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susancrosstelltale
Great visits to heritage and natural sites do not happen by accident. This blog is about the work that make special sites great places to visit. I hope it will be useful to visitors and host alike. Find out more at me and my blog.
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Tag Archives: story
8 ways to enjoy a heritage attraction
There are lots of ways to have a great visit to a heritage site. There are many types of good times to be found at old places, wild places, holy places, places of memorial, places of bloodshed, places of art, … Continue reading →
Posted in Good places to visit, Heritage attractions, Ireland, Stories, Tips and advice, Visit experience, Visitors
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Tagged ca, creativity, heritage attractions, inspiration, mera, Powerscourt, relaxation, stories, story
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What heritage is and why it matters.
‘History is what happened, Heritage is what it means to us, how we remember, the mark it made, the stories we tell.’ ‘Heritage happens now, History happened in the past. Which is why heritage is so political.’ The first of … Continue reading →
Posted in Interpretation, Interpretelling, Stories
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Tagged creative, culture, heritage, history, past, story, storytelling
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Three tales about interpretelling
I have been asked why I thought the English language needed a new word, especially a rather clunky portmanteau word like interpretelling. I do not have deeply serious or illuminating answer. As with many stories there are different versions, or … Continue reading →
Posted in Australia, Good places to visit, Interpretation, Interpretation Australia, Interpretelling, Ireland, Mentoring, Thematic interpretation, Tourism, Training, Writing
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Tagged Cahir, Carrick on Suir, characters, Clonmel, drama, gossip and rumour, heritage, history, Red shoes, stories, story, thematic interpretation, themes, theming, wine, words taking off
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Quotable quotes on the importance of story
Stories matter to me. I believe the difference between history and heritage is the way we tell the story and that, oddly, there is more story in ‘heritage’ than in ‘history’. I have recently found these two short but big … Continue reading →
Posted in Interpretation, Interpretelling, Stories, Storytelling
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Tagged bombarded, connecting, connecting to place, connections, heritage, history, John Steinbeck, listening, media, modern media, place, postmodern mind, quotations, Quotes, Sam Keen, story, storytelling
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How to balance humour and honour in telling your heritage story
Last week I posted about a stop-me-in-my-tracks question on the use of humour in interpreting tales of bloodshed. You may need to read about that before this makes any sense – click here. Several people have got in touch (many … Continue reading →
Posted in Attractions, Culture, Heritage attractions, Historical interpretation, Interpretation, Interpretelling, Ireland, Stories, Storytelling, Tips and advice, Visit experience
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Tagged Agincourt, Battle of Hastings, Bayeux tapestry, comedian, connections, construct, Dublin, honour, humour, illustration, Irish potato famine, memory, names, remembering, resonant events, respect, respecting the source, sensitivity, Shropshire, soldier, Stokesay Castle, story, story telling, tine of the story, written accounts
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