Erin,
The Mecklenburg Historical Association has a docent corps which serves
most or all the historic sites in Charlotte(NC) & Mecklenburg County.
Their system has been in place for about 15 years now & has been working
pretty well.  Their website is below.  I've also listed the phone number
for Historic Rosedale Plantation where they hold their regular meetings.
Someone there could probably give you more information.

http://www.meckdec.org/docents.html
(704) 335-0325


Edith W. Brady
Curator of Education
High Point Museum
1859 E. Lexington Ave.
High Point, NC  27262
(336) 885-1859
(336) 883-3284 fax
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www.highpointmuseum.org
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Subject: Docent sharing

I work at a small local history museum. Our education program suits 3rd
through 5th grade curriculum. We don't get a lot of school groups, but
when we do, they are often really large classes that I can't handle
alone. It's difficult to find a volunteer that is willing to come here
on such a sporadic, infrequent basis. Most of our volunteers have day
jobs or other volunteer projects that they work on regularly. I started
thinking about possible ways a docent sharing program could work. If one
organization was the center for the docents, other organizations could
list special programs/needs for certain times that volunteers could sign
up for. I was wondering if anyone out there has tried collaborating with
other small museums on a docent sharing project. If so, could you
describe some of the pros, cons, etc. Thanks!

Erin Gerrity
Visitors Services
Portland Museum
2308 Portland Avenue
Louisville, KY  40212
502 776-7678

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