Independent Study Research Process During my fall, 2019 semester at CSU, I created a podcast that explained and discussed the role of army nurses in the Vietnam war. To create this podcast, I had the opportunity to do my senior capstone project as an independent study with Dr. Little. She guided me in the research […]
During the fall semester of my senior year here at CSU I got the opportunity to work closely with a history professor, Dr. Ann Little, on an independent study research project that substituted for my senior capstone seminar class. This opportunity allowed me to combine my passion for history with my family’s personal experience with […]
National Museum of American History, 2017 Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave in the hands of this CSU Ram? Heidi Fuhrman, a history major entering her senior year this fall, is spending her summer interning at the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. As a Public Programs Intern, Fuhrman works in […]
U.S. National Archives, 2019 At the National Archives I worked in the reference department, meaning I was helping researchers. In particular, I was an intern for the Navy team, working primarily with Naval records. I helped researchers who came into the archives pull deck logs (day to day records logging the location of a ship) […]
Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, 2019 During my spring semester at Colorado State University, I had the privilege of working as an intern for the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery(FCMOD). I was tasked to work for the archive team and assist on projects that would prove crucial for the organization. At first I was a […]
American Battle and Monuments Commission, 2019 During the summer I was granted the opportunity to work as an intern at the American Battle and Monuments Commission (ABMC) located in Paris, France. The ABMC is a federal agency whose mission is to operate and maintain American military cemeteries and monuments overseas that honor those who died […]
