Deb
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Thank you
SharonMaguire
Belle Meade Plantation
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Deb Fuller wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>Sadly the director of Poplar Hill on His Lordship's Kindness, the
>historic house where I work, is leaving because her husband is getting
>transferred. We have an immediate opening for the museum manager. The
>pay isn't great, especially for the area, but it's a great place to
>work and you can do practically anything you want.
>
>Since the director/museum manager position is the only full-time
>position, administrative skills and management experience are more
>important than advanced degrees in history or museum studies. While
>there is a fair amount of the "fun stuff" like leading tours, doing
>school programs, doing historic research on the house and its
>inhabitants, etc., the house makes most of its money by doing teas,
>murder mysteries, and wedding rentals. I'm one of 3 part-time staff
>members and we've got a small, but incredibly competent group of
>volunteers that help out with programs so it's not like you have to
>run the entire show yourself. But we do need someone who can pester
>the phone company to fix the phone lines, call the heating guy to when
>the 80 year-old furnace is on the fritz, paint the roadside signs,
>make the bank deposits, clean the carriage harnesses, supervise the
>garden club, etc.
>
>I'm mentioning this not to scare people off but to give potential
>applicants a little sobering up. If you want to be the head of a
>glorious old historic house and manage a staff of 10, this is not the
>job for you. If you're not afraid to get your hands dirty, have a lot
>of initiative, and don't mind occasionally pulling long hours, this
>would be a great job. One big bonus is that since the house is run by
>a private foundation, you aren't bound by the local historical society
>or government bureaurcracy. The down side is that you even less money
>to work with and an even smaller staff.
>
>E-mail me if you want the full job announcement or more information
>about the house and the job. The website for the house and the
>foundation is:
>
>http://www.poplarhillonhlk.com/
>
>Please feel free to pass this along to any other lists or interested parties.
>
>Deb
>
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