--- Annmarie Zan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> There are enough quality volunteers out there that paying a reinactor isn't
> usually necessary.

This statement kind of bugs me. Good reenactors spend hundreds, if not
thousands on their clothing, equipment and reference materials. I know it's not
always feasible to pay everyone in a large unit, but if you can afford to pay a
person or a group, you should. Even a small stipend for gas and food is
appreciated and makes you seem more professional as well. If you have someone
who is regularily doing programs as an interpreter with their own stuff, they
should get paid like any other staff member, especially if the museum is
getting paid for the program through program fees or admission.

I also get on reenactors' cases all the time about doing things for free. It's
one thing to go to history day at a local school when no one is getting paid or
the museum can't afford it. It's another to do regular programs, be an extra in
a movie or be used as a "expert" on a project and not get paid when everyone
else is. If you are expected to be held to "professional standards", then you
should be treated like one, fees, honoraria, stipends, etc.

Deb

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