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Tweetup at a Crime Scene

May 18th, 2010 17 Comments

It’s almost been a year since our last Tweetup; we think it’s definitely time to organize another one. On Wednesday, June 2 from 6:00-9:00PM, you are all invited to the museum and try your hand at a handful of crime-investigating activities, from analyzing blood spatter and bullet evidence to identifying tool marks and foot prints. [...]

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We Think You’re Awesome

September 21st, 2009 No Comments

In the past year, we’ve been experimenting with different forms of social media, seeing which of the many tools available best suit our needs. No matter which platform we’ve engaged with you all on (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, or this blog) we’ve found a welcoming group of enthusiastic supporters willing to help us learn the ropes [...]

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Our *First* Contest Ever: Me and a Tommy

June 17th, 2009 13 Comments

So stoked! This morning, we received an email from a big movie studio, asking if we’d be interested in seeing a sneak preview of an upcoming major summer film. (Update: the movie you might get to see is “Public Emenies” starring Johnny Depp!) As you might imagine, this caught us a little off-guard, since we’ve [...]

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Police Museum Wins “Sponsor a Museum” Support

June 9th, 2009 7 Comments

Whew… I’m finally able to spill the beans! It’s been hard to keep things to myself the last few days, knowing this was about to be announced, because we’re really really excited! Many of you have said some very kind things about how we’ve embraced technology here at the Police Museum. Today, we’re happy to [...]

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“Sins of the City” Tweetup – June 4th

May 28th, 2009 31 Comments

Want to be a part of the first sneak preview of the newly revised Sins of the City tour for 2009? Next Thursday (June 4) at 6:00 PM, we’ll be hosting a special tour for our twitter friends, digging a little deeper and being a little braver than usual as we show off the newest [...]

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