In a message dated 7/29/2007 6:17:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: ===== Pam, It's a puzzlement. It seems to be a draw, and it's a connection to the future (after the CCC). It sounds like it both detracts from the CCC stuff and gets in the way. But...it's draw, and no museum can have too many of those. When you display it, you obviously point out that its post-CCC. Does that seem to bother anyone or do they take it as a matter of course and seem to believe (as I think I would) that it belongs there. If you decide to get rid of it, I wonder if our own Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto, CA, might want it. See http://www.moah.org/ Instead of having it on the floor, could you possibly stand it on end to get it out of the way. That would also give you the opportunity to tie it in its box so you wouldn't have to pick it up. All in all, it's not all bad, because...dare I say it?...it's a draw. -Jim Lyons Well...I tried a couple of things with visitors over the weekend. When visitors arrive, I give them an introduction to the museum/site and the CCC in general. This is 15-20 minutes and can be shorter or longer depending on their attentiveness. After that, I either offer or simply carry on with a guided tour. They rarely precede on their own at this time. During the guided tours, I thought it would be ok for us to pass by the case...I just ignored it and distracted them from it. This way, if time allows after I've had the opportunity to cover more important material 1st- is when I can show them the saw and talk about it. I also thought I may continue to ignore the saw and just wait and see if people ask about it 1st. Was doing fine with one family which included a 5 year old boy...guided tour and many questions from all. While the rest of his family went off to look around, I brought the boy over to type his name on the Royal, try on a water tank pack, push down the handle on the dynamite blaster, etc. We were having much fun and he was very inquisitive, asked many questions. Then he started looking over at the saw case. I had a plan to distract him and thought for sure with this, I'd be off the hook. I pointed out a poster of Smokey Bear, told a little story, then was trying to lead him to the entrance room to give him a bag of Smokey Bear educational materials. He didn't follow me. He stood right by the case and didn't budge. When I walked far enough away - he asked about it. Nope, I wasn't going to get away with this with my new buddy. The rest of the family came over to see the saw and listen to what I had to say. But this was just a bit much for the little guy - he gave me a puzzled look that begged for me to explain this so that he'd understand. His mom intervened and we were starting to walk to the entry room. This did not deter him. He stood his ground until he then made a connection to the chainsaw. This surprised all of us - what a kid! He's not even in 1st grade yet...he told us that he's seen a chainsaw like this before! So now all of us adults have a puzzled looked on our faces. He said he saw one on TV...on PBS, and told us that the people were using it to cut wood (and he was making motions while telling us). So what happened here, if not for the saw -is that the rest of the family would have continued looking around for awhile longer. I could have given the young boy the Smokey bag -after which I was going to have him try out the new "CCC What You Can Find" scavenger hunt I just made up. He was the first young visitor I could have tried it out with! However, seeing a kid so young trying to figure out the saw and make a connection to it...was priceless! Right you are Jim! It will be awhile before we can move it so I'll have to deal (like I have been) with it being where it is for now. I really want to get something underneath it, because it's laying on the damp cement floor. I think that having it propped up on one end may be a good idea once we relocate it. Pam Pamela Silvestri, Seasonal State Parks Interpretive Guide Northeast States Civilian Conservation Corps Museum Shenipsit State Forest Headquarters 166 Chestnut Hill Road Stafford Springs, Connecticut 06076 Telephone: (860) 684-3430 e-mail: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ========================================================= 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).