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Historic Houses and the Food Movement: Casey Farm and Coastal Growers' Market

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dc.contributor.advisorSamuel Redman
dc.contributor.advisorEmily Hamilton
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Allison L
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
dc.contributor.departmentHistory
dc.date2024-03-28T20:31:30.000
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-26T18:10:39Z
dc.date.available2024-04-26T18:10:39Z
dc.date.submittedMay
dc.date.submitted2022
dc.description.abstractCommunity engagement and relevance are topics prominently discussed in the museum field. Conversations about public history and social justice, however, are less common. Combining these two ideas and thinking broadly about how museums, particularly historic houses, can stay relevant in their community by adopting a community-centered mission, this thesis uses Casey Farm as a case study. By conducting interviews with the site managers and market manager alongside surveying market vendors and visitors, this thesis compares the museum’s perspective of their relevance with the lived experiences of visitors. Ultimately arguing that historic houses should prioritize community interests when creating programming to retain audiences to the museum. Studying how Casey Farm partners with Coastal Growers’ Market to increase community relevance by aligning with the goals of the Food Movement, this example can encourage other historic house museums to use the resources at their site and seek out possible partnerships in their community.
dc.description.degreeMaster of Arts (M.A.)
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7275/28685286
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4822-3185
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/32899
dc.relation.urlhttps://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2262&context=masters_theses_2&unstamped=1
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subjectHistoric House
dc.subjectCommunity Engagement
dc.subjectPublic Programming
dc.subjectRelevance
dc.subjectMuseum
dc.subjectPublic History
dc.subjectPublic History
dc.titleHistoric Houses and the Food Movement: Casey Farm and Coastal Growers' Market
dc.typeopenaccess
dc.typearticle
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