussie) said something funny we thanked him for the joke and laughed away. Or when Sean (The Irishman) kept yelling at us we told him he had too much to drink at the Irish pub and to properly reroute us. They have been a wonderful source of entertainment, direction, and we cannot wait to make more memories with our A.I. voices.</div>
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Over the course of the last couple weeks, several of us have
been on the lookout for odd/English foods to try. I am sure I have not
identified everything but I think this list has at least made a good dent.
Coming to Britain, I did not expect to find much difference from America
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Fish and Chips: This one was obvious to me from the
beginning. I have had this twice so far, once in London and once in Cornwall;
of course with the vinegar ketchup- and actually liked it the second time. On
my first day in Penryn, we went to a restaurant called “Nemo’s” and had “take
away” orders for dinner. As we ate outside a man came up to us and asked how
the chips were, to which we responded that they were ok. The man started to
walk away, but not out of ear-shoot yelled to his friend that we said they were
ok but “they’re Americans…” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Clotted Cream and “Scones”: Another English classic we tried
out on our first day in Falmouth (day two of the field school); I greatly
enjoyed them with jam. We have also tried clotted cream fudge and ice cream! Just
make sure you don’t mistake the cream for ice cream or else you’ll basically
end up with a spoonful of butter in your mouth.<o:p></o:p></div>
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but I have encountered weird flavors, mainly with a stronger vinegar taste. I
have tried Worcestershire, and Salt and Vinegar. I saw a Ketchup flavored bag,
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Lamb Burgers: When I went to Nemo’s, I ordered a burger
expecting to get a beef burger. I think the meat instead was lamb. Since then I
have seen advertisements for “beef burgers” so I guess the lamb is the default.
What greater sign that you are not in America when you have to specify the
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Indian Curry: I count Indian curry since Robert explained to
me that as a result of the British Empire, men returning from India started to
recreate the dishes they enjoyed overseas so now Britain has a strong Indian restaurant
culture. Apparently there are several books on the subject.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pasty: To anyone visiting Cornwall, you have to try a pasty.
Since they are very portable and mining was a major industry in the region,
miners would grab a pasty before heading down. Pretty much it is a pastry that is
filled either meat or vegetables with flaky crusts. And yes any pasty outside
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ago. It consists of frying tomatoes, mushrooms, bacon, eggs, and sausage; as
well as buttered toast and the infamous black pudding (very odd texture, google
it if you actually want to know what it is). Not sure if I’ll eat black pudding
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Potato Jacket: I have not had this myself, but have seen this
very often. Pretty much they take a backed potato and pour soup or chili on top
of it. To our amusement, the American Museum served this in their café I think
as an example of our type of food.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“American” Pizza: This is pretty much pepperoni pizza but
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The week that the University of South Carolina Masters students came to visit provided us with a great range of opportunities! The week commenced with a welcome drink where we were able to introduce ourselves to each other and discuss our contrasting countries, universities and cultures. Our next encounter took us on a trip to the <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/godolphin/">Godolphin House</a>, Helston, where we spent the day exploring the house and gardens. We analysed, discussed and reflected upon the practice of public history within the <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/">National Trust</a> property and suggested improvements for the site. Saturday hosted our public history workshop and allowed us to thoroughly converse about our experiences in the field, comparing the American Masters programme to our undergraduate curriculum. The day was most stimulating as we inspected key issues in public history and how to further our study into the subject, perhaps even pursuing a career into it! Finally, on the Saturday evening we parted ways with a delicious meal at the <a href="http://www.greenbank-hotel.co.uk/">Greenbank hotel</a> and said farewell to our American guests!
<br><br>Not only was the experience useful, but I really enjoyed it too. We were able to meet a group of interesting, lovely and entertaining Americans who we could share our knowledge of Public History together. Our various experiences and studies complimented each other as it allowed us to have a taste of English, American, undergraduate and post-graduate Public History. Overall, the week and the prospects it presented have encouraged me and some other students to consider furthering our work in Public History.
