Shannon
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Class year: 2015
Major(s): History and
Public Relations
Hometown: Centerville,
Ohio
Internship:
The Dawes Arboretum
Location: Newark, OH
Internship Responsibilities:
During my internship in The Dawes Arboretum history department, I was able
to complete multiple projects that helped further my knowledge on history,
archiving, and The Dawes Arboretum and Dawes Family. I first started on my
largest project, which was checking over and editing many scanned photographs
from our archives. After I was finished with this project, I was able to research
and begin a Burr Family tree (Mrs. Dawes's side of the family) and gather
information on the Burr family and Burr ancestors. Throughout the whole summer
I served as a tour guide at the House Museum and gave house tours to visitors,
and manned the history center on the grounds. I was also fortunate enough to
help with two events. The first event was
the Dawes Family Reunion, and the second was the "Tea in Bertie’s
Garden". Other projects I worked on included taking pictures of appraised
artifacts, documenting shelves of 3D artifacts, and going through old documents
on the old cemetery on the grounds. I also went through letters of the family
in our archives and documented each one and its subject matter.
What I
Learned: My experiences here have definitely taught me how to be a better
historian and also a better speaker through my tour guiding! I definitely feel
that this has helped prepare me for whatever is in store for my professional
future.
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