Treasure Tuesdays

One of my favorite parts of the internship has been Tuesday mornings. That's when museum volunteers from the Museum Guild come in and help with the Goble collection. Usually they are divided into two groups; I have one and Sam has the other. We have been looking at the Gobles and describing the content, the goal being to have a really accurate and complete list of search terms for the database. The majority of the members of the Guild are senior citizens, mostly women. They are into it, they research what we're looking at and every week they have a new bunch of questions. They are all well read and eager to learn. The best part is that they really enjoy themselves and we enjoy having them. If you are thinking little old Midwest housewives you couldn't be more off the mark. These ladies travel all over the world and keep up with technology. They love their museum, they do tours, they man the front desk, they are involved in fundraising, they are an amazing bunch. No museum could exist without their volunteers and we have the best.