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Tech Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102764262411542608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447137626762942456.post-67280057336480664642013-06-17T00:28:00.004-07:002013-06-18T00:02:01.336-07:00England Old<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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One of my favorite things to do when walking through an old graveyard is to look at the dates on the tombstones. I have a little game I play of trying to find the "oldest" person on site. This might have started when I was little and used to play hide and seek in a graveyard with my grandfather… I digress. Generally speaking, when one is in America the dates (especially on the West Coast) do not really range farther back than 1860/ 1900s. On the East Coast you have the chance of seeing a lot more 1800s some 1700s. As expected, this is not what it is like over here in England. The other day I was standing over a grave with the year of 1688. As if it was no big deal…</div>
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Another interesting aspect of this was brought up by one of the other students Kim. She asked one of our guest lecturers what the definition of "ancient" means to people over here. While she was asking in more of an academic context, I still think the answer has relevance. His response was that when people first started protecting and preserving monuments and buildings they considered the term "ancient" to categorize the prehistory age; i.e. Stonehenge. However, nowadays the term has started to include things that are medieval as well. While this is one interpretation of the term, I think it has been confirmed with the many sites we have seen.</div>
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As an outsider, everything we have been seeing would easily fall into the category of ancient, yet it is not the same for England, since the country has been around forever. To us in America, medieval was always a given ancient. But then. I guess there comes a point when you have to differentiate in some fashion and that is supposedly how they have done it. I am still having trouble acknowledging that 18th and 19th century buildings are "newly old" but it has provided a new way for me to view sites and places. I think before I was biased and misguided in the idea that something is super old, therefore, we must preserve it. Now with this abundance of ancientness constantly around me, I have begun to understand that just because something is old it does not necessarily mean we must preserve it, rather we need to look to additional criteria like cultural significance, aesthetic value, its history, etc. Seems like my experiences and participation over here are having an affect after all.</div>
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One of the first places we visited during this field school
was St. Mawes Castle in Cornwall. St. Mawes is often overshadowed by its sister
castle Pendennis, partly as a result of accessibility (as we had to use a ferry
to get to Mawes) and because much more history (and effort) is being
interpreted in Pendennis. Both sites are run by English Heritage, but while St.
Mawes primarily only focuses on the 16<sup>th</sup> century, Pendennis goes
through the World Wars. Most people whom I have talked to prefer Pendennis,
however Max (another student) and I both enjoyed St. Mawes more because we both
liked its audio tour.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I think audio tours can be a great way to explore a site. They
allow you to wonder around at your own pace and if a topic strikes your
interest, you can chose to listen to more commentary. However as we have
visited other sites, I have realized some drawbacks as well. Since St Mawes we
have always said yes to any opportunity for audio tours, but I have found they
so far have not been able to replicate the experience we first had.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> (An audio tour device that many sites use, this one is from St. Mawes. Simply select a number, press play, and hold it to your ear.)</o:p></div>
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Most recently we visited Whitby Abbey, a very nice site
overlooking the North Sea. I eagerly started the audio tour, which as usual had
much more information that any of the text panels and gave a more chronological
order to events. However I was not able to listen to more than a fraction of
the tour since the rest of the group whom had chosen not to use the audio tour
wanted to move on. I therefore felt rushed and missed most of what I wanted to
hear. It was later pointed out to me that I could have separated from the group
and done my own thing, but I did not want to be left behind. I think my (and
Max’s) experience at Whitby is representative of what other visitors could go
through- the pressure of being rushed by their group. Therefore I believe audio
tours are best when the site is relatively uncrowded and a visitor is willing
to go it alone if only for the tour.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another common problem that I even experienced at St. Mawes
was getting lost. Some sites are better than others directing the way you are
supposed to go, but I have always made at least a couple wrong turns. Since St.
Mawes was a relatively small, uncrowded castle I was able to correct myself
quickly, but in others I ended up just skipping ahead. At Whitby Abbey, I
started down the wrong path going straight toward the abbey instead of taking a
right turn away from the building (eventually circling back). The Rievaulx
Abbey tour seemed even more confusing to me as the information desk gave me a
map to find where to stand when listening to the tour. The American Museum also
had audio tours, but I quickly stopped using it partially because I wondered
into the rooms out of order and docents wanted to talk with me and were put off
that I had a listening device to my ear most of the time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Overall I think audio tours can work and be successful, but
only under the correct circumstances. Several museums do not use them and I
would not necessarily want them to since people seem to wonder all over the
place from one exhibit to another. I think the tours are at their best for
visitors who are willing to move at their own pace without a group pushing you
along, and at a site that does a good job directing where you should wonder
next (and preferably not too crowded!). <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This past
Saturday, I fulfilled a dream of mine: I was accepted in Hogwarts. Or at least,
I paid the entrance fee and was allowed admittance into Alnwick Castle, the
location used for many shots of Hogwarts in the first and second Warner
Brothers’ films. Before going, I assumed that the experience would offer me
little more than the chance to indulge in the behind-the-scenes </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">magic </i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">(sorry I really couldn’t resist
that one) from the films, but to my, and I think my travel companions’, surprise
the visit to the castle did offer some more substantial history.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Although
we visited the exhibits and staterooms in the castle, the highlight of the
experience was the “Battleaxes to Broomsticks” tour that’s offered daily. Our
very excited, not to mention in medieval character, tour guide Ryan took us
around various sites inside the castle and described the various scenes from
the first two Harry Potter movies that were filmed in those locations.
