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Hurt, R. Douglas. “Agricultural Museums: A New Frontier for the Social Sciences.” (1978)

Citation: 

Hurt, R. Douglas. “Agricultural Museums: A New Frontier for the Social Sciences.” History Teacher 11(3) (1978): 367-75.

Abstract/Summary: 

Summarizes the history and uses of open air museums (re-creations of village farming settlements emphasizing folk culture and its architecture) in Europe, Canada, and the United States. Also examines the Lejre Research Center in Denmark, which discovers and preserves pre-industrial agricultural technology and production methods. 

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ERIC