The Typewriter Story (and Their Unexpected Fans)

Twenty years ago, I was working at a large museum, a tourist destination that attracts visitors from all over the world. The building was – and is – full of amazing exhibits, artifacts, and experiences. No two workdays were ever the same, nor were any two museum visits. Things changed there all the time. Well back then, a friend of mine was working with a group of so-called “at risk teens” or maybe they were tweens? and I found out that they were headed to the museum on a field trip. I told my friend to let me know if they had any spare time at the end of their fun, busy, day because I could try to squeeze in a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum’s extensive collection of artifacts. If that would be something they might be interested in.