From: Linda Norris <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] What makes historic house tours not boring? Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:20:53 +0000 Content-Type: Multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_11189_1213457743_1" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_11189_1213457743_1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi All--<br><br>For a glance at what an ordinary visitor thinks, check out this blog:<br><p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.ctmuseumquest.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ctmuseumquest.com/</a></span></font></p> It's by a guy who's working to visit all the museums in Connecticut, his home state, and there are many historic houses among them. <br>Thanks for Susie Wilkenning of Reach Advisors, for pointing me to this.<br><br> Linda<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Dan Schoeneberg <<a href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> I would also be curious to find out what our audiences think about this.<br> We've been discussing what WE find interesting about house tours (or<br> what we find boring) however we are automatically a self selecting<br> audience by the very fact that we are in the field that develops such<br> tours.<br> <br> We have done audience surveys here at my institution, however has<br> anyone else polled their visitors to see what they are interested in<br> learning about on such tours? What makes it relevant to them, and what<br> sparks conversation in them about your individual stories? (Be it<br> history, art, science, etc.?) I'd be interested to hear what you all in<br> this esteemed group has to say about this as well!<br> <br> Just a few thoughts on a Thursday.<br> <br> Cheers,<br> <br> Dan<br> <br> <br> <br> Dan Schoeneberg<br> Experience Research Manager<br> <br> Conner Prairie<br> 13400 Allisonville Road<br> Fishers, Indiana<br> 46038<br> <a href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a><br> <a href="http://www.connerprairie.org" target="_blank">www.connerprairie.org</a><br> <br> Discover all the fun and excitement of Conner Prairie. Visit<br> <a href="http://www.connerprairie.org" target="_blank">www.connerprairie.org</a> for details!<br> <br> =========================================================<br> <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">Important Subscriber Information:<br> <br> The Museum-L FAQ file is located at <a href="http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/" target="_blank">http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/</a> . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to <a href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a> . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).<br> <br> If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to <a href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a> . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).<br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Read my blog:<br><a href="http://uncatalogedmuseum.blogspot.com">uncatalogedmuseum.blogspot.com</a><br><br>Linda Norris<br>Riverhill<br>PO Box 232<br>Treadwell, NY 13846<br> 607-829-3501<br><a href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a><br><a href="http://www.riverhillpartners.com">www.riverhillpartners.com</a><br> ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: <p> 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). <p> 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: <p> 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). <p> 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). --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_11189_1213457743_1--