Historic Southern Indiana

Building The Story: Foundations of Interpretation
Abe Martin Lodge
Brown County State Park
Nashville, Indiana

AGENDA

Monday, March 5, 2001

12:00 noon                 Registration - Annie Nugent Lobby
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Workshop Introduction - Melodeon Hall
1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Mechanics of Interpretation (Track A) - Melodeon Hall
1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Brown County Field Study (Track B) – Meet at Inn entrance
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Interpretive Talk Basics (Track A) - Melodeon Hall
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Developing a Theme (Track A) - Melodeon Hall
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Master Talks (Track A) – Melodeon Hall
5:00 p.m.                   Room Check-In - Abe Martin Lodge Lobby
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Dinner – Allison Peabody Lobby
6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Interpretation: Prime Example - Melodeon Hall
7:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Charles Deam: In His Own Words - Melodeon Hall

Tuesday, March 6, 2001

7:30 a.m.                     Breakfast - Allison Peabody Lobby
8:20 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Housekeeping - Melodeon Hall
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Who’s Who and What’s What - Melodeon Hall
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. HSI Excellence in Interpretation Awards - Melodeon Hall
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Practice Talks (Track A) – Priness Hall
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. How to Train the Interpreter (Track B) - Melodeon Hall
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch - Allison Peabody Lobby
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Field Study Evaluation, Part 1 – Priness Hall
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Hospitality Training – Pearl Slocum
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Research 101 – Melodeon Hall
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.     Field Study Evaluation, Part 2 – Priness Hall
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.     Creating Memories Through Storytelling – Melodeon Hall
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.     Historic Photo Researching, Part 1 – Melodeon Hall
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.     Hospitality Training – Priness Hall
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.     Historic Photo Researching, Park II – Melodeon Hall
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.     How To: Evaluate Interpretation and Programming – Pearl Slocum
4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.     Storytelling: The Sequel – Priness Hall
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.     Dinner and Silent Auction Bidding - Allison Peabody Lobby
7:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.     Storytelling Presentation – Melodeon Hall
8:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.     Silent Auction Results – Melodeon Hall

Wednesday, March 7, 2001

7:30 a.m.                      Breakfast - Allison Peabody Lobby
8:20 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.    Housekeeping - Melodeon Hall
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.    Call for Papers – Priness Hall
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.    The Internet as a History Tool – Melodeon Hall
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Researching 101 – Melodeon Hall
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Historic Costuming – Priness Hall
11:00 a.m. – 12 noon    Interpretation from the Visitor's View – Melodeon Hall
11:00 a.m. – 12 noon    Collaborating with Schools and Libraries – Priness Hall
12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch – Allison Peabody Lobby
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Closing Plenary: Interpreters as Educators - Melodeon Hall
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.    Evaluations and Door Prizes - Melodeon Hall
2:30 p.m. Disperse

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