|
|
Cultural
Resources Diversity Internship Program
Summer 2009 Internships
*********************
African American Historical and Preservation
Group, Non-Profit
Organization Development Project
Largo, MD (Greater Washington, D.C.)
The African-American
Historical and Preservation Group (AAHPG) is a non-profit, preservation
advocacy organization that focuses on African-American heritage needs and
opportunities in Prince George’s
County, Maryland. The intern will assist in establishing an
organizational structure and a solid framework for AAHPG’s
programs by: identifying other organizations with similar missions and/or
activities, documenting successful examples for AAHPG’s
programs, developing strategies to increase public participation, and
coordinating AAHPG’s membership
meetings. The intern will conduct
internet and library research, coordinate interviews with other
preservation organizations, and schedule meetings with AAHPG members and
its diverse stakeholders. The intern
will develop a report and a PowerPoint presentation to present his/her
findings to AAHPG and its partners.
Bandelier National Monument, NPS
Pueblo Ruins Conservation Project,
Architectural Conservation Intern
Los Alamos, NM
The intern will work as
an architectural conservation intern to protect cavate
pueblos in the Tsankawi unit of the park and to
stabilize the Tyuonyi Pueblo, a 15th century
ancestral Pueblo
village. Conservation and
stabilization treatments involve outdoor,
physical activities, including: hiking, infilling of erosion, removal
of contemporary graffiti, and repointing
prehistoric stone masonry and replacing it with an earth and acrylic
mortar. The intern will also
complete intensive graphic documentation of the finished work, through
photographs, drawings, and GPS mapping.
The intern will have the opportunity to take part in an overnight
group study tour sponsored by Bandelier
National Monument. Job shadows will be available with other
Bandelier staff in the divisions of archaeology, curation,
and interpretation, and may also be available with archival staff at the Museum of New Mexico. The
intern will work a Monday through Thursday schedule, with Fridays and
weekends off.
Carl Sandburg Home, NPS
Historic House and Museum Collections
Flat Rock, NC
The intern will be
introduced to collection management and historic preservation through a
variety of cultural resource projects.
The intern will catalogue and inventory museum objects, clean
artifacts, monitor the environment in historic structures and museum
buildings, organize and rehouse museum
collections, and update museum records in the Automated National Catalog
System (ANCS+) database. The intern
will also learn about visitor services, concessions, and historic
preservation while working in the historic house museum. S/he will come in contact with visitors
to the site and have an opportunity to work with tour guides and park
volunteers. The intern will also
obtain experience with interpretation through the main house tours and
decisions about furnishing the historic house museum.
-Top of Page-
Carlsbad
Caverns National Park, NPS
Paleo-Indian Archeological Site Records
Carlsbad, NM
Many of the coordinates
for archeological sites in Carlsbad
Caverns Park
are off by as much as a mile. The intern will relocate these sites, use
Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to get accurate coordinates, and
input these updated locations into the park’s Geographic Information
System (GIS). About 75% of the
intern’s time will be spent outdoors in the field, with 25% in the
office for data entry and processing.
The intern will be introduced to the full range of cultural resource
functions at Carlsbad Caverns, including
the National Environmental Policy Act /National Historic Preservation Act
compliance, archeological documentation, historical documentation, handling
archival documents, and museum management and curation. The intern will learn about the historic
and pre-historic occupation of the park, which contains sites from
Paleo-Indian (ca. 10,000-12,000 years ago) to historic Euro-Settlement
periods.
Denali National Park and
Preserve, NPS
Alaskan Native Projects and Crossovers to Education
Anchorage, AK
The intern will work on
four projects with a cultural anthropological and educational focus:
complete a GIS mapping project to document Athabascan
place names within Denali NPP; assist with an archeological survey in a
subsistence community, which includes incorporating the work of student
interns from the immediate community; create a Murie
Science and Learning Center exhibit demonstrating how science illuminates
new information in the cultural resources field; and identify and/or create
new programs to increase participation of Alaskan Natives within the
park. The intern will also have the
opportunity to learn about museum collections and archival operations
within the park, attend staff meetings, and job shadow cultural resource
specialists at the NPS Regional Office in Anchorage.
