Category: History and Heritage

students researching, preserving, and promoting cultural heritage

Steven Wendel, Texas Historical Commission

Exploring Texas’s Past Introduction I conducted my internship with the Texas Historical Commission’s Archaeology division in Austin, Texas. In this report I will be describing the Texas Historical Commission (THC) archaeology division and my involvement with the Lake Gilmer project, the La Belle project, and the Fort Saint Louis Project. Most importantly, I will be… Continue Reading Steven Wendel, Texas Historical Commission

Cameron Michael, Center for Archaeological Studies

My internship was conducted at the center for archaeological studies on Texas State campus. The Center for Archaeological Studies are located on Pleasant Street, just behind the University Star, in the Trinity building and across the ally from the Gault School of Archaeological Research in the Pecos building. My task at CAS was to curate… Continue Reading Cameron Michael, Center for Archaeological Studies

Chelsea Trujillo, Smithsonian Institute’s Center for Folklife and Culture Heritage

In the summer of 2016, I had the opportunity to intern with the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage during their annual Folklife Festival.  This was my first time in Washington D.C., and an opportunity of a lifetime.  Although I was notified of the internship that I had been accepted for last minute, I accepted… Continue Reading Chelsea Trujillo, Smithsonian Institute’s Center for Folklife and Culture Heritage

Jessica King, Witte Museum

I spent my spring 2019 semester as a collections intern at the Witte Museum in San Antonio.  Working under Leslie Ochoa, Director of Collections Management, I had the opportunity to work hands on with the Eagle Bluff archeological material. My role at the Witte mainly focused on cataloguing the artifacts at the museum’s off-site warehouse that… Continue Reading Jessica King, Witte Museum