ABSTRACT
Living historians at work in government agencies, historic sites, and university classrooms have all found common ground and shared their knowledge in the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM) Bulletin and in the Proceedings of ALHFAM annual conferences. The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has included articles on living history in its journal, History News. The AASLH series “Interpreting History,” published in cooperation with Rowman & Littlefield, includes numerous special topic books that can help anyone considering adopting living history. Living history has often been linked to historic house interpretation, living history farms, and open-air museums. Living history can occur in a variety of museums, including history or art museums with static exhibits, children’s museums, science centers, and other institutions with hands-on interpretive stations. Curating living collections to support living history combines research in historical landscapes and varieties with stewardship.
