• Sugar and Salt

    Sugar and Salt

    “Can I use this sugar?” I looked up from playing with my son as my mother-in-law poked her head through the dark, wood-framed doorway to the kitchen in my 1925-vintage...
  • Why Tourism Needs the Public

    Why Tourism Needs the Public

    I often say civic tourism begins with the story of your place. Of course, more than a few other travel and tourism programs say something similar, among them cultural tourism,...
  • The NAI Community

    The NAI Community

    The front cover of Legacy includes the slogan, “The magazine of the National Association for Interpretation.” It’s sometimes too easy for me, sitting at my desk at our national headquarters...
  • Your Notes Add to Your Credibility

    Your Notes Add to Your Credibility

    Imagine trying to read a book while driving. Every time you look from the road to the page, you can’t find your place. Your eyes dart back and forth while...
  • Living History as Practiced at Minute Man National Historical Park

    Living History as Practiced at Minute Man National Historical Park

    by Roger Fuller, Jim Hollister, and Mike Ryan Living history is an important part of the mission of Minute Man National Historical Park (NHP) in Concord, Massachusetts, to bring to life...
  • PowerPoint Pitfalls: Sounds

    PowerPoint Pitfalls: Sounds

    This column is a series designed to help enhance your PowerPoint presentations. Each edition pinpoints common pitfalls faced when planning, preparing, and presenting PowerPoint shows.
  • Serenity, Acceptance, Courage, and Wisdom

    Serenity, Acceptance, Courage, and Wisdom

    About five years ago, our facility was in turmoil: staffing issues, a renovation looming, a little bit of flooding, you name it. My own solution to weathering the storm was...
  • Sharing the Ignorance

    Sharing the Ignorance

    The interpreter halted and turned toward the group and said, “As beautiful as the flowers appear, they do not belong here. These are spotted knapweed, an exotic plant whose seeds...
  • Real Value in Costumed Interpretation

    Real Value in Costumed Interpretation

    My first encounter with costumed interpretation occurred at Disneyland in southern California. No, it was not Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, or Donald Duck, though my sons did enjoy meeting them....