The US World War 1 Centennial Commission was set up by Congress to provide opportunities to the people of the United States to learn about the history of World War I, the United States’ involvement in that war, and the
Support Blue Ridge Legal Services‘ in-house attorneys and pro bono referral program. Students will learn about civil law cases, both through working with staff legal aid attorneys as well as private attorneys who work pro bono on our behalf. In
Professor Elizabeth Hoover, JMU Dept. of English, seeks an intern to assist on the research and writing of a biography of Robert Hayden, the first African-American Poet Laureate of the United States. Hayden was born in Detroit in 1913 and
Meadow Farm Intern/Historical Interpreter (IRC56282, closes 4/21/14): Ideal for students enrolled in History or Education. This is an internship position for college students who will work with the Division of Recreation and Parks at the Meadow Farm Museum, 3400 Mountain
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, the country’s leading non-profit dedicated to helping people save places that matter, is seeking a spring and summer semester intern. The Public Affairs Intern will be an integral part of the public affairs team
Historic Preservation, Congressional Cemetery – Intern’s primary responsibility will be to assist with the management, preservation, archival documents, and data bases of the 207 year old Congressional Cemetery. It is both a historic and active cemetery with robust interest by
At Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park, Kyle Rothemich researched and will present a public program on the Battle of Second Kernstown, late in the Civil War as part of the Park’s Civil War Sesquicentennial events in the
Spencer Narron worked with the museum’s curator of historic buildings on the restoration of the Bowman House.
Elyse Poinsett and Sharon Tewksbury-Bloom used their research, writing and photography skills to assist in compiling, editing, and illustrating a tour book of roadside historic markers in Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro, Virginia. Kimberly McCray utilized the techniques she learned in
Several JMU students have completed internships at Lot’s Wife Publishing, a local publishing firm in Staunton, Virginia:
