As I write this there is a group of 5 (count 'em, 5) men who came in to see
an exhibit of a local (male) artist who is well known in the community.  I
heard one of them say that his wife would be surprised that he went to the
museum to see the art show! (I was delighted to see this crowd come in the
door -- they are all about 60 or so, young retiree types)
Perhaps an interesting question here would be, what types of
exhibits/programs will prompt male visitation?
Candace Perry



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Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 9:26 AM
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Subject: Re: Men and Women on walk-in tours


Oddly enough, the consensus at our houses is that we see more single women
than we do single men.  We are in an area that's based heavily on tourism so
our primary visitation comes from families and groups but its definitely
more single women.  Usually, they're in town on business or from out of town
and wanted to see something of the place before they go back home.  Of the
single men, they are usually history buffs who have already done a lot of
reading about the time period or a similar time period.  These are
generalities and don't encompass our entire single male and female
visitation.  Perhaps the differences are regional in nature and has to do
with societal variations as well as economics.

Meredith Dunham

Virginia Beach Historic Houses
Virginia Beach, VA 23452

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