Richard, We have been experimenting with our hours here. We started last fall with adding one day a week(thursdays)of being open 10 to 7 pm. So far this winter we have seen very little visitation on that late time. However, last summer we were open everyday except Sundays until 6 pm and were running people out. I think the later hours in the summer seem to work because of more daylight and people to tend to go do more with more light. WE have never been open on Sundays, however this past weekend because of a special event we were open from 10-3. Most of your visitors did not come until noon. I think if you are going to do Sunday hours you might try opening at noon to avoid conflict with church. Stacy Reaves Director Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Museum Sand Springs, OK. -----Original Message----- From: Richard Fields [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 4:00 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Off season hours We are setting our 2006 calander now, and I need some input on off season hours. Traditionally, we are open mon - sat 10-5, sun 1-5, except for major holidays and January, when we are closed to the public. In the interest of cutting costs, it has been suggested we close Sundays in the off-season (November - February). The management team also thinks it could be to our advantage to extend our peak hours in the summer to 10-6, with Sunday becoming 10-5. Some on staff feel the Sunday extension could backfire becuase of Church services. Could you please share your thoughts on this. We haven't surveyed our public yet, but I thought getting input from the professionals on the list would help. Thanks, Richard Fields Cherokee Historical Society __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ ========================================================= 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). ========================================================= 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).