National First Ladies Library has new name and logo
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CANTON – The National First Ladies Library is updating its name and logo.
The historic site in downtown Canton has rebranded itself as the National First Ladies Library & Museum in an effort to reflect its role as a research library and full museum. Meanwhile, the new logo features silhouettes of three first ladies representing the early colonial, mid-century and modern eras.
“As we approach our 25th anniversary of becoming a National Historic Site, we felt that it was time to broaden our reach by rebranding from the National First Ladies Library to the National First Ladies Library & Museum,” Patty Dowd Schmitz, president and CEO of the nonprofit organization, said in a prepared statement.
“While we will always proudly be the National First Ladies Library and the nation’s foremost site for research about the first ladies, we also offer numerous robust exhibits of our extraordinary collection of artifacts in the museum throughout the year. By adding ‘museum’ to our name, we are more accurately reflecting the experience that visitors have when they visit our site.”
The museum made a splash earlier this year with the "Beyond Camelot: The Life and Legacy of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis" exhibit. Running through April 27, 2024, the exhibit features never-before-seen artifacts donated by Monte Durham, who has served as fashion director for the television show, "Say Yes to the Dress Atlanta" and is owner of Salon Monte in Alexandria, Virginia.
Dowd Schmitz said the logo provides "a beautiful nod to our nation’s past while also pointing toward the future.”
The National First Ladies Library was founded by Mary Regula and opened in 1998 at the Saxton-McKinley House, the childhood home of first lady Ida Saxton McKinley. The library holds a repository of more than 1,000 books and online scholarly resources about first ladies, and it is also home to a collection of more than 5,000 first ladies artifacts and items.
The First Ladies National Historic Site attracted 7,146 visitors last year, according to the National Park Service. The number of visitors peaked in 2014 at 15,326.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: National First Ladies Library rebrands with new name and logo
