We have a 150 year old house furnished with contents from the original
family.  I put up little "Please Do Not Sit" cards on all the seating and
beds.  Our docents wear gloves and only handle a few educational pieces and
they use the "This is a museum..." as part of their tours so people
understand the techniques we use and can be a part of it.  Occasionally we
get problems, so we put a folding chair behind all of the doors in case
someone has to sit down.  The docents don't use the chairs that much, but
they're there just in case.


Melissa de Bie
Collections Manager
Rock County Historical Society
P.O. Box 8096
Janesville, WI 53547
www.rchs.us
608-756-4509

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