This discussion reminds me of the quote from British author L.P. Hartley- "The past is a foreign country, they do things differently there." There is a good discussion of attitudes of the past (including that quote) in David Lowenthal's book "The Past is a Foreign Country." Dan Schoeneberg Historic Area Manager Conner Prairie ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).