Over the summer 2023 I had the privilege of being brought on as an curatorial intern at the Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS). The primary task that I was assigned to was to assist the curatorial staff with the organization of a vast collection which they had stored in one of their many storage areas. …
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Working Down on the Farm
Recollections of My Summer at Hale Farm & Village My internship for the Summer of 2022 was at the Western Reserve Historical Society, specifically their Hale Farm Village historic site as a researcher and costumed interpreter. My reasons for choosing the position were twofold: firstly that I have some experience as both a Civil War…
Interning in a Pandemic: My Experiences at The Cleveland History Center
As a result of the pandemic of 2020 I, like many others spent many days at home for close to an entire year. While I was home I waited for the day when some announcement would be made that the quarantine had worked, but that day never really came. Given the circumstances it was difficult…
Adventures with a Curator: Learning the Job with the Costume and Textiles Curator at WRHS
Over the past few months, I have been working with Patty Edmonson, the Museum Advisory Council Curator of Costume & Textiles at the Cleveland History Center, the Western Reserve Historical Society’s University Circle location. This has proved to be one of the best internships I have ever had; this is my third with the Western…
A Summer Semester in the Jewish Archives at WRHS
It was Friday the 13th and I was sifting through boxes in the research library of Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS). The end of the semester was near and so was the deadline of my graduate thesis. I had been in touch with Dr. Sean Martin, Associate Curator of the Jewish Archives at WRHS, for…
A Semester at the WRHS Archives
I began my internship at Western Reserve Historical Society’s research library in August 2017. I was a bit familiar with the building from previous research done there. In the beginning, I spent a bit of time in the first few weeks going through their required paperwork and doing various things to get set up for…
Cleveland History Center: Cleveland Starts Here
The Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS) in Cleveland, Ohio, has collected artifacts for the past 150 years. Its collection consists of a vast array of items ranging from automobiles to Cleveland Indians memorabilia to items once owned by presidents. The Cleveland History Center (CHC), the museum that displays these artifacts, will open its core…
