Tag Archives: Public History Masters Program
John Mortimer Interns at the Jimmy Stewart Museum
This fall semester I volunteered as an intern at the Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana, Pennsylvania. This experience provided me with the opportunity to survey over 1500 items in the Museum’s collection and in doing so I created a digital … Continue reading
Fall 2011 Internship Placement
Amanda Peters: Heinz History Center, Library & Archives
Adam Shaffer Interns at the Flight 93 Memorial
What follows is Adam Shaffer’s reflection on his summer internship: This summer my primary project was to work in partnership with the Fred Rogers Company to develop an activities booklet for children ages 6-10 and provide educator resources on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Shaffer, Flight 93 Memorial, Fred Rogers, Graduate Student Experiences, history graduate studies, History Masters Program, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, IUP Graduate Studies, IUP History Department, Public History Masters Program
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Jeremy Smith’s Delaware Internship
Jeremy’s thoughts on his summer internship: This summer I spent my time doing an internship with the Delaware Museum of Natural History in Greenville, Delaware. I worked with five other interns in the Collections and Research Division. I was tasked … Continue reading
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Tagged Delaware Museum of Natural History, Graduate Student Experiences, history graduate studies, History Masters Program, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Internships, IUP History Department, Jeremy Smith, Public History Masters Program
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Ashley Metzger’s Busy Summer at the Lititz Historical Society
First year student Ashley Metzger spent her summer working at the Lititz Historical Society in Lititz, Pennsylvania. As a docent she dressed in 18th century Moravian costume, and gave tours of the Muller House, which focuses on the early life … Continue reading
Lynn Rice’s Summer Internship at the State Museum
During the summer Lynn Rice interned at the Pennsylvania State Museum in Harrisburg. What follows is her reflection on her experience: My project this summer was to design and install IdeaZone. This is an interactive space for families to explore … Continue reading
Students Work With Local Historical Society
Students in HIST 770: Archival Principles and Practice partnered with the Indiana County Historical and Genealogical Society to open unprocessed collections for public research. Students were required to appraise, preserve, re-house, and create detailed finding aids for nine collections. Subjects … Continue reading
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Tagged archival studies, archives, HIST 770, history graduate studies, Indiana County Historical and Genealogical Society, Indiana Pennsylvania, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, IUP History Department, local history, public history class, Public History Masters Program
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Ashlie Mikush Volunteers at Heinz History Center
During the summer of 2010 Ashlie Mikush volunteered at the Heinz History Center’s archives. While there Ashlie digitized and catalogued several photographic collections. She gained valuable knowledge not only of archives’ operations, but also the new technology used in the … Continue reading
Lynn Rice Presents Paper at National Council of Undergraduate Research Conference
During the spring 2010 semester Lynn Rice (photo, second from left) was chosen to present her senior capstone research project entitled “Conservation Connection: The Progressive Era, Gifford Pinchot and The Conservation Movement” at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research held … Continue reading
Jamie Bogol Completes Internship at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
During summer 2010, Jaime Bogol interned at fifth most visited museum in the Washington, D.C. area. Ms. Bogol had a wide experience – from work as a docent to shared research project. Through her docent training, she learned how to … Continue reading
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Tagged Graduate Student Experiences, History Masters Program, Holocaust Museum Intern, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Internships, IUP Graduate Studies, IUP History Department, Jamie Bogol, Public History Masters Program, United States Holocaust Museum
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