I think that Jan makes a good point about the Reenactor's attention to material details and the (good) living history museum's focus on getting the story straight, conveying accurate information, having accurate dress and accoutrements, AND using the right body language and communications skills with the visitor. Jay Anderson's book gives an excellent overview of the different "players" in living history. For an interesting--and humorous--view of how an outsider (neither a museum person nor a reenactor) looks at reenactors, see Tim Clark, "When the Paraders Meet the Button-Counters at Penobscot Bay," YANKEE MAGAZINE: 44/7 (July 1980), 44-47, 129-143. My own writings have been on the subject of how first-person interpreters communicate with their audiences. One article should be in an upcoming Association for Living Historical Farms and Agricultural Museums ANNUAL, another is a self-published book, "Communicating in First-Person: Perspectives on Interpreter/Visitor Interaction," now being revised and expanded for formal publication. Stacy F. Roth [log in to unmask]