I am getting some great responses! Thanks so much – and I will
certainly post a link to the blog (you can see other topics – the link is in my
signature.)
Cindy Boyer
Director of Museums and Education
The Landmark Society of Western New York
133 S. Fitzhugh St.
Rochester NY 14608
(585) 546-7029 ext. 12
Fax: (585) 546-4788
The Landmark Society: Revitalizing Yesterday, Protecting
Today, and Planning for Tomorrow
Confessions of
a Preservationist: The Landmark Society blog
From: Museum discussion
list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Audrey Langham
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:41 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] The Things Kids Say
So, when I was growing up my parents took us to Carlsbad Caverns on a trip.
We were warned over and over again about how you can't touch the rocks because
you may be asked to leave. My little brother, who was about 4 at the time, was
tired and cranky. He marched right up to the ranger while we were in the cave
and said, very seriously, "I touched the rock."
I can't think of any better stories in my own museum
experience.
Post a link to the blog when it
is up! I'd love to read it.
On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Cindy Boyer <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
The sun is shining, and I am sure I
should probably be working on some grant.
Instead, I am planning a blog or an
article about what we hear kids say on museum tours.
I’m hoping to create it from responses
within my staff – but just in case (and because this can be fun!) – do you have
any to share?
My two most memorable are these:
Our Stone-Tolan House Museum site was a
tavern and farmhouse at the beginning of the 19th century. At the
end of a tour we frequently ask 4th grade students if they would
like to try living in the Stones’ time – and why or why not. As you can
imagine, we get a lot of “no computers or TVs or bathrooms!” But one young man
said “I would like to live in their time – because what kids did then really
mattered to the family. They had real responsibilities.”
A group of 2nd grade
parochial school kids were in the orientation center for Stone Tolan, looking
at a family tree of the Stones, including their 9 children. This usually
leads to a discussion on how a large family was useful on a farm, because of
all the work to be done. The docent asked “Why do you think they had so
many children?” An adorable girl said very calmly “Because they had a lot
of sex.”
What do you have?
And please let me know, if I use your
experience in my blog may I identify you or your site – or would you prefer to
keep it anonymous (what happens on Museum-L….)
Cindy Boyer
Director of Museums and Education
The Landmark Society of Western New York
133 S. Fitzhugh St.
Rochester NY 14608
(585) 546-7029 ext. 12
Fax: (585) 546-4788
The Landmark Society: Revitalizing Yesterday,
Protecting Today, and Planning for Tomorrow
From: Museum
discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Amy
Mincher
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 6:22 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Summer Internship in Beautiful Vermont
Collections Management Internship
A wonderful opportunity for anyone
interested in farming and American history, The President Calvin
Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth, VT is offering a
collections internship this summer.
The Coolidge Historic Site is
a National Historic Landmark and is regarded as one of the
best preserved presidential sites in the nation. The site contains
25 buildings and 560 acres. Many of the objects in the
collection belonged to the Coolidge family and date from the late 18th to
early 20th centuries.
Interns will focus on cataloging late 19th/early 20th century agricultural
tools and equipment using PastPerfect software. Although the emphasis will
be on enhancing the collection database, the position allows flexibility
for individual projects and interests. The internship will last between
four and ten weeks. Although there is no stipend, free on-site
housing with kitchen facilities is provided. Remote rural location
requires intern to have own transportation.
Qualifications: Interest and knowledge of American history.
Should either be enrolled in or a recent graduate of an
undergraduate or graduate program emphasizing history, museum
studies, sustainable agriculture, natural resources, or related field.
For more information about the Historic Site, please visit
our website: http://www.historicvermont.org/coolidge/ or find the museum on Open
Museum (www.openmuseum.org).
Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and list of
three references to:
Amy Mincher
Collections Manager, President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site
Morrill Mountain Consulting
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