So Long and Thanks for all the…History

by Savannah Lore

My internship has come to an end today. I will still be working with the Wornall-Majors House Museum but this is my last post for the summer internship. I have had the opportunity to do some very interesting programs with Wornall-Majors. I have to thank our director Kerrie Nichols, program director Sarah Bader-King and Leah Palmer for all the help and advice. I think my time would not have been as worthwhile with their help. I got the chance to work events, give tours, research for a tour script (which is in the final stages of editing as we speak), and so many other experiences. I think I learned so much through the hands on experiences and I think it is so much easier to visualize all of these public history theories/ideas with that context. I also like that I became much better at talking to the public. I learned so much from just being with the public and interpreting history through tours. I got to experience sometimes one-on-one what works in interpretation with smaller tours. I think I took so much away from working the summer camps as well. I realized what goes into this: lesson plans for activities, planning presenters, and keeping great records. I think I never realized how much work it takes or planning. (Leah Palmer deserves more praise for her amazing work at the summer camps, and how much she taught me about what goes into creating this venture.)

So, thank you for the experience. I am glad to share some of the things I have learned. I have learned so much more but I feel I wrapped in up in a nice presentation for all of you.

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