Blog on Katherine in Museums

Apology off the bat - I have no idea how to put actual links in my posts, so if you want to look at the links, copy and paste the URLs!

So I just put a new post on my "Katherine in Museums" professional blog - read it here - http://www.katherineinmuseums.blogspot.com/.

Remember it's my professional blog, so any funny comments put HERE not there! Please and thank you!!

The post over there talked about 2 projects I started just before I left for Natchez this past summer. I won't go TOO into detail, since it's posted over there, but basically I started a facebook fan page and a weekly blog. If you're not already, PLEASE fan Campbell House Museum on facebook! We're trying to get our name out there and get more fans, so I'd really appreciate it!

Here are the links:
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Saint-Louis-MO/Campbell-House-Museum/57253224411?ref=ts

Blog - campbellhousemuseum.wordpress.com

For those that don't know, Campbell House Museum is the historic house museum that I work at. I've been here 5 years - 3 summers, 2 year long internship. I could go on for hours but here's the Cliffsnotes version - the house was built in 1851. Robert Campbell and his wife Virginia moved in in 1854. Their family was here for the next 80 years. Robert Campbell was a big businessman involved in every business you can think of in the 19th century (EXCEPT SOUP, Robert is NOT the founder of Campbell's soup!) When his last son died in 1938, with none of the 3 boys really working, his 1/3 of the estate was $2 MILLION. It's like $69 million today. We've been open as a museum since 1943. The house has been restored back to it's 1880s appearance, we know that for a fact because we have photographs from about 1885 of the interior.

So basically, Campbell House is super cool. You should all come check it out, especially if you're a fan of old houses. $6 for adults, kids 12 and under are free, open Wednesday-Saturday 10-4, Sunday noon-4. And if you can't make it, at least fan the facebook page and read the blog.

One last thing. Happy Veterans Day - thank god for all the service men and women that have defended us. And Happy belated anniversary Sesame Street!