SHSarah Honeycutt

1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · By Sarah Honeycutt

   When history walks through the door (opens the original)

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   When I first became a collections manager five years ago, I was fresh out of college with a bachelor's degree in history and eager for any opportunity to work in a museum. Despite having zero museum experience and only a vague idea of what the job actually entailed, I accepted the position at my hometown museum without hesitation. All I knew was I'd have behind-the-scenes access to a museum, and as someone who grew up as a history-obsessed kid that watched Night at the Museum way too many times,

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2. Article · Jul 13, 2026 · By Sarah Honeycutt

   Before museums, there were cabinets of curiosity (opens the original)

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   When you hear the word museum, what is the first thing you think of? It’s my favorite question to ask people, especially the field-trip kids who fill the Besser Museum every spring. For many of them, it’s one of the first museums they’ve ever visited, and their answers are pretty consistent: “old,” “fossils,” and “history.” Most adults think of the same things, although they’re often a little more specific. Instead of simply thinking “old,” they imagine glass cases filled with rare and unusual o

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