I have been away from the office for a week at the national museum conference in Weston, West Virginia. This conference was sponsored by the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums. I was asked to present two papers at the conference which was a real honor. Having never been to a national conference it was a great chance to meet so many new people in the museum field. One of the highlights was getting to talk with the farmers from Colonial Williamsburg. Having been a visitor there many times it was great to hear some of the behind the scenes stories. I do have to relate another high point even though most people are making fun of me for it. As you can see in the picture I won a pink ribbon. At the conference I entered the national plowing competition. I had never done anything like this before. There was one team of horses and we all had to use the same plow. We were judged on straightness of the furrow, consistency of depth and style. Yes we were judged on plowing style. I am very proud to say I placed 6th! Jon Kuester from St. Charles, Illinois cleaned up and took the blue ribbon. Watch out Jon I'm going to practice for next year.
