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Salem, such a Matthew Miksch, Christian Gottlieb Reuter, Samuel
Kramsch, Louis David von Schweinitz, and Jacob Lung.
The key to developing a successful guided garden walk is
to provide a program of orientation, training, and evaluation
for garden interpreters. A communication network must be estab-
lished among the departments of Interpretation and Education,
Restoration, and Horticulture at Old Salem. Staff members in
these three areas should coordinate an in-service training pro-
gram and develop a training manual for garden interpretation
which would include information on the following topics:
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Introduction: Old Salem's philosophy on garden inter-
pretation and the state-of-the-art concerning garden
interpretation at historic sites
Gardening traditions in Germany and Europe and their
influences on Moravians prior to and after their
emigration to America
Communal gardening at Bethabara, the pioneer Moravian
settlement in North Carolina in 1753
Family food gardens in Salem between 1766-1848
Brief history of Old Salem's garden restoration program
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Suggested interpretive outlines for gardens surrounding
Old Salem exhibit buildings for use by guides, hostesses,
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and summer garden interpreters
Landscape questions frequently asked by Old Salem visitors
Annotated bibliography of books and articles specific
to Old Salem garden interpretation
9. Suggested interpretive schedules for summer gardeners
During the period of active interpretation in the gardens,
April through September, updates on recent garden research,
specific information on plants in bloom, and other items of
interest should become a regular part of monthly interpretive
staff meetings. Gardeners should be encouraged to participate
in these sessions whenever possible. They are key people to
assemble and disseminate horticultural and agricultural infor-
mation specific to Salem gardens. They might prepare a planting
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