This summer I was a summer staff intern with the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office in Salem, OR. Through this incredible opportunity I was able to gain experience with multiple different aspects of historic preservation including the preserving the built environment, archaeology, technical preservation, community outreach, grant programs and the Main Street program. I traveled […]

During the summer of 2018 I had the privilege to work at the City of Fort Collins’ Historic Preservation Division. My advisor Dr. Sarah Payne introduced me to Maren Bzdek who served as my supervisor during my internship and quickly became a valuable friend and mentor. From June to August, my weekdays brimmed with city […]

I spent my summer interning at Greater Portland Landmarks in Portland, Maine. The local nonprofit hired four graduate-student interns to survey two neighborhoods in the city that will be impacted by rising sea levels. This climate change survey was the first of its kind in the state! For each building (over 900 combined) we noted […]

What is Public History? I am always asked this question when I tell people I am a graduate student studying Public History. The National Council on Public History (NCPH) defines it as “history put to work,” which is what I did this summer at Yellowstone National Park (YNP). As a museum intern for the Yellowstone […]