Occasionally, he mentioned small facts about the structure of the castle
itself, but for all but the final stop of the tour, the focus was the Harry
Potter movies. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
won’t go into all the details (it’s far more fun when you’re actually there and
when you have a very exuberant tour guide leading you around), but one story in
particular stood out to me. In <i>Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone</i> (2001), there’s a beautiful shot of the
castle all covered in snow while Hagrid drags in a giant Christmas tree. You
know all that beautiful fluffy white snow? Yeah, it’s fake. That scene was shot
in July, which meant that the film crew had to create snow. Their solution was
to wet shredded paper and blow it around the inner bailey. The only problem
with this plan? They didn’t account for the blustery summers of Northumberland.
So the tiny shreds of paper blew all over the castle walls, grounds, and
visitors. For weeks afterwards, cleaning crews had to pick all the paper off
the stones of the castle, because they would have caused permanent damage if
they had been left for any length of time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Above: "Battleaxes and Broomsticks" tour guide Ryan center, with the England Field School '13</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
relate that story because it is an example of an unpleasant history. It is by
no means a difficult or dark history, but it isn’t a completely happy,
triumphal tale either. As my friends and I left the castle discussing how
little history we felt we learned, it occurred to me that while we did not
learn much about the family or the people who have worked at Alnwick Castle
throughout the centuries, we did hear a good bit of history. Just because
something happened in the recent past or it’s a little more lighthearted does
not mean it is worthless. To the contrary, as a preservationist I was appalled
at the damage the very films that drew me to the castle had wrecked on the
structure. The “myth” of Harry Potter drew me to “Hogwarts” Castle, but in the
process of indulging my childhood fantasy, I found myself learning about the
history of Alnwick Castle. Before the day was over, I realized I may not have
learned a great deal about the real people who inhabit Alnwick Castle, but that
I had in fact heard “<i>Hogwarts: A History</i>.”*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">*<i>Hogwarts: A History</i> is the name of the
most common reference book regarding Hogwarts Castle in J.K. Rowling’s Harry
Potter series. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">For more
information on Alnwick Castle: http://www.alnwickcastle.com/default.aspx<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Yesterday the England Field School went to the town of Whitby, home of the historic ruins Whitby Abbey. While the ruins were a nice historic site to see what fascinated me the most was how the town of Whitby has adapted overtime to become a huge tourist spot. The most interesting draw of tourism comes from the Bram Stoker novel Dracula and all of its subsequent movies.</div>
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Throughout Whitby there is no shortage of Dracula. While walking around I saw a business called the Dracula Experience and other stores selling Dracula paraphernalia. The town of Whitby is a brief location in the book and has been in at least one Dracula film so it makes sense that it is looked at as a business opportunity for locals. However I had mixed feelings about the use of historic sites selling Dracula's connection to Whitby as a form of business. Whitby Abbey's museum gift shop located in the Chlomley House sells many versions of Dracula and has things like stuffed bats. Even some of the family events put on by the abbey have to do with the book. Is it good museum practice to sell fiction? At first I was a little miffed at this but then I realized that without this book there would be an entire group of people who didn't even know about Whitby Abbey. By coming to this site they get to see the spot where Dracula came to shore, but they also have the opportunity to learn and question about life at an abbey. From our talks with museums professionals throughout this trip I realize that the last thing any one should be getting upset about is people visiting a historic site.</div>
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Despite my acceptance of Dracula's presence at Whitby Abbey, I know that not everyone feels the need to accept it at there institution. The one that stands out the most in my mind is the Church of St. Mary. When I went inside the Church of St. Mary I came across this sign:<br />
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For anyone who plans on coming to Whitby I say embrace the Dracula story and have fun, but also remember that there is so much else that the town has to offer. You can also check out stories of Captain Cook at the Captain Cook Miseum, visit the Jet Hertiage Center, and make sure to learn some of the actual history behind Whitby Abbey and the Church of St. Mary.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17907943051538750310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447137626762942456.post-77571457320736537062013-06-11T10:37:00.000-07:002013-06-11T10:37:35.299-07:00Guest Post from Beth<i>For our first week in Cornwall, we partnered with the <a href="http://www.exeter.ac.uk/cornwall/index.html">University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus</a>. Bethany Partridge, one of the Cornish students, is guest contributing this post about her experience with public history.</i><bR><br>
Having the USC students over from America was a really great experience. It was so interesting to compare practices and ideas about Public history in the international field - and of course to have some great days out in the process! I have found Public History to be a fantastic module choice, as it has allowed me to get involved with so much extra-curricular stuff. I got involved with the <a href="http://www.nmmc.co.uk/">National Maritime Museum Cornwall</a> during my first year at University doing the public history module. In the first year it was more about shadowing different departments to get a feel for how the institution worked, and then writing a report on it. I chose to work with them again the following year but this time actively creating useable research and work. My topic was 'Historical Piracy in Cornwall', and I produced an online exhibition and bucket text, later adding to this a curators choice and an article for their magazine which I am still woking on. The work has been so useful and also gained me loads of extra opportunities - in fact I start an eight week summer placement with them in July!
