Great Tours! Thematic Tours and Guide Training for Historic Sites

This open and engaging book will help you develop thematic tours and train your guides to lead those tours, while aiding you in managing your guide program effectively. The authors' unique approach includes clear step-by-step instructions supplemented with activities and readings.

Susan Porter Schreiber began her career in Museum Education at Old Sturbridge Village in the early 1970s. She was a Rockefeller Foundation Fellow in Museum Education at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Curriculum Developer for the Role of Women in Society at the Education Development Center in Newton, Massachusetts. She has also worked as a Program Officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities and spent four years as Assistant Director of the American Association of Museums. She is a former Director of Interpretation and Education for the historic sites of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is currently the Director of Interpretation and Public Programs for the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., working on the creation of the City Museum of Washington.