Staff Training

It would have been just about this time, whichever year(s) you happened to work there, that summer staff training would begin at HNME. A chance to learn or brush up on site history, be fitted for tour guide dresses and costumes, and meet new staff. Although some years there might even be the occasional snow flurry, it seems that many days tended to be warm and sunny. 

Time for a break to enjoy the sunshine. 

Ready to demonstrate a musket drill to new staff, perhaps?

Not sure when the tradition began, but definitely by the '80s, staff training concluded with an evening talent show. We always were a talented bunch, weren't we? 

Mother Teresa (?) reminds summer interpreters of the vows
of poverty, chastity and obedience. Possibly sobriety as well?

Thanks to Karen (Markham) Short and Katherine McCracken for sharing these photos. Do you have any staff training memories to share? 
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