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Last summer I\u00a0participated in a Smithsonian traveling exhibit and\u00a0I\u00a0wrote about that experience on the Road Reports, Museums on Main Street\u00a0<\/a>blog.\u00a0 The\u00a0piece was called Reinvigorating the Past in Elkton, MD<\/a>.\u00a0 This past Thursday I was able to share our experience and learnings at\u00a0the Preservation Maryland Conference\u00a0in a presentation and panel discussion, which focused \u00a0on how small museums may use the Smithsonian program to strengthen their institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last summer I\u00a0participated in a Smithsonian traveling exhibit and\u00a0I\u00a0wrote about that experience on the Road Reports, Museums on Main Street\u00a0blog.\u00a0 The\u00a0piece was called Reinvigorating the Past in Elkton, MD.\u00a0 This past Thursday I was able to share our experience and learnings at\u00a0the Preservation Maryland Conference\u00a0in a presentation and panel discussion, which focused \u00a0on how small…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-programs"],"yoast_head":"\nPresentation at Preservation Maryland Conference - Mike's History Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I use this blog as a place to share my experiences while practicing the history craft. 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