So do I.

And also about how some museums out there in the boonies <s> manage to put
together a very capable, energetic, and creative staff when they're unable
to offer fulltime, professional, decently paid employment that is guaranteed
from one year to the next.  Museums in grassroots America are fascinating
places to get a start, and even to stay, but lack the sophistication and
glamour of work with the distinguished urban museums.

We have just one intern this summer, unpaid, but getting four hours of
degree credit so she will be able to complete her bachelor's degree a year
early and save lotsa dollars.  She is pulling together and writing up for
internal reference all available facts of several old log and stone homes
(c. 1800) that were relocated to our site in the mid-1970s.  No one bothered
to keep the details of these structures, which form the nucleus of a living
history "pioneer park."  In some cases their original owners are still
alive, or their immediate offspring, so it's a timely search for very
relevant information.

Our weekend workers are in high school, are paid minimum wage, and in the
midst of poverty, that's wonderful.  They learn to interact with the public
and end up with self-assurance that in all cases has helped them after
school's over.  The above intern is an example.

Ours is one of those rural Appalachian museums that offers no true
entry-level professional positions.  And so with the exception of myself,
the five-person fulltime staff is all homegrown and learned on the job. Two
started as part-time workers while in high school and eligible for the JTPA
opportunity, at no charge to the museum.  One mowed lawns and did cleanup
work, the other did typing.

A third was a part-time sales clerk at a clothing store, in mid-life, with a
degree in history and experience as a teacher.  A fourth started mowing
lawns in season and now has a fulltime job.  The fifth with a master's
degree in history simply wanted to quit the hassle of being a social studies
teacher, didn't want to leave this area, and has learned museum work by
doing it.  All five are capable living history interpreters, each having
learned at least three regional crafts/trade skills, but have other jobs as
well (e.g., scheduling groups, handling the gift shop, making things for the
gift shop, keeping our books and paying bills,etc. etc.)

Our curator is not fulltime, has been familiar with the collections since
her teen years when she was a volunteer, and in her travels has been a
volunteer archaeologist, theatre set designer and fabricator, computer whiz,
and is a talented artist -- she "came back" to run the family farm.