snip: >This a query to see if any museums out there use some type of method to >check into the backgrounds of potential volunteers and/or other museum >personnel? .... We are currently working with local authorities but would like >to know about how other museums handle background investigations? Our Museum does criminal history checks on all staff, but I don't know about volunteers. Contact the following people for more information: Holly Stedman, Volunteer Coordinator, 612/221-4703 Karen Meyer, Human Resources Department, 612/221-4534 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ William H. Stirrat (Bill) Evaluator/Market Researcher ? ! Our Minnesota Science Hall o Science Museum of Minnesota /( )\ 30 East 10th Street /\ St. Paul, MN 55101 612/221-9442 [log in to unmask] As always, opinions expressed are my own. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~