Hello, As a former youth agency exec and one holding a masters in outdoor education - camping speciality, I would also suggest you follow these routes for help. Boy and Girl Scout councils in your area - phone book good guidance re counselors - ages, rules, job descriptions and more also places to advertise your project to tie in with badge work These groups know how to run camps and have sites and personnel to do so and equipment too. Also good publications from the National organizations. -- losts on safety The American Camping Association _http://www.acacamps.org/_ (http://www.acacamps.org/) The web site has a "knowledge " section excellent publications about managing camps (short term as well as long) and safety-legal issues. The Outdoor Education Associations including groups involved with school camping. North Carolina 7 day Living History Camp _http://www.acacamps.org/_ (http://www.acacamps.org/) An interesting article "teaching history in the backyard" _http://www.historycooperative.org/cgi-bin/printpage.cgi_ (http://www.historycooperative.org/cgi-bin/printpage.cgi) and other specific sources - if you need help in re a particular point please ask me. Barbara Hass, retired librarian (and the above too!!) ========================================================= 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).