Pioneering Social Media

Philip Foster, like many of Oregon's pioneers, saw opportunity on the horizon and scrambled to get ahead of it. From our office in his ice house, we are trying to keep our guests (past and future) and our staff (paid and volunteer) informed as well as we can. For now, that involves a phone line, a newsletter, a website (http://www.philipfosterfarm.com/), a blog (you're reading it), a Facebook fan page, and a twitter account (@fosterfarm).

But you don't have to join them all to know what's up! The blog is posted to Twitter, tweets can be read on the fan page, and fan page postings are automatically tweeted (along with calendar notifications). Please be patient while we experiment with all the options, and let us know what you find helpful, and what is just annoying!

ALHFAMily Reunion

http://www.ahlfam.org/

The Western Region of the Association of Living History Farms and Agricultural Museums (with or without appropriately placed commas) meets in Oregon City tomorrow. This is a lively group of people dedicated to accessible and interesting history from Washington State to Arizona. All year the organization provides a forum for problem-solving everything from period clothing dilemmas to volunteer training. At a small reception this evening, it was great to meet hands-on history educators from all over the region. The history of stage-coaches, California school presentations, pineapple fabric, straw hats, and more tonight. Too cool!