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So far we have had a chance to do just that. For the first week, our field school has stayed in what I call a small town named Penryn (Google it and you will see what I mean). What is most fascinating about Penryn is that it is located in the county of Cornwall. Now if you are anything like me you would have not known the uniqueness of the Cornish. Generally speaking, if one claims Cornish heritage they tend to be quite prideful of their ancestry and local history. In fact, they even have their own language (granted the percentage of people that can speak it is quite low, let alone no one seems to agree with a single pronunciation). Interestingly enough, there is another side of "being Cornish." Some believe and argue that the county of Cornwall should be a separate entity of England (they even fly a different flag). This is because when the Roman empire occupied England, Roman rule was not effective out in Cornwall.<br />
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With that said, I will let you form your own opinions, as that is not something I want to critique either way. Rather, I feel the purpose of explaining that is to try and provide a sense of our experiences with the locals. Being in a land where students can tell you their grandmother was a <a href="http://www.balmaiden.co.uk/CornwallDevon.htm" target="_blank">bal maiden</a> in the mine down the street or their grandfather worked in the port since he was a little boy, really brings a lot of character to your surroundings. For instance, when we toured the Levant mine, we were told a story of how during a tour with primary school children a student interrupted by exclaiming that the man in the picture was his grandfather. How cool is that! Even the education director at the <a href="http://www.nmmc.co.uk/" target="_blank">National Maritime Museum</a> of Cornwall expressed the importance of partnering with the community to make sure their history was told. The Maritime Museum even has borrowed family heirlooms to display as part of the telling of the Cornish story.</div>
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More than anything, I feel that being immersed in such a unique culture has already brought a lot of understanding of a different culture. Granted we still speak the same language, but yet the way we think and what we take pride in can be entirely opposites. Cornwall was never a place on my radar that I planned to visit, yet after our backdoor experience I now have a new found admiration of all things Cornish (particularly their pasties...)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Having
come to England once before, I knew some English to <i>English</i> translation would be required during the trip; however
since my last trip was over ten years ago, what I didn’t remember was how
challenging travel translation can be. In my own defense, my last trip did not
require any driving/road navigation so maybe that’s why I had no idea how
puzzling driving through England would be. Or maybe London, where I was almost
exclusively on my last trip, is simply different from the rest of England.
Whatever the reason for the surprising nature of English travel, I’ll describe
some of the more interesting experiences I’ve had on the roads of Cornwall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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start Monday morning, the group had to walk to the Porters’ Lodge in order to
take a taxi to the rental car place. This was the first time I had been out
walking around on a weekday. Consequently, there were quite a few more cars
driving around. As I jumped back onto the curb to avoid the second oncoming
car, I realized I kept looking in the wrong direction before crossing the road.
Since I look both ways before crossing the street, you wouldn’t think this
would be a very big deal. But looking right and then left before crossing the
road in England is incredibly helpful in that whole not-getting-hit-by-a-car
thing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">So
after we actually got in the rental car, I found myself in the very back seat.
From back there, driving on the left side of the road didn’t faze me. Then
after we stopped for a road map, my Geographic Information Systems skills were
called upon, and I became the official navigator. (I should mention here that
my GIS skills consistent of one semester, where I primarily learned to make
maps on a computer. We did about one day on cartography and absolutely nothing
on reading maps.) Now riding in the passenger’s seat, the whole driving on the
left side of the road thing was really weird. Every once in a while, I would
look up from reading the map as we were making a turn and think, “Oh no! We’re
turning onto the wrong side of the road!” Of course, then I would realize we
were supposed to be on the left. Despite my limited map-reading skills and
constantly reminding myself that we should be on the left side of the road, I
did manage to get us to our destination, without any wrong turns.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">More
comfortable on our drive back, I began to notice more of what was around us as
we drove. Here’s where we found the need to translate English into <i>English</i>. We saw a road sign that read,
“Changing priorities ahead.” Now, I just think that’s a funny thing to have on
a traffic sign, but here it actually indicates that a different lane has
right-of-way up ahead. Out in the countryside, we say a sign with a picture of
a cow on it that read, “Queuing on the bends.” To be frank, our translation
skills have failed us thus far, and no one knows what this sign means. Do the
cows queue at the bends? Do cars queue waiting for the cows to cross? I’m not
sure, but this sign is not even the best translation incident of the day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Early
on in our ride, several of us thought we heard a cow mooing. I thought it was
someone’s cell phone at first, but on the ride back from our site visit, we
realized that it was, in fact, the car mooing at us. I also discovered that the
car only mooed when a tiny symbol appeared on the screen. After tossing the
car’s manual into the backseat for the second time to see if anyone could
figure out how to work the in-car navigator, we finally found a small remote. As
it turns out, the car’s Tom Tom did work, but it was not a touch screen interface.
