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DOCENT PROCEDURES AND REMINDERS

Turn on the lights, including the Placer Mining Diorama.

On Saturday, remove the sheets from the artifacts in the Station Agent’s office, on Sunday, at the end
of the day, drape them back over the artifacts.

Get the cash box from the Tin Room, turn on the cash register to “R2”, move the cash to the cash
register and complete the “Gift Shop Balance Sheet”.

Have a pen ready at the Guest Register.

Check the restrooms for paper supplies.

Turn the Open/Closed placard in the window.

If you have a question or need assistance, call Executive Director Pat Saletore at 296-2517.

In a dire emergency, call 911.

Try not to leave the Gift Shop unattended for extended lengths of time.

If someone comes in with a donation of what is in your opinion obvious local historical value, accept
it, filling out the “Contract of Collection Transfer” form. If it is of questionable value, tell the donor
that you are not able to accept it and you will have an appropriate representative contact him or her
regarding the donation. Follow up by contacting Pat Saletore, Carol Rock, Jeff Boultinghouse or
another Board member.

If an exceptionally interesting person comes in that may be a valuable prospect for an Oral History
project, get their name and phone or e-mail, some details of the person, and forward this to Jeff.

If anything eerie or paranormal happens, contact Pat Saletore.

Don’t hesitate to point out that we are not funded by the County or City, but are largely operated on
what we collect in donations.

Answer the phone if you can. . . it might be for you. . . but don’t get flustered if you are too busy. It is
on an answering machine.

And, above all, enjoy your time in the Station!!