Purpose Statement

Hello History Fans,
Today I traveled to the USMC Museum and Heritage Center at Quantico, VA. Built in 2006, I got the impression that the organization is trying to still be in their initial advertising campaign. I had read about it in a travel magazine for Maryland, and on my second real day off while working here, I decided to check it out.
When I first found out and decided that I was going to move to Baltimore, I couldn't wait to start going to Washington, DC whenever I wanted. About an hour away means that I could make DC literally a day trip. While at the museum today, I thought about a way to review museums as well as let more people know about them. As a History major at a major university, I had many options when it came to what kind of history I wanted to study. Most people would think growing up in Central New Jersey, I would have chosen Asian History (nevertheless that there are some great Asian historians on staff at Rutgers) but I went a different route. I wanted to become an archivist, so I took the opportunity to learn about how people perceive history. Through internships and public history classes, I learned about the flow of museums and became interested in the curator aspect of museums as well as the content.
This obsession was a long time coming. Although now my day job has close to nothing to do with history and even less to do with museums, the income and the schedule frees me up to see a lot of things in this area that most need to plan long weekends around. Although I'm not personally a fan of blogs, I decided to start one. If not for great public fame, at least I'll have a documented history of my own travels in this area for myself and for fellow history fan friends.
So spread the word about the blog. I'll be updating as I can get to museums, and if you have a suggestion, leave a comment! In addition to updating recent trips, I'll write about my past travels to the best of my ability. One thing I can promise you is that I will never leave a half-assed review. If I don't think that I can write a good review for a museum I went to in the past I won't act like I can. I'll try to figure out a way to document these travels.
So I hope you enjoy. And if you want to contribute, let me know!
Jackie