Women's Musem of California. Gena Philibert-Ortega
When I present, I often go over the various types of libraries and archives applicable to genealogical research. My hope is that researchers will have an "aha" moment and be inspired to seek out a library or archive they aren't as familiar with that will provide something new for them to discover.
The same is true for museums. To just say "go research at a museum" is too simplistic. There are numerous kinds and they each have a focus that affects their exhibits and their collections. Not every kind will be relevant to your research, for example, an art museum, but consider what the different types have to offer your family history.
- Local history (city, county)
- Occupation (railroad, National Museum of Funeral History)
- Art (a specific type of art or general)
- Religion (Vatican Museum, Church History Museum)
- Transportation (Space and Air Museum)
- National Museum (National Park Service, Smithsonian)
- Heritage (DAR, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers)
- Historical places (schoolhouse)
- Special Groups (Women’s Museum, National Museum of African American History and Culture)
- Subject (Idaho Potato Museum)
- Person (Frances Willard House Museum)
Those are just a few types of museums to get you started thinking about finding museums that might help you with your research. Tomorrow, we add to this list.
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I was able to go to the research room of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. They told me anyone can use a Smithsonian research room you just need to call and make a reservation.
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