At Making History, a historical consulting firm in Omaha, Nebraska, history graduate student Elizabeth Warner created exhibits from start to finish–from preliminary budget proposals, research, and design to construction and final installation.
At Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, Thomas Jefferson’s “other” home in Forest, Virginia, Carson Overstreet developed educational outreach programs and participated in an historic restoration project.
At Montpelier, James Madison’s home in Orange, Virginia, James Madison University students have worked in numerous fields. M.A. student Stacey Schneider developed a series of interpretive plans for the Gilmore Cabin, the home of an emancipated African-American who had been a
At the Marine Corps Historical Center, Matthew Fitzgerald served as a research assistant in the Reference Section, where he conducted primary source research on particular Marine Corps units and assisted researchers at the Center.
At Handley Regional Library, Archives Room, Courtney O’Donnell developed manuscript collection inventories, helped in the accession of new collections, and provided research assistance to patrons in person, electronically, and by mail.
At the New Market Battlefield Military Museum, Jeffrey Hampson, history graduate student, developed an interactive educational program on the Civil War for elementary and middle school students.
At Red Hill, the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation, graduate student Tim Hack transcribed some of Patrick Henry’s account and ledger books documenting his plantation and business activities.
At the Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania National Military Park, history M.A. student Shaun Mooney helped document and analyze the late nineteenth-century Richardson House at Willis Hill. Shaun’s architectural analysis formed part of a report to the National Park Service on the historical significance and
Elizabeth Roach interned with the Surry County, Virginia, Historical Society and Museums, Inc. To read Beth’s description of her experience, go to the Society’s Newsletter and scroll down near the bottom for “A Summer’s Work” by Beth Roach.
Georgia Hancock gained a post-graduation internship with Morgan, Angel and Associates, LLC, in Washington, DC, where she could apply her interest in Native American history, environmental issues, and law prior to applying to law school.
