I am responsible for conducting the primary source research and oral history interviews of the Nassau School Project. I also drafted a new oral history standard practices guide to be used by Delaware HCA.

At the Milford Museum, I have been responsible for creating promotional graphics for use on social media and as physical posters. These promote fundraising initiatives as well as monthly guest speaker events at the museum. I have also conducted historical and archival research on-site and in the Delaware Public Archives, as well as online using Newspapers.com and Chronicling America. I also wrote and submitted a grant application for the Delaware 250th grant.

At the Rehoboth Beach Museum, I completed work primarily on-site and remotely at home, with occasional meetings at different locations in Rehoboth. This work docent work, historical research, content creation, programming, cataloging with PastPerfect software, etc. I also conducted a talk and Q&A on a Delaware history topic to museum guests (seen in the second photo).

While working at the Zwaanendael Museum, my main task was to work on Recapturing Black Beaches: A Shared Story Project. This is an ongoing oral history initiative aimed at better telling the stories of communities of color located around coastal Delaware during segregation. Some of the oral histories I helped schedule, record, and/or transcribe will be used to add content to the Zwaanendael Museum’s “Segregated Sands” online exhibit. I also created a LEGO model of the museum facade along with step-by-step instructions and a promotional video for use in social media content.In addition, I worked as a docent when needed to explain exhibits and answer guests’ questions.

While interning at the Lewes Historical Society from July to September 1, 2021, I created a family tree for Otis Smith (a previous mayor of Lewes) using the online methods previously described as well as by reaching out to far-flung historical societies, cemeteries, and universities that held genealogical information relevant to the Otis Smith family. I was even able to use some of this research to publish an article in the Journal of the Lewes Historical Society.