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Bennington Museum Names Cook New Director
The Bennington Museum picks Charles G. Cook as executive director, succeeding since 1971 at the Besser Museum Alpena. Cook, a Wakefield native with degrees from Eastern Illinois and Central Michigan, has led research and exhibitions in decorative arts and regional history. He and his wife Laurel have three children and he is active with local historical and arts groups.
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Mechanical Arts
Charles G. Bennett
Dudley Moore Blakely
Topping Tavern Museum
Cook
Besser Museum
New York
Michigan
Laurel
April
Ashley
Thatcher
Wakefield
Mich
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston
Ill
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant
Wayne State University
Detroit
University of Maine
Orono
van Vechten
Greene County
N.Y
Hudson
State of
Ohio
Winslow Homer
England
British Isles
Spain
United States
Canada
Europe
Midwest
New England
International Council of Museums
American Association of Museums
American Association For State and Local History
the Museum Association
Great Britain
Midwest Museums Conference
Michigan Museums Association
Alpena
Jesse Besser
Besser
Bennington Museum
Bennington
Anna Mary Robertson
Moses