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
Category: Museums
internships behind the scenes, planning/mounting exhibits and maintaining collections
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
Megan Walsh, The Witte Museum
During the summer of 2019 I participated in a collections management internship at The Witte Museum, a natural history museum in San Antonio, Texas. While there I worked under Leslie Ochoa, Director of Collections, at the offsite warehouse, which houses The Witte’s entire private collection. My report will describe the institution and explain my projects.… Continue Reading Megan Walsh, The Witte Museum
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