When an institution names a Volunteer Award for you, two things are sure. You're fairly long in the tooth and you've heard almost everything.
Docent duty can be a physical as well as mental workout.
Or haul a rotund visitor from snoozing in Governor William Bradford's chair. It was 15 or so years ago that I was recruited for Pilgrim Hall's first-ever docent team. We all confessed to dreadful memories of our first museum experiences. Don't Touch exhibits while pursuing our older kids charging towards the exit. Our first effort was an Artifact Treasure Hunt , a clipboard activity aimed at middle schoolers.