Name/Title
Promotional ButtonEntry/Object ID
2008.48.13Description
White metal button printed in black with the inscription, "I found "My Roots" at the VERMONT HISTORY EXPO". An image of a tree stretches horizontally across the center of the button with the words, "FAMILY TREE" carved vertically into the trunk.Context
Given away as a promotion at the Vermont History Expo
It has now be discontinued.
From https://vtdigger.org/2017/10/23/vermont-history-expo-discontinued/
"The Vermont History Expo, which drew thousands of attendees to the Tunbridge Fairgrounds every two years since its inception in 2000, has been discontinued.
The Vermont Historical Society, which oversaw the expo, polled members of the public, spoke with individual historical societies, examined its resources and goals, and looked at costs and attendance figures before coming to the conclusion that the event “was sort of reaching the end of its effectiveness,” said Amanda Gustin, public program manager for the Vermont Historical Society.
“We spent about nine months studying the event itself,” Gustin said. “We also looked across our lists and reached out to individual historical societies and called them for more substantive conversations.”
Among the factors the society considered were the expo’s goals, the outreach opportunities it provided and its ability to reach new audiences.
“Our eventual conclusion was that it just wasn’t working for its goals anymore,” Gustin said.
Attendance figures peaked at 8,000-10,000 around 2008, Gustin said, “but there was a steady decline in attendance” ever since. The last couple of expos, including the last one in 2016, drew about 4,000-6,000 attendees.Acquisition
Accession
2008.48Acquisition Method
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Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Button, PromotionalNomenclature Class
Advertising MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
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2 inRelationships
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Event
Vermont History Expo