Fort Necessity
National Battlefield, NPS
American Indian Interpretive Project
Farmington, PA
The need to present
multiple perspectives on the American Indian role in Fort Necessity
National Battlefield and to expand interpretive programming in this area
has been identified as a priority area in the park’s Long Range
Interpretive Plan. The intern will
research, design, and present programs on the history of Ohio River Valley
Indians and Great Lakes Indians who were involved in the French and Indian
War that engage park visitors through hands-on learning. Intern research and presentation topics
may include: building and learning about traditional clothing, Indian
homes, weapons and warfare, trade goods and wampum, food preparation, fire
starting, and making and playing traditional games. The intern’s research will
supplement what park visitors already learn from existing interpretive
programs, including the park orientation film, exhibits, and ranger-led
interpretive programs.
Independence National Historical Park, NPS
Historic Architectural Fragments Collection
Philadelphia, PA
The park’s
architectural fragment collection contains approximately 16,000 specimens
dating from 1700 to 1840 and ranging in size from a carpet tack to half a
house. The intern will conduct
background research for a future exhibit of these historic architectural
fragments. The intern will work with
park cultural resources management staff including curators, preservation
architects, historians, and archivists to review, organize, photograph, and
describe the collection’s architectural fragments. The intern will also tour the park as a
visitor to observe visitor interactions with park exhibitions, the variety
of exhibition techniques used in the park, and uses of the park’s
resources. The intern will use these
observations to create an on-site, self-guided exhibit for park visitors as
well as create a virtual exhibit to provide on-line access to the catalog
and offer topical web exhibits. The
intern’s project will also involve research in local special
collections libraries.
Jefferson
National Expansion Memorial, NPS
Court Records Pertaining to African American life in 19th
century St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
The intern will improve
interpretation at JNEM and other park areas by researching incidents
regarding enslaved persons arrested for not having licenses, persons prosecuted
for educating black students, and persons arrested for assisting with slave
escapes during the antebellum era.
The intern will produce a report on criminal court prosecutions of
persons of color, using civil court records, City of St. Louis records, county court records,
and newspapers of the 1830s through the 1860s. The
intern will examine old records, take notes, compile a database, and write
a synthesis of the topic. The
intern will conduct primary research at the Missouri State Archives, the Missouri
Historical Society, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, and the
Mercantile Library, all located in St.
Louis. In addition, the intern will be provided
the opportunity to learn about document preservation, archival filing and
storage, and front line interpretation.
The student will make a final presentation to the staff of the park
summarizing his/her findings.
-Top of Page-
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, NPS
Churches in Abraham Lincoln’s Springfield
Springfield, IL
A very popular component
of the Abraham Lincoln story continues to be his faith. Visitors to Lincoln
Home National Historic Site often ask what church the Lincoln
family attended and are directed to the First Presbyterian Church, where
they can view the Lincoln
family pew. The intern will document
the history of churches in Springfield by
conducting primary research at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library,
the Illinois State Archives, the Illinois Regional Archives depository at
the University of Illinois at Springfield,
and the local history archive maintained at the Springfield public library. The intern will participate in
discussions with Lincoln Home NHS staff of how this information might best
be presented to the public, including interpretive programs, site
bulletins, and the park web site.
If time permits, the intern will also
develop a site bulletin and/or exhibit panel that will be displayed at
Lincoln Home National Historic Site and on the Lincoln Home web site.
New River Gorge National
River, NPS
Cultural Resources and Archives Management
Glen Jean, WV
The intern will gain
valuable knowledge about the laws, regulations, and guidelines that the National
Park Service uses to manage cultural resources in a national park,
including: the National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic
Preservation Act, Archeological Resource Protection Act, and Native
American Graves Protection Act. The
intern’s day-to-day responsibilities will include: processing and
cataloging historic artifacts and records into ANCS+ database, preparation
of West Virginia State Site registration forms for 10 newly-identified
prehistoric sites, documentation of 30 prehistoric sites, and recording and
cataloging oral histories. The
intern will also complete an article on his/her internship experience for
publication in the National Park Service’s Arrowhead newsletter. An applicant with a valid driver’s
license is a plus, but not necessary.
