AHM LIVING HISTORY We can learn a lot about history through immersive exhibits. At the American Heritage Museum, discovery and inspiration can come from seeing or reading about a rare relic, or feeling the thunderous booms from a WWII re-enactment. In all the methods of engaging people in history education, one of the most effective is through intimate conversation.
Volunteers
The Collings Foundation and American Heritage Museum’s strength is in the people who help tell the stories of history. We have volunteers and docents from all walks of life and ages who engage our audience through discussion and demonstration. We hope you will join us in this journey through time.
Photo above: American Heritage Museum’s lead docent Colin Rixon standing in front of the Normandy Landings exhibit. He is wearing a uniform similar to the one his father wore during WWII. Colin started as a volunteer with the Foundation in 2014, as one of a small group of specialists tasked with preparing and moving the Jacques Littlefield collection from California to Massachusetts. He and his family have a long history of military service. Both his grandfathers served and were wounded in WWI and his father was part of the 1st Royal Dragoons during WWII, landing on Sword Beach during the Normandy Invasion. Years later, Colin followed his father into the same regiment.
Photos above: Not all living history events have to be serious to learn something. Our “Eliot Ness captures Al Capone” skit is performed during the American Elegance event. In this show, Eliot Ness (Prohibition Agent) pulls over Capone (mobster) in his original 1940 V-16 Cadillac to try and arrest him for tax evasion. Looked like he was going to get away until Ness discovers Capone’s accountant in the trunk! 5 COLLINGS FOUNDATION - AMERICAN HERITAGE MUSEUM
