http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2007/09/27/collecting-football-memorabilia/ Where Hunters Gather Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:04:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2007/09/27/collecting-football-memorabilia/#comment-43722 Collectors’ Quest » Blog Archive » School Memorabilia Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:40:24 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2007/09/27/collecting-football-memorabilia/#comment-43722 [...] Collecting artifacts of school-years’ past is largely ephemeral, but could be as simple as stopping by your alma mater and dropping $10 for a t-shirt with the school’s mascot on it. Sports have long been a large connection between community and school, with specific events worth remembering. Booster clubs have long sold buttons, caps, shirts, and other school-related items as a way of raising money for uniforms or trips. Huge events, like winning a state or national title or some other record, comes with newspaper articles or other commemorative trinkets. Then, there’s the items belonging to the students, such as medals won, uniforms, and letters earned. Sports, however, aren’t the only event-related extracurriculars: plays, band concerts, forensics, and chess club all had competitions and performances, complete with posters, announcements, awards, and programs of their own. [...] [...] Collecting artifacts of school-years’ past is largely ephemeral, but could be as simple as stopping by your alma mater and dropping $10 for a t-shirt with the school’s mascot on it. Sports have long been a large connection between community and school, with specific events worth remembering. Booster clubs have long sold buttons, caps, shirts, and other school-related items as a way of raising money for uniforms or trips. Huge events, like winning a state or national title or some other record, comes with newspaper articles or other commemorative trinkets. Then, there’s the items belonging to the students, such as medals won, uniforms, and letters earned. Sports, however, aren’t the only event-related extracurriculars: plays, band concerts, forensics, and chess club all had competitions and performances, complete with posters, announcements, awards, and programs of their own. [...]

]]> http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2007/09/27/collecting-football-memorabilia/#comment-23277 dinocollector Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:18:06 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2007/09/27/collecting-football-memorabilia/#comment-23277 I experienced the same thing when I moved to Kansas - I thought it was very weird to see high school sports coverage on the evening news. I have been to the Game Faces exhibit and it is very well put together. It feels like it could be a permanent part of the Kansas History Museum, which by the way is a very nice museum. During my time in Kansas I have been able to visit a couple of museums that would be of interest to collectors - The Oz Museum in Wamego, KS and the Toy and Miniature Museum in Kansas City, MO. They are both excellent museums and I think they are cool because they both started out as collectors' hobbies: one man collecting Wizard of Oz memorabilia, and two women collecting dolls, dollhouses, and miniatures. I would recommend these museums to anyone who was visiting the northeast Kansas region. I experienced the same thing when I moved to Kansas - I thought it was very weird to see high school sports coverage on the evening news. I have been to the Game Faces exhibit and it is very well put together. It feels like it could be a permanent part of the Kansas History Museum, which by the way is a very nice museum. During my time in Kansas I have been able to visit a couple of museums that would be of interest to collectors - The Oz Museum in Wamego, KS and the Toy and Miniature Museum in Kansas City, MO. They are both excellent museums and I think they are cool because they both started out as collectors’ hobbies: one man collecting Wizard of Oz memorabilia, and two women collecting dolls, dollhouses, and miniatures. I would recommend these museums to anyone who was visiting the northeast Kansas region.

]]> http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2007/09/27/collecting-football-memorabilia/#comment-23260 Val Ubell Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:11:29 +0000 http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/2007/09/27/collecting-football-memorabilia/#comment-23260 Your article both delighted and frightened me. Can there BE life without the Green Bay Packers? I guess it is possible, but I am not willing to try it. I have even queried if there is a green and gold casket option. But your article was very interesting; well-written as always. I have a good friend in Kansas and will ask her if they've been to this museum! You should get the 'game ball' for this fine blog. Your article both delighted and frightened me. Can there BE life without the Green Bay Packers? I guess it is possible, but I am not willing to try it. I have even queried if there is a green and gold casket option. But your article was very interesting; well-written as always. I have a good friend in Kansas and will ask her if they’ve been to this museum! You should get the ‘game ball’ for this fine blog.

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