Not long ago I relocated to my home state, Kentucky, and had the pleasure of revisiting the Kentucky Military History Museum. It reopened recently, after a five-year renovation project. Here are my thoughts about what I found: Quality of research The text was generally minimal (which I like), but I thought it was also spot-on….
Category: Museum reviews
Museum: Petersburg National Battlefield
Today I will expand the scope of my museum reviews to include a National Historic Park. I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Richmond, Virginia area, which is nothing, if not historic! I had a very limited schedule, and was only able to fit one tourism item onto my itenerary. I chose the Pertersburg…
Museum: The National WWI Museum
Kansas City, Missouri is home to the National World War I Museum, and I visited while I was attending the annual conference of the Society for Military History. Let’s take a look at what makes this museum tick: Quality of research The availability of technical specs for the weaponry on display, and the broad strokes…
Museum: War birds brought to life
In Addison, Texas, north of Dallas, you can find a gem of a museum. The Cavanaugh Flight Museum specializes in air-worthy historical planes, and is the home of the Commemorative Air Force’s heavy bombers. I last visited the Cavanaugh in December, 2013. Quality of research The Cavanaugh museum has well-researched narrative, especially from a technical…