The mooing noises were actually part of the car’s alert system, and a previous
driver had obviously selected that noise because all the other alert noises are
so awful. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
conclusion, I’m slowly jumping less and less after realizing we’re on the left
side of the road, and my Tom Tom programming skills are improving. We still
can’t identify all of the car’s alert symbols, but I think we know enough to
continue safely traveling. Mostly though, I’m realizing how incredibly
important it is to examine my assumptions, even about something as simple as
crossing the street. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Castle Howard had its own small grocery store full of goods from its tenant farms and surrounding areas.<br /></p><p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QXYfW6RGtB0/TBIxkyuFw8I/AAAAAAAAABE/C3gQ094detw/s1600/DSCF3485.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QXYfW6RGtB0/TBIxkyuFw8I/AAAAAAAAABE/C3gQ094detw/s320/DSCF3485.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481498204623455170" /></a> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-size:78%;">A nearby creamery supplied this themed snack to Housesteads Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall.</span><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">I was prepared to see representations of food in the exhibits. Eating is, after all, one of the things that every visitor has in common with every person in the past. For museums striving to cultivate that sort of personal connection, talking about diets and dining is a common route. Those topics also benefit from natural connections to common collection objects like dishes and utensils. </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">I was less prepared to see real food in the exhibits. This was my favorite way to encounter it (especially when visitors were allowed to taste!). At Beamish Open Air Museum, costumed interpreters shared the fruits of their demonstrations in historic kitchens. Some were for sale (as in the chocolatier's shop) but others went straight from cast-iron oven to visitor for free. We encountered a similar situation in the “below stairs” area of Harewood House, but the docent there brought in her shortbread from a modern kitchen (she said health and safety regulations restricted use of the old stove). At both sites the food is meant to enrich the visitor's experience by engaging the senses of smell and taste. Both are usually lacking in a classic “sterile” museum environment, but noses and tastebuds are getting more exercise as such techniques become increasingly common in museums.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><br /></p><p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QXYfW6RGtB0/TBIxlq0q2yI/AAAAAAAAABM/83Stsco6JcU/s1600/471.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QXYfW6RGtB0/TBIxlq0q2yI/AAAAAAAAABM/83Stsco6JcU/s320/471.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481498219683437346" /></a><br /></p><p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> <span style="font-size:78%;">Bakers in Beamish's mining village making cookies before sharing a different batch with eager onlookers. 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But as many of us realize, either gradually over the course of a string of trips fatefully planned by one of these books, or abruptly in the middle of touring a site that falls far short of expectations, these “travel bibles” are often unworthy of the faith we place in them. Sure, they tell us the best place to eat for under USD 10, or the most reputable antique shops, and they are even (mostly) factual in terms of general information related to an attraction. (Need to know the price? It’s listed, even the children and senior discounts. Operating hours? Check. Occasional snarky commentary? Most definitely.) But the content of a historic site is often poorly reflected in the wording of these catchall guidebooks, especially when compared to the similar books put out annually by English Heritage and National Trust. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;text-indent: 0.5in; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Take, for example, Whitby Abbey. It is worthy of perhaps four sentences in most Great Britain guidebooks, and even then these focus mostly on its association with Bram Stoker’s </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dracula</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. English Heritage (the owner/operator) dedicates two pages of its annual handbook to it, placing the Abbey in historical context and perhaps more importantly, highlighting some of the actual components of the site. Visitors take away from the English Heritage handbook a real sense of what they will experience, and they are thus able to make a more informed decision of how to spend their time. (Admittedly, there are occasions when less is more. Take, for example, Keswick Museum and Art Gallery. Meriting a mere two sentences, it mentions all of the highlights: the 664-year-old cat and the musical stones.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> And sometimes, even a handbook like National Trust’s gets it wrong. Both Lonely Planet and National Trust extol the virtues of the Treasurer’s House in York, with its fine furniture and period rooms. I was so excited for a journey through two thousand years of history. So imagine my surprise when almost everything dates from the 17</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and 18</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> century, and I saw very little in terms of exquisite furniture and none in terms of paintings. I came away with no greater insight regarding the “periods” the rooms were supposed to portray. In truth, if I had had to pay admission (members of the National Trust do not), I would be a very unhappy visitor.