(May 26, 2016) Rackliffe House is recruiting volunteers to serve as docents to lead guided tours through the house and grounds. Docent training will be conducted at Rackliffe House on Thursday, June 2, from 9 a.m. until noon.
The training session will help docents interpret life on the 18th-century coastal plantation through artifacts on display in the kitchen, spinning room, and children’s room in the main house, as well as in the original milk house.
Docents will also be trained to interpret the exhibition, “Native Americans: First Contact on Lower Delmarva,” on loan from Salisbury University’s Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture.
Docents have created a variety of interpretive activities for children for use inside the house as well as outdoor 18th-century games.
Docents open Rackliffe House for tours every Tuesday and Thursday from 1-4 p.m. from late May through September. Docents also represent Rackliffe House at public events in Berlin and the surrounding area.
Rackliffe Plantation House is located behind Assateague Visitor Center, a half-mile down Tom Patton Lane.
To register for or to inquire about Rackliffe House docent training, call 443-614-0261 or email dlitedirector@comcast.net.
For more information about Rackliffe House, visit www.RackliffeHouse.org.