Jul 22, 2026 · 25 min · 10 segments
We interview Museum volunteer Gwen Loose. Gwen leads the team that develops and constructs the exhibits in the A.T. Museum. Gwen talks about her long association with the Trail and her work with the…
Gwen LooseGuest
Jim FosterHost
Talk about the museum's initial exhibits that we had back in 2010 and how we got them.
Yeah, the initial exhibits, again, they were under the direction of our first and longstanding president, Larry Luxembourg.
And he had a variety of people do the writing and collect the images for the first exhibits that went in.
And those exhibits were on the first floor and they told the history of some of the early people.
Um, partially, um, the Smithsonian exhibits, we, we did, we were able to, um, get some of those.
But the first exhibits that went in on opening day were also about the other early hikers, Jean Aspey, Grandma Gatewood, those exhibits that continue to be on the very first floor.
Talk about the museum's initial exhibits that we had back in 2010 and how we got them.
Yeah, the initial exhibits, again, they were under the direction of our first and longstanding president, Larry Luxembourg.
And he had a variety of people do the writing and collect the images for the first exhibits that went in.
And those exhibits were on the first floor and they told the history of some of the early people.
Um, partially, um, the Smithsonian exhibits, we, we did, we were able to, um, get some of those.
But the first exhibits that went in on opening day were also about the other early hikers, Jean Aspey, Grandma Gatewood, those exhibits that continue to be on the very first floor.
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