The Importance of Storytelling
Ask someone affiliated with a small historical society about what they do, and most will say they collect and preserve local history. Ask them why, and they'll say, "because it's important." But ask them about the stories they tell, and you may get looks of confusion and panic. Why? Because local historical societies and museums still follow traditional practices established more than 100 years ago that don't incorporate storytelling. The first history museums --as we know
