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History 408: NIAHD Internship in Public History

 

Students can take History 408: NIAHD Internship in Public History during either the Fall Semester or the Spring Semester each academic year. There are two parts to this course: first, class meetings that include readings and discussions about Public History; and second, an internship (10 to 12 hours per week) at a museum or historic site.

Internships give students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in Public History. Students will work with NIAHD's Director to define their internship goals, identify a supervisor, and complete their application materials. It is possible for students to complete internship hours during the summer and to have year-long internships if they make arrangements with NIAHD staff.

Recent NIAHD Internships in Public History

Collapsible table showing student internships from the last year, which include html links to the website of the institution where the student interned.

Fall 2023 Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage  Colonial Williamsburg Archaeology Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Apothecary Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Bookbinder Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Foodways Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Founder  Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Milliner's Shop  Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Printer  Colonial Williamsburg, Weaver  Colonial Williamsburg, Wigmaker  Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Department of Collections Swem Library, Archival Processing  NIAHD Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Battlefield Park

Spring 2023 Historic Jamestowne Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation James River Institute for Archaeology Colonial Williamsburg Archaeology Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Special Collections Department, Rockefeller Library Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Cabinetmaker Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Milliner's Shop  Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Tailor's Shop Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Printer  Colonial Williamsburg, Teacher Institute

Fall 2022 Bray School Lab James River Institute for Archaeology Historic Jamestowne Colonial Williamsburg Program Development  Colonial Williamsburg, Archaeology  Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Garden Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Milliner's Shop  Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Department of Collections Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Special Collections Department, Rockefeller Library Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR)  Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History  Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Battlefield Park

Spring 2022 Lemon Project at W&M Historic Jamestowne Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR)  Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Engraving  Colonial WIlliamsburg, Historic Trades, Foodways Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Garden  Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Joiner's Shop  Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Milliner's Shop  Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Trades, Tailor's Shop Colonial Williamsburg, Historical Research and Digital History  Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Department of Collections Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Special Collections Department, Rockefeller Library

Fall 2021 Fairfield Foundation Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Department of Collections Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Special Collections Department, Rockefeller Library Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Printing Office Office of Historic Alexandria Historic Jamestowne

Summer 2021 Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Battlefield Park Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Weaver's Shop

Spring 2021 Bray Associates Transcription Project at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Department of Collections Fairfield Foundation Lemon Project at W&M Manassas National Battlefield Park Office of Historic Alexandria Architectural History Digitization Project Research Assistant to Dr. Carl Lounsbury

Fall 2020 Manassas National Battlefield Park Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Fairfield Foundation Civil War Trails Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Department of Architectural Preservation and Research Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Department of Archaeology Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Cabinetmaker and Harpsichord Maker Shop

Information about the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park Internship Program