Barrington Preservation Society

invites you to attend

Docent Training for Volunteers

Barrington Town Museum (Peck Center, Lower Level)

First Course:
Three Wednesdays, 9:30 to 11:30 AM
January 15, 22, and 29, 2020

Would  you like to learn more, and help others to learn more, about the history of your town of Barrington? Here is a chance to serve by becoming a docent at the Barrington Preservation Society Museum.

Beginning this month, BPS is holding a new educational program for anyone interested in volunteering with the museum. The program consists of three two-hour sessions to be held in the Museum, lower level of the Peck Center (Barrington Public Library building).  The first offering takes place over three weeks, January 15, 22, and 29. Members of the museum staff and trustees of the society will offer information and guidance.

All who are interested in learning about Barrington history and sharing it with others are welcome to attend.

Schedule:

Wednesday, January 15:
9:30: Our Society’s Mission (Stephen Venuti, Incoming BPS President)
10:30: The Archives of Historic Barrington (Nat Taylor, Outgoing BPS President)

Wednesday, January 22:
9:30: Collection Management (Barbara Hail, Trustee & Museum Committee Chair)
10:30: Guiding Visitors Through the Exhibits (Maria Bruce, Trustee & Museum Staff)

Wednesday, January 29:
9:30: Techniques of Exhibition Mounting (Julia Califano, Trustee & Museum Staff)
10:30: The Historic House Plaquing Program (Nat Taylor, Outgoing BPS President)

After attending the three sessions, volunteers should be qualified to begin taking shifts as docents during museum open hours, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1 to 4 PM, initially with another staff member, and when they are ready, by themselves.

Please contact Museum Chair Barbara Hail at barbarahail401@gmail.com if you would like to attend the three sessions.