Hi All,
 
Carol, I read this e-mail to Jamil who loved the idea! He said this is an
important topic (of course being situated in the South, we have been
'wrangling' different types of program ideas for the CW Sesquicentennial -
both local and statewide).
 
In answer to your numbered questions:
    1. Yes yes and yes
    2.  Jamil did not believe it necessary to limit the events to 2011. As
you mention, the war did last four years. Some of the
    regional committees that have formed in Georgia (for the
Sesquicentennial) plan on stretching their programs throughout the four
years. 
     3. Take it from someone who lives in Hot-lanta, I am here to tell you
that the topic of the Civil War is its own -highly successful-tourism
    lure always (I believe my brethren southern states will agree). In this
state alone you will see things like the "Blue and the Gray Trail", 
    Civil War  related cemetery tours, Civil War gift shops, Civil War
re-enactor events (on-going), Gone With the Wind tours, etc. etc. People
    come from around the world to see  these things too. 
 
    In my humble opinion ANYTIME you choose to introduce something "new" on
the topic of the Civil War there will be enthusiastic interest 
    (you  do not even have  to build it and they will come!).  So the state
of Georgia votes YES to an exhibit on this topic!
 
Cheers,
Arden
 
 
Ms. Arden Williams
Program Officer
Coordinator, "Key Ingredients" in Georgia
Georgia Humanities Council
50 Hurt Plaza, Ste. 595
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-523-6220 ext. 17
Fax: 404-523-5702
http://www.georgiahumanities.org <http://www.georgiahumanities.org/>  
 
 
The Smithsonian exhibit, "Key Ingredients: America By Food"- 
the Georgia tour- has ended.
 
Check out the GHC/Georgia "Key Ingredients" 
web site:  <http://www.georgiafoodtour.org/> www.georgiafoodtour.org   for
information on any of our host sites.
 
"Key Ingredients - the Georgia Tour" has  won a Georgia Association of
Museums and Galleries Award 
in the "Best Special Project" category.
The exhibit catalog won a GHRAB Award for "excellence in archival program
development".
 
If you missed receiving a Key Ingredients catalog - we will be happy to send
you one. Contact the GHC offices.
 
Due to statewide budget cuts, the GHC "partnership grant" category will be
eliminated for 2010. 
Please check the GHC web site for more details. 
 
The Georgia Humanities Council is the home of the New Georgia Encyclopedia
<http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/> http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org 
 
 
 

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From: Museum on Main Street [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Harsh, Carol
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 4:44 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: New MoMS exhibition ideas



Dear MoMS family and friends,


We are exploring some ideas for the next MoMS exhibition and want to get
some quick feedback in preparation for a meeting on March 17 with some
curators at the National Museum of American History and the National
Portrait Gallery.

 

There was a lot of talk at the Federation Conference about the upcoming
150th anniversary of the Civil War.  We are exploring the possibility of
developing an exhibition on the Civil War Homefront.  This is something that
we discussed with quite a few folks at the conference and heard resounding
support.   Since you have hosted MoMS exhibitions in the past you have a
good feel for potential interest among the host communities, so we are
interested in knowing your reaction to this idea, too. 

 

So, I have three questions:

 

(1)    Are you interested in a MoMS exhibition centered on the homefront
during the Civil War?

(2)    If we were to do such an exhibition is it crucial that it open in the
anniversary year-2011;  or could it open later, maybe Fall 2012 or Spring
2013?  

(3)    Do you think programs about the Civil War would only be popular in
the anniversary years from 2011 to 2015, or is there generally an interest
in the topic?

 

We have been hearing about a lot of programming planned around the
anniversary year.  Please let us know at your earliest convenience if you
think your council would be interested in hosting a MoMS exhibition on the
subject.

 

All the best,


Carol

 

Carol G. Harsh

Director, Museum on Main Street

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service

P.O. Box 37012, MRC 941

Washington, DC  20013-7012

202-633-5333

202-465-5267 (cell)