Guide to Interpreting at the White Oak Fur Post

Version: 7/1/01

This guide has been developed for use by the interpreters of the White Oak Society, Inc. Others are free to use the guide. Please give credit to the White Oak Society when using or referencing this document.

The purpose of this guide is to help provide an unified level of interpretation to the visiting public. It also serves to assist individual interpreters as they participate in the fun and challenge of presenting a reasonably historical accurate picture of the fur trade era to the public. The guide is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all pertinent fur trade information and interpretation insights.

Any and all aspects of this guide are open to scrutiny and discussion. Historical facts are to be as accurate as we know them (even if we opt to “bend” them for the purposes of presentation).

Teachers and students may find the guide useful for classroom projects and research. You are free to use the information as you see fit but please give credit to the White Oak Society (or the listed citations).