These days, many house museums struggle to sustain themselves (and the issues they face have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 crisis).
 
Case in point: the Joseph Spaulding House in Pawtucket. This small, charming house in Pawtucket was not working out as a museum and was using up limited funds.

Preserve RI's Executive Director Valerie Talmage, along with Barbara Zdravesky  of the  Preservation Society of Pawtucket , will share this story and discuss new uses for historic house museums. This on-line workshop will offer practical guidance on the process of putting historic sites to new uses in practical ways to protect historic building and unique places.
 
The webinar is part of the  New England Museum Association's  virtual workshop series. 
 
Letting Go of Your House Museum   will run from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm on June 16.