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Hi Scott -

"Visitors" is a very broad category.  Is there a particular age range in
which you are interested?  

The age of your visitors is going to impact their ability to understand
and connect with timelines.  I'm currently doing research on young
children and their ability to understand historical concepts.  To sum up
a whole lot of research in one sentence - the ability to understand
dates is one of the later skills to develop.  I'll be presenting on this
research at AAM later this month.

I'd be happy to speak with you more on this topic.

Best,

Mari Shopsis

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Mari Shopsis
Coordinator of School Programs
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
 
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