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> So when planning your next trip, do not let these guidebooks dictate your travels. I suggest looking to blogs for reviews, and a site’s webpage for more specific information. If you must, do your perusing in the bookstore and then leave it be, and use the extra weight allowance on something more important, like a new pair of shoes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>-Katharine Thompson</i></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447137626762942456.post-56721919481549066772010-06-09T09:48:00.000-07:002010-06-09T10:00:18.350-07:00The Millers of Holgate: A Preservation Tale<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_85gZKs-tshQ/TA_Gl4WEvsI/AAAAAAAAABE/rxUFITLPp0Y/s1600/249.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_85gZKs-tshQ/TA_Gl4WEvsI/AAAAAAAAABE/rxUFITLPp0Y/s320/249.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480817625615613634" /></a><br />It would be easy to initially dismiss the Holgate Windmill Preservation Society as just another group of local do-gooders, trying desperately to hang onto a familiar childhood landmark that has no real importance. As I followed the small hand-lettered signs up the aptly named Windmill Rise, I found myself wondering whether this little hike would be worth it.<br /><br />My apprehension made what happened next that much more pleasant. I spent the next hour and a half talking to several knowledgeable, dedicated members of the Holgate Windmill Preservation Society. The object of their affection is a windmill, built in 1770 and operational until 1933. A Grade II listed building in England’s historic significance scheme, the windmill’s original design was most notable for its unusual five sails, thought to be more efficient than an even number. Years of 20th-century urban sprawl mean the windmill is now surrounded by neat suburban housing outside York instead of granaries and orchards.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_85gZKs-tshQ/TA_HASMbryI/AAAAAAAAABM/lgiKwBy5eD8/s1600/252.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_85gZKs-tshQ/TA_HASMbryI/AAAAAAAAABM/lgiKwBy5eD8/s320/252.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480818079231094562" /></a><br />As I talked to society members, though, it became clear that the windmill figures prominently in their sense of place as Holgate residents. Jen Hay related how she and other neighborhood children used to play around the outside of the windmill, and her eyes lit up as she described the windmill becoming a source of community interest again.<br /><br />“People stop and talk to their neighbors about what we’re doing here, and so many locals are members, so they stop by every month,” Jen explained. She was referring to the society’s rather ingenious membership plan, which offers individual memberships for £5 annually (family plans are a whopping £8). Members get free access to the windmill on monthly open weekends to view restoration progress and free entry to many group fundraising events. Meanwhile, the HWPS gets to claim more than 600 memberships on grant applications, which plays well with committees evaluating community support. No less than eight different organizations have awarded grant funding during the past nine years, so the plan must be working.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_85gZKs-tshQ/TA_HQGrLReI/AAAAAAAAABU/pYWgMRCyfQw/s1600/253.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_85gZKs-tshQ/TA_HQGrLReI/AAAAAAAAABU/pYWgMRCyfQw/s320/253.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480818351016723938" /></a><br />Using “preservation” in the group’s title is perhaps a bit misleading, as the core committee of 15 members is ambitiously restoring the windmill to produce flour via both wind and mechanical power. Many working parts, primarily wooden, have been replaced, but several other features, including grinding stones and gears, are original to the structure. When the windmill isn’t running during the week, it will be open on the weekends for public tours, focusing on its industrial heritage and role in the community. As I visited with committee members, they tossed around ideas for permanent interpretive signs on all four levels, as well as interactive displays on the ground floor for those who cannot or choose not to climb the narrow stairs.<br /><br />After beginning site work five years ago, the committee is aiming for completion in 2012 and production as soon as possible. I left feeling energized about the role communities can play in keeping their own history. Consulting with architectural and historical professionals, the Holgate Windmill Preservation Society has developed reasonable goals, fundraising strategies, and business plans. Their journey hasn’t been without hiccups, nor are their plans perfect, but I’m eager to see how this story plays out.<br /><br /><em>If you’re intrigued, check out the group’s website at http://www.holgatewindmill.org. Some information is slightly outdated, but you can look at restoration pictures, read recent newsletters, and learn about upcoming events. Chair Bob Anderton is one of several friendly and knowledgeable committee members who would be happy to provide updates.</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447137626762942456.post-27072559032285763872010-06-09T09:07:00.000-07:002010-06-09T09:33:45.121-07:00An England Field School Retrospective<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_feByhOgJPNg/TA-_VwKgv8I/AAAAAAAAAaA/tg50oz1wBBo/s1600/Kiplin+Sheep+and+Lamb.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480809651960332226" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_feByhOgJPNg/TA-_VwKgv8I/AAAAAAAAAaA/tg50oz1wBBo/s200/Kiplin+Sheep+and+Lamb.jpg" /></a> Our class entered our final week of England Field School on Monday. York looks to have much to offer as far as historical sites are concerned and I am eager to see what the professionals at these sites have to say. So far, I have walked part of the city’s wall—the portion along the Lord Mayor’s Walk and Gillygate. Much of the architecture within the city has me constantly craning my neck as many of the old shops are in old buildings and look to have been converted quite well for modern use. There is new development alongside some of the old and I will pay attention to how the mix of old and new works for York, its tourism industry, and day-to-day living in a living historic city.