We have increased our school group attendance in the past couple of years.

It seems two major changes contributed to the attendance; craft option 
with a tour and an educator and scout newsletter. Both efforts were 
focused towards 3rd & 4th graders and scout groups as those are the 
easiest sell for us.
School tours are $2 per student or $3 for a tour and a craft that 
relates to their visit.

The educator newsletter is mailed directly to each elementary teacher, 
and the history teachers in middle schools and high schools in our 
county. The newsletter is an 11x17 folded, so 4 pages. We just added a 
section, "Local History in the Classroom" which provides some ideas for 
them to use in their classroom. The newsletter comes out twice a year 
and each time there's a new topic; cemetery research, house history, 
oral history, etc. Included in that section is a list for finding 
further information and of course our exhibits that relate, our Research 
Center, and resources in our Museum Store are listed first!

The scout newsletter is similar, provides information about what's new 
at the Musem, info and pictures about fun-filled tours that relate to 
badge requirements, and info about any upcoming badge workshops. The 
local Boy Scout and Girl Scout Councils distribute them to all the scout 
leaders for us.

-- 
Leah Hamann
Director of Marketing & Special Events

Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum
101 West Main Street
Waukesha, WI 53186-4811

(262) 521-2859 ext.226
www.wchsm.org


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