Franklin+County+Museum+Curator

Franklin County Museum Curator

 * Introduction** - As a the curator of the Franklin County Museum, it is your job to collect valuable artifacts (music, photos, artwork, letters, news articles, maps) that have shaped the history of Franklin County. It is important that these items be primary sources to be displayed in your museum.


 * Definition** - A [|museum curator] acquires displays, cares for, organizes, develops and oversees collections of artifacts or works of art and valuable historical items.

Using the source websites listed below find at least five artifacts worthy display in your museum. Acquire these artifacts (or links if appropriate) to be displayed in your wiki museum. Like all effective displays, the artifact should be accompanied by why you feel your display is of historical significance.
 * (Quest)ions**:


 * Help with determining significance of information:** Click Here

//[|www.flickr.com/photos/fcvb/] The Flickr website provides several photos of historical areas around the county as well as landscape photo from the present that would be useful in comparisons to the past.//
 * Primary Sources Websites**:

//[|www.civilwartraveler.com/audio/] This site offers several podcasts associated with the Civil War. Many are told by historians of the time (which is not primary), but they do include authentic music from the time period that would be beneficial to the project and would be considered primary.//

//[|www.explorefranklincountypa.com/] This site describes a lot of the local history in brief summaries. It does not go into great depth, but it does provide a nice overview with photos.

[|http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~jlin/lincoln/maps/1924/pa_e.gif] This a map of the route 30 corridor and associated railroad tracks through southern PA and Franklin County. The 30 corridor and railroads were major contributors to the commerce and industry of the area.//