Old World Wisconsin, Kathleen Ernst, 325 pages,

Chloe Ellefson is trying to start her life over.  As the new Collections Curator, she is responsible for the artifacts at Old World Wisconsin, a living history museum (that really does exists http://oldworldwisconsin.wisconsinhistory.org/).  A missing ale bowl sets Chloe on an adventure that takes her away from her museum duties and involves her with Officer Roelke McKenna.  This book shares some of the behind the scenes goings on in the living history museum as well as the care given to artifacts.  It was an enjoyable read, and being the first in a series there were many potential bad guys.