<br /><br />As I sit here in our flat on Monksgate listening to the rush of traffic and loud pedestrians, I can’t help but think back on our time at Kiplin Hall and the three weeks of site visits and project days. I have sites that stand out as the most beneficial and interesting. My two favorite sites—ones that made me question my views of how we present history and do conservation—St. Agatha’s Church in Richmond and Hadrian’s Wall. An additional site visit that is fast becoming a favorite was the stained glass conservation presentation with the York Glaziers. Finally, for my own personal interest in vernacular architecture found in rural landscapes, I have eagerly looked out of the window and observed the relationship between building and landscape across the English countryside.<br />St. Agatha’s was unique in the visible 11th, 14th, and 19th century additions to the building. The beautiful medieval wall illustrations were lovely yet the fact that they had been repainted in places during the 19th century was evident. I feel as though that fact is a good example of just how these features of historic buildings are never static.<br />Hadrian’s Wall was eye opening for just that reason. Many parts of the wall have been rebuilt and modified, yet it is the evidence of its footprint on the land that has endured. Discussing the wall and its conservation interests with Mike Collins of English Heritage and Eric Wilson of the National Trust was interesting. It was informative, to say the least, on how these two organizations must come together over the common goal of what is good for the 6 miles of Hadrian’s Wall the NT owns and EH oversees.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_feByhOgJPNg/TA_AGX6amPI/AAAAAAAAAaI/lIOvo02uit8/s1600/Yorkshire+Dales+(8).jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480810487263959282" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_feByhOgJPNg/TA_AGX6amPI/AAAAAAAAAaI/lIOvo02uit8/s200/Yorkshire+Dales+(8).jpg" /></a>Throughout our time in North Yorkshire I have seen much of its rural landscape. Visiting the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire Moors, and the Lake District have given me an appreciation of the English countryside and how the buildings are recognized as part of the larger cultural landscape. I feel that America’s perception of historic preservation and landscape conservation has developed separately and only now seems to be coming together. England’s conservation of landscapes and the buildings within has nearly always embraced the value and importance of such a relationship.<br /><br />This next week in York looks promising. Monday’s visit with Sarah Brown of the York Glaziers has given me a new appreciation for conservation of historic stained glass. The innovative, time consuming, and slightly dangerous parts of stained glass conservation have left me enthralled and appreciative of the fact that I will never look at stained glass the same. This class has been a great way to get a comparative look at conservation in England and the United States. I encourage future students to take part if they can--you'll have a great learning and travelling experience that will stay with you in your graduate and professional life.<br />--<em>Haley Grant</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447137626762942456.post-38041643300650670392010-06-08T12:00:00.000-07:002010-06-11T07:44:27.866-07:00Preservation Transparency in Historic SitesAs a preservation professional I am inherently interested in how organizations decide on preservation treatments for historic sites. Yes, I am talking about restoration, rehabilitation, reconstruction, preservation, and I am adding renovation here, since it does happen even though it makes some preservationists queasy. Nonetheless, historic sites rarely engage in describing preservation philosophy or methodology, nor do they interpret their own "preservation histories"- preservation choices organizations have made and how changing preservation methods may have affected the site.<br /><br />This seems disingenuous to me, since most sites have undergone multiple phases of conservation work in order to gain their current appearance. Historic sites are often eager to describe "historic" changes to the building, but are less inclined to discuss the staff repainting the room to a more "appropriate" color in the 1980s. I think it's time for historic sites to be more transparent about their preservation choices and to incorporate education on preservation into their interpretive plans when appropriate.<br /><br />Following are sites we visited and observations about their preservation choices, plus questions to consider related to the interpretation of preservation at historic sites.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>Alteration/ renovation: Castle Howard </strong><strong><br /></div></strong><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481522616867517250" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LPaldAepUZY/TBJHxxaoc0I/AAAAAAAAABc/VqrVlsPNZDI/s200/England+3+042.JPG" /><br />Ever seen <em>Brideshead Revisited</em>? Both the mini series and the movie were filmed in this opulent mansion. It's a hodgepodge of architectural styles built over 100 years- from English Baroque to Palladian to Georgian, all visible in the facade! The owners still live in the house and they decide to update the house as they see fit. They reupholster their antique furniture in bright blue, have murals painted in the style that they think the house's architect would have approved, and allowed a digital wallpaper of dark, Catholic themed murals <em>a la Inquisition</em> to be plastered in a room, even though the family is not and never has been Catholic. I was able to figure out that these alterations were not historic, but would most visitors know to ask? What length should a site go to in order to inform their visitors to what is a modern alteration?<br /><em>Castle Howard: http://www.castlehoward.co.uk/ </em><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>Restoration: Treasurer's House</strong> </div><br /><br /><div align="left">This was the first National Trust property to be donated with it's furnishings, in 1930. The eccentric industrialist, Frank Green, purchased the York property in 1897 and proceeded to "restore" the house into a series of period rooms. This included, for example, creating a Great Hall in the Medieval style without any evidence beyond his own hunch that it once existed. This was not a restoration, but a full-blown renovation by a <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LPaldAepUZY/TBJKg-7LcbI/AAAAAAAAAB0/ygo7k6D6hwc/s1600/York+002.