I work for a small history museum and when we go to the schools for our 
trunk shows or the schools come to us, we dress up in costumes.  Since I 
work in the South I get to wear a lovely hoop skirt costume.  Kids really 
enjoy the costume and it does get everyone's attention.  I think that 
costumes really enhance the experience because the kids want to know what 
I am wearing and why.  I do go into first person when discussing my 
costume. Also if I were a third grader listening to someone giving a talk, 
it would be more fun if they were in costume and not in jeans and a t-
shirt or dressed as a business professional.

Just my 2 cents.

Christa Weinberger
Registrar
Marietta Museum of History

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