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1/31/2009: New Volunteer Orientation
Five new volunteers have joined the public programs volunteer team! Including recent college graduates, young professionals, experienced tour guides, and retired folks, the volunteer team brings a unique set of skills and knowledge to the Postal Museum. Look for their friendly, smiling faces at upcoming family events!
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 Susan, a Postal Museum volunteer, and a young stamp collector assemble topical collections together.
 Marvin, a longtime Postal Museum volunteer, brought in a color key that was very popular with workshop participants and particularly useful with this collection of red stamps.
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1/24/2009: Stamp Collecting A-Z Workshop
Answering visitors’ demands for more time to collect stamps, instruction on useful techniques like mounts and hinges, and the ability to make larger collections, the Stamp Collecting A-Z Workshop gave participants access to some of the Postal Museum’s best stamp experts and sent everyone home with 22 stamps.
After a brief presentation about topical collecting, about a dozen participants tried their hands at creating topical collections, attaching mounts and hinges, and soaking stamps off envelopes. Knowledgeable volunteers Charlotte, Gordon, Ida Marie, Mary Jane, Marvin, Robin, and Susan were on hand to provide expertise, advice, and encouragement.
Image (top): Susan, a Postal Museum volunteer, and a young stamp collector assemble topical collections together.
Image (bottom): Marvin, a longtime Postal Museum volunteer, brought in a color key that was very popular with workshop participants and particularly useful with this collection of red stamps. |
 A Girl Scout shows off the stamp she designed for President Barack Obama. (Living people—even presidents—are not featured on US stamps, but it’s a great design!)
A young visitor (sporting an updated version of Franklin’s bifocals) enjoys “Ben’s Broadsheet Beat,” a journalism and mail-themed scavenger hunt.
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1/17/2009: Inauguration Family Celebration
About 85 visitors, including a Girl Scout troop, families, adults, and twenty-somethings, had a ball during Inauguration weekend at the Postal Museum. Activities included designing a stamp for your favorite president, museum tours, and stamp collecting around presidential and patriotic themes.
One troop leader appreciated the “warm, stress-free activity for Girl Scouts” during a particularly hectic weekend for the nation’s capital. Another visitor said “It was wonderful! I am going to mail the collection to my grandchildren and tell them all about it.”
Image: A Girl Scout shows off the stamp she designed for President Barack Obama. (Living people—even presidents—are not featured on US stamps, but it’s a great design!)
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1/10/2009: Philatelic Films: Jezebel and Hallelujah
Thirty visitors enjoyed a tempting double feature including the films Jezebel and Hallelujah. “This was great,” said one visitor. “I never would have seen Hallelujah otherwise. Thanks SO much!”
Jezebel stars Bette Davis and Henry Fonda, both featured on recent US stamps, in an antebellum Southern drama. Recently featured on a Vintage Black Cinema stamp, Hallelujah is one of the first major-studio films to feature an all-black cast. In Hallelujah, a field laborer is enticed away from his community by worldly excitement. |
