Robertson, Nancy Marie, 1956-Allison, David B.Scarpino, Philip V.Bingmann, Melissa2011-03-142011-03-142010https://hdl.handle.net/1805/2499http://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/157Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)The nexus of presenting an authentic environment and engaging audiences has been at the core of debate around living history museums since their inception in the 1960s. Conner Prairie's transition from a folklife model to a learning theory and research-based organization is traced in this thesis.en-USLiving history museumsConner Prairie (Museum) -- HistoryPublic historyThesis