Table of Contents
Introduction by Kenneth Turino and Max A. van Balgooy
Part I Fundamentals and Essentials
Chapter 1 Imagining a Reimagining Process for House Museums by Max A. van Balgooy
Chapter 2 Enterprising House Museums by Lawrence J. Yerdon
Chapter 3 Evaluation is Not Just Nice, It is Necessary by Conny C. Graft
Chapter 4 The Essential Role of Boards in Reimaging House Museums by Donna Ann Harris
Chapter 5 Reaching New Heights with Volunteers in Historic House Museums by Alexandra Rasic
Chapter 6 Surviving a Capital Campaign: A Slightly Irreverent Guide to Fundraising by Nina Zannieri
Chapter 7 Success Factors for Small Historic House Museums by Monta Lee Dakin and Steve Friesen
Chapter 8 Reimagine House Museums: Loosen Up but Don't Let Go! By Thomas A. Woods
Chapter 9 Value of History Statement by History Relevance
Part II Audiences
Chapter 10 Using Historic House Museum Audiences to Drive Change by Katherine Kane
Chapter 11 Cultural Heritage Travelers and Historic House Museums by Amy Jordan Webb
Chapter 12 Finding Numen at Historical Sites by Ron M. Potvin
Chapter 13 Community Engagement: Radical Renewal for Historic House Museums by Dawn DiPrince
Part III Different Approaches to Familiar Topics
Chapter 14 "Do Something Transformative" by Callie Hawkins and Erin Carlson Mast
Chapter 15 Listening for the Silences: Stories of Enslaved and Free Domestic Workers by Jennifer Pustz
Chapter 16 Interpreting Women's Lives at Historic House Museums by Mary A. van Balgooy
Chapter 17 Where the Magic Happened by Susan Ferentinos
Chapter 18 Reflecting Race and Ethnicity in House Museums by Jane M. Eliasof and Claudia Ocello
Chapter 19 Why Do Furnishings Matter?: The Power of Furnishings in Historic House Museums by Laura C. Keim
Chapter 20 Rethinking Architecture in the Realm of House Museum Interpretation by Cheryl A. Bachand
Chapter 21 Looking Beyond the Front Door to Find Spirit of Place by Lucinda A. Brockway
Part IV Methods
Chapter 22 The Historic House Museum Tour: A Matter of Life and Death by Patricia West
Chapter 23 Everyone's History Matters: School Programs at Historic New England by Carolin Collins
Chapter 24 Creating Minds-On Exhibitions in Historic House Museums by Robert Kiihne
Part V Imagining New Kinds of House Museums
Chapter 25 Reinventing the Historic House Museum: Three Potential Futures by Elizabeth Merritt with responses by Carol B. Stapp, Susie Wilkening, Brian Joyner, Jorge A. Hernandez, Emiliano 'Nano' Calderon, Nathan Ritchie, Barbara Silberman, and Joe McGill
Chapter 26 Yes, America, You Need Another House Museum (But Read This Book First) by Kenneth Turino
Bibliography
National and Regional Organizations
About the Editors and the Contributors
