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Air & SpaceYouTube Channel and website dedicated to interesting transportation videos, photos, and texts: AIRAILIMAGES on YouTube and www.airailimages.com
The Air Mobility Command Museum uses aircraft ranging from the first C-141A Starlifter to a B-17G to tell the remarkable story of U.S. Air Force airlift and other missions at Dover AFB, Delaware. www.amcmuseum.org The Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho, features remarkable fighters including a P-51C and a TP-40N. Museum staff are especially supportive of veterans. http://www.warhawkairmuseum.org/ |
Trains & TransportationThe Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely operates vintage steam and diesel locomotives in this ruggedly beautiful mining region. Visitors may learn to operate locomotives for a fee. http://www.nnry.com/
Vintage streetcars and electric interurban infrastructure are preserved and operated by Yakima Valley Trolleys in Yakima, Wash. www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org |
General InterestThe American Association of Museums (AAM) has changed its name to the American Alliance of Museums. This group has, for more than a century, been a rallying point for museums. http://www.aam-us.org/
The American Association for State and Local History provides a clearing house of museum and historical information and services. www.aaslh.org
The Idaho Military History Museum is a remarkable crossroads for veterans of all eras from Idaho. www.museum.mil.idaho.gov The Small Museum Association provides a forum and meetings for those who staff and appreciate small museums. Typically serving the mid-Atlantic states, the association has seminars that may be of interest to small museum staffs in other regions as well. http://www.smallmuseum.org/ |
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opinions from museum specialists in your area before undertaking any museum projects.
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