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481525626970796466" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LPaldAepUZY/TBJKg-7LcbI/AAAAAAAAAB0/ygo7k6D6hwc/s200/York+002.JPG" /></a>nouveau riche international businessman with more books on economics than arts and the humanities in his library.<br /></div><br /><div align="left">The National Trust is now attempting to restore the house to its 1930 appearance. This is confusing, since this includes restoring Green's "period rooms" which often lack anything truly related to the period that he attempted to convey. So just to be clear, the Trust is restoring a fake restoration, and the effect is disorienting. </div><br /><br /><div>I suggest that the Trust take a different approach- rather than focusing on Frank Green, the house could be a near perfect backdrop for telling the story of preservation. From the revival trends of the Victorian Era, to the formation of the National Trust, to mid-20th Century practices, to current conservation techniques, this structure possesses the narrative in its bones.<br /><em>Treasurer's House: <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-treasurershouseyork">http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-treasurershouseyork</a></em></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>Treatment Mashup: Whitby Abbey Visitor Center</strong></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481524729952991746" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LPaldAepUZY/TBJJsxRd-gI/AAAAAAAAABs/xSJbTyargOU/s200/England+3+036.JPG" /><br /><br /><div align="left">This is a fascinating case: in Whitby, English Heritage gutted the 17th Century house built next door to the abbey to rehabilitate it into the (very good) visitor center. However, they chose to preserve the facade, including the crumbling pediment. Then, they restored the hard stone garden in front of the visitor center. Huh? So in one small space, we see evidence of rehabilitation, preservation and restoration, but beyond information on the excavation of the stone garden, there was no reflection on their choices or methods. A missed opportunity in visitor education, I feel.<br /><em>Whitby Abbey, http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/whitby-abbey/</em> </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447137626762942456.post-87724552005084576912010-06-08T11:54:00.000-07:002010-06-08T12:40:28.776-07:00Public Libraries Abroad<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_umpJKn136Hg/TA6aSISXvVI/AAAAAAAAAAk/sVVe3E1ySA0/s1600/Whitby+Public+Library.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480487432809332050" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_umpJKn136Hg/TA6aSISXvVI/AAAAAAAAAAk/sVVe3E1ySA0/s200/Whitby+Public+Library.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div>When I walk into the Whitby Library and Customer Service Centre, I am struck by the amount of natural light streaming in from the windows. It's not that the public libraries I frequent back home don't have windows, but they just don't seem as bright as this one. I notice the same thing when I walk into the York Library Learning Center. The fact that they are not just called "public libraries" does not escape my attention either. By calling them libraries and either service or learning centers, yes you reference the books, but also the other services that libraries can offer people. I think this is important as I notice that more and more people are going to libraries to use computers, and not check out books. This was true in the one I worked in that was in a small Georgia town where a lot of people do not have their own computers.</div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_umpJKn136Hg/TA6aBxpncDI/AAAAAAAAAAc/S0vBmX69EEU/s1600/IMG_0113.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480487151854907442" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_umpJKn136Hg/TA6aBxpncDI/AAAAAAAAAAc/S0vBmX69EEU/s200/IMG_0113.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>The libraries I go to at home are not new, nor have they recently been redone, so I know that this aesthetic comparison may not be what everyone else notices. However, I do note some small differences in the libraries here that I wish ones in the states would pick up. </div><div></div><div><br />The shelves in these libraries are not much higher than eye level. Not only does this make the top shelf easier to reach, but it allows more light to flow through the area. Also, Haley, who I was with in Whitby, likened the shelf labels to those of Blockbuster. Every bay had the genre on it so you could easily see where certain books were located. In the libraries I know, the labels are only on the sides and are sometimes not as clear as I think they should be. </div><div></div><div><br />The librarians here place protective covers on every single book that is in the library. Sometime I pick up a book in my local library, and it is so worn that I am afraid the cover is going to come off. These protective covers really help even the books that are most frequently circulated keep their shape.<br /></div><div><br />One of the more striking things to me was the "World Literature" section in the York library. This section is made up of literature in other languages. Arabic, French, German, Russian, and many others are represented here. While I'm sure that certain libraries have this type of section, I have not seen it in those that I frequent. I love the fact that York has all of these books.</div><div><br />I love going to libraries in other places to see what they do differently than to those that I go to on a regular basis. This is the first time that I have been to any in another country. It was great to see the similarities and differences of how things are done at home and abroad.</div><div></div><div><br />~Virginia W. Blake<br /></div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0