Written by Scarlett Rigby, Collections & Museum Operations Consultant What does it take to become a permanent museum? It is not just opening exhibitions or welcoming visitors. It takes years of work behind the scenes, including difficult decisions about what to collect, how to care for a collection, and what … Read More
What do a bottle of chloroform, a pile of bones, and a decapitated doll’s head have to do with the Reher Center? Since the inception of the Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History just over twenty years ago, two phases of archaeological digs have taken place onsite–one in … Read More
Written by Scarlett Rigby (Manager of Collections and Museum Operations) In December of 2022, the Reher Center received its second major capital rehabilitation grant from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) through its Environmental Protection Fund (EPF). This put us on a path to … Read More
When I first visited Reher’s Bakery in Fall 2016, faded old newspapers hung tattered from a rack in the window; a variety of oil cans, paper bags, and disintegrating rubber boots dotted the shelves; and a soiled once-red shag carpet made the air so dusty that it was difficult to … Read More