Ohio
Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office
National History Day Educational Outreach
Columbus, OH
National History Day in Ohio is a
co-curricular program for students in grades 4-5 and 6-12. Each year, students conduct research
based on the annual theme and create historical papers, original
performances, media documentaries, creative exhibits, and imaginative
websites as a result of their research.
The intern will develop short videos and/or podcasts about
conducting research and creating History Day projects. These videos and podcasts will be made
available for teachers and students across Ohio and even nationally. Also, the intern will help with planning
and implementing a history conference sponsored by the Buckeye Council for
History Education and the Congressional Academy Summer Field School. The field school includes instruction for
high school students in history, archeology, historic preservation, and
local history. Experience with
Windows Movie Maker or Imovie is a plus, but not
necessary for the position.
Rocky Mountain
National Park, NPS
Cultural Landscapes of Holzwarth
Ranch
Estes Park, CO
The Holzwarth
Ranch Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places
in the 1970s, but the nomination form woefully lack description of the
Ranch’s landscape features.
The intern will conduct primary research in the park’s
archives and other local repositories to document the ranch’s
history; complete an on-site inventory of the ranch’s landscape
features; and create a site plan that indicates where those features exist
and what needs to be protected. The
intern’s documentation will form the basis of a preservation master
plan for the site. The intern will
be introduced to a variety of cultural resource duties throughout the ten
weeks, including archeological inventory, monitoring, compliance, planning,
and research.
West
Virginia State
Historic Preservation Office
Historic Survey, Nomination, and Traveling Exhibit
East Charleston, WV
An intern will conduct a
two-part project on a local community or historic resource that will give
the student experience in working in a SHPO. In the first part, the intern will
inventory or update information on the historic resource by conducting
research on its history and drafting a National Register nomination, if
appropriate. In the second half of
the project, the intern will work with the museum collections and exhibits
manager to develop a traveling exhibit, using his/her primary research and
artifacts from the state collection.
The intern will also participate in local site visits for tax credit
projects, Section 106 review, grant projects, and can job shadow the museum
director/staff. A successful applicant must have a valid driver’s license.
Women’s Rights National
Historic Park,
NPS
Anti-Slavery and Women’s Rights before the Civil War
Seneca Falls, NY
The intern will complete
three short projects in eight weeks: collection rehousing
and updating of information in ANCS+ database; conduct research and prepare
a brief report on Betsey Tewksbury, a little-known woman participant of the
1848 Woman’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls; and review and
reorganize Resource Files used by staff and visitors for basic research of
park structures and associated historical themes and events. The intern will spend the first week in
orientation to cultural resource careers, NPS cultural resource management,
local museums in Seneca Falls and Waterloo,
and the resources and themes of Women’s Rights National Historical
Park. The intern will also participate
in meetings and other activities underway at Women’s Rights NHP.
-Top of Page-
HOW TO APPLY!
The 2009 student application deadline is March 16, 2009.
All student applications are processed through
the Student
Conservation Association (SCA). Submit
your scanned application materials by email directly to the SCA
Coordinator:
Justin Chow, jchow@thesca.org, 703.524.2441
Students must
provide the following information:
- A resume
or a curriculum vita (1-2 pages) that includes: educational information; previous and
current experience; publications or presentations; awards,
scholarships, honors, etc.; and 2-3 personal references.
- A cover
letter that includes a brief statement, 150 words or less, of why
you want the internship and why you are qualified. Please indicate 2-3
specific internships that you would like to fill.
- A transcript.
An unofficial one is acceptable.
- At least one letter of reference from a professor or previous
supervisor/employer.
Review the Frequently Asked Questions page
for students for more information.
-Top of
Page-
|
