Alison, your worksheet "Tips for Cataloguing Volunteers" also begs the question of what to tip them? I mean, the standard is what 15%? 20%? Then do you tip just on the food served? So many questions... :) Off of all of the recent silliness (and slightly off-color at that) I'm reminded of the internal commentary we used to have while I was employed at a museum that had in their collection the original bedroom furniture owned by the parents of Wilbur and Orville Wright. We used to joke that we could honestly say that we had the bed upon which flight was conceived. Museum folks have a tendency to have a very odd sense of humor- I've always enjoyed that about this field... Cheers on a Friday! Dan ________________________________ From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of MCHS Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 10:06 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Amusing Catalog Card We found an collections inventory worksheet titled "Tips for Cataloguing Volunteers". Now we are wondering how to apply the accession numbers. Alison Wright Curator/Collections Manager Montgomery County Historical Society 212 South Water Street Crawfordsville, IN 47933 765.362.3416 www.lane-mchs.org<http://www.lane-mchs.org> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ----- Original Message ----- From: Allyn Lord<mailto:[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Amusing Catalog Card Our photo archivist wanted to pass this amusing photo title found in the collections: "Unidentified squirrel hunting boy" (Ms) Allyn Lord Director Shiloh Museum of Ozark History 118 W. Johnson Ave. Springdale, AR 72764 479-750-8165; fax 479-750-8693 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.springdaleark.org/shiloh<http://www.springdaleark.org/shiloh> -----Original Message----- From: Perian Sully [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 12:40 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Amusing Catalog Card My favorite story is from another registrar at another museum. They had, in their collection, a Christmas bowling game, with the elves as bowling pins. It was described as "little men with big balls" Perian Sully Collection Information and New Media Coordinator Judah L. Magnes Museum -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Charlie Knight Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 6:14 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Amusing Catalog Card One of ours is turn-of-the-century silver palm tree w/a real cocnut bowl affixed. The old cat. card reads in part: "A ghastly piece of Victorian kitsch." ========================================================= 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). ========================================================= 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).