It’s hard to believe I’ve been working at the Creston Museum for twenty-five years now – but my first day of work was 1 May 1998, so I guess I have. The time has just flown past!
Every now and then, people ask me what’s the best part of working in a small-town museum. There have been a lot of great moments!
Some of them relate to the collections. Others have revolved around events, exhibits, and programming we’ve done. Most involve the amazing people I’ve been lucky enough to meet and work with over the years.
I’ve put together a list of twenty-five of my favourites, and I’ll share one with you each day starting tomorrow. There’s a list at the bottom of the page, which I’ll update with links as each post goes live. In the meantime, here are some photos to give you a few hints:
- 1. Driving the Old Stuff (2 May)
- 2. Confirming the Crazy Stories… (3 May)
- 3. Telling the Crazy Stories… (4 May)
- 4. …and Occasionally Making Them Up (5 May)
- 5. Being the Local ”Expert” on the Time Zone (6 May)
- 6. Winning Google (7 May)
- 7. Stealing the Show in the Parade (8 May)
- 8. Having a One-Of-a-Kind Object (9 May)
- 9. Illustrating a Story of (Inter)National Significance (10 May)
- 10. Panicking Because You Think You Got It Really, Really Wrong (11 May)
- 11. Getting It Right…on the third try (12 May)
- 12. Improvising…and finding out it works (13 May)
- 13. Accepting that Maximum Capacity Does. Not. Apply (14 May)
- 14. Unleashing the Tour Guide Humour (15 May)
- 15. Asking (and Answering) the Weird Random Questions (16 May)
- 16. Seeking, and Getting, Community Input (17 May)
- 17. Creating a Collaborative Exhibit (18 May)
- 18. Erasing the Anonymity (19 May)
- 19. Going on Awesome Field Trips (20 May)
- 20. Finding Treasures (21 May)
- 21. Making the Personal Connection (22 May)
- 22. Getting New Shelves (23 May)
- 23. Learning on the Job (24 May)
- 24. Celebrating the Successes (25 May)
- 25. Making Friends (26 May)