Please be more specific on age and information shared with students during
the program.




At 12:55 PM 7/21/1998 -0500, Richard Fields wrote:
>Hello list
>        I would like some suggestions on age appropraiteness.  We
>conduct a
>Civil War Candle Light tour at our site, which involves scenes acted out
>by reenactors.  One of my staff has traditionally discouraged children
>from attending, but I am of the opinion that it except for small
>children, it shouldn't be a problem.  Can you share your opinions on
>children at events like this, or in museums in general.  With the
>exception of the Holocaust Museum, I have never seen a museum exhibit I
>have found to harsh for children.  Any thoughts?  Oh, safety is not a
>problem.
>
>--
>Richard A Fields
>Superintendent, Fort Gibson Historic Site
>Fort Gibson, OK 74434
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Julie Collins
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Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
Northwestern University
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