#SITweetup at the Museum of American History Feb. 19, 2013
A behind the scenes tour of the historical relics and the medical history collection at the @amhistorymuseum
- Tour tweets
Good morning! We're getting ready for our #SITweetup behind the scenes @amhistorymuseum today at 1pm
#SItweetup will meet 2 expert curators today. Katherine Ott, med. history: ow.ly/hQvEr Larry Bird, poli: ow.ly/hQvKr
You know you're in for a history-rrific tour when you meet at the Conestoga wagon. #sitweetup @amhistorymuseum http://pic.twitter.com/gUr6kPxd- Our #sitweetup group now touring one of the museum's oldest collections. They'll see our "relics." instagr.am/p/V7A4OYDOyT/
Relics: small tokens that connect an individual to a place, something small that could be taken in a purse etc. #SITweetup #materialculture
Museums are the place to see and connect with objects and story. #SITweetup #whywematter
In the 19c this is what people did.. You would take a piece of something as a souvenir. #PlymouthRock #SITweetup http://pic.twitter.com/N3WRSvSb- A piece of Plymouth Rock, a historical relic stored @amhistorymuseum. #sitweetup instagr.am/p/V7DGM0wOvK/
Larry Bird: Exhibitors at Plymouth Rock used to keep a small hammer on hand for pilgrims to take a piece with them. #SITweetup- Now think of postcards as the object to take away, not real part of object. No real physical connection #SITweetup #materialculture
- Incredible how "nondescript and plain" these relics are, yet they still have dynamic stories behind them. #SITweetup @amhistorymuseum
Tiny piece of wood from intercontinental rail road, one of the last ties. #SITweetup @amhistorymuseum http://pic.twitter.com/IfpcjvgG- Stone from Joan of Arc's dungeon. #SITweetup @ National Museum of American History instagr.am/p/V7FObFk5G7/
The Old World side of me is totally geeked out about this: a stone from the dungeon of Joan of Arc. #SITweetup http://pic.twitter.com/SNqCUqIo
We are all geeking out bc of this tiny piece of bastille #SITweetup @amhistorymuseum http://pic.twitter.com/HOzOQ7kx
This is a twig from the orig. building in which a young Andrew Jackson first practiced law #SITweetup http://pic.twitter.com/H43JGDSJ- Fun fact: The Statue of Liberty pedestal wasn't included in the gift. fundraisers disseminated small figurines 2 raise $/support. #SITweetup
Statue of Liberty tchotchke to help fundraiser for base. #SITweetup So awesome. http://pic.twitter.com/cKwBW0ML
Judge Rosenberg's magnifying glass from the 2000 hanging chads saga. I'm from Broward County & I'm sorry. #SITweetup http://pic.twitter.com/9TjlbezY- Who knew chads from 2000 Pres Election recount would be in @amhistorymuseum one day #SITweetup instagr.am/p/V7FvijDDY8/
“The more ephemeral things become, the more important this collection becomes…this is the only place to see it.” - Larry Bird #SITweetup- Challenges about collecting in digital world, before there were more ephemeral objects for political campaigns #SITweetup #materialculture
Bird: for this inauguration there was a noticeable drop off in collectible materials // @BarackObama is going green #SITweetup
