John Peyton Email & Phone Number

• Conduct research on the Conner family and their interactions with Moravian missionaries and Ohio Valley Indigenous tribes from the 1770s-1820s for an ongoing ArcGIS project.• Compile research in an interactive StoryMap that will be used as a teaching resource for Elementary school teachers.• Interact with Indigenous interpreters at the Conner Prairie site to ensure that the stories of their tribes are told.

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

• Led museum patrons and school groups on tours of the house, answer their queries, and collect their money at the end.• Scanned rare books from the collections and upload images and specific details of their contents into the CatalogIt database for digital processing. • Wrote daily Facebook posts that highlight various items in the museum and facts about the Hoosier Poet. • Helped coordinate museum social functions and managed volunteers to ensure they run smoothly

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Garryowen, Montana, United States

• Performed day-to-day functions of the museum including greeting museum patrons, collecting admissions fees, and explaining collections. • Curated and conducted research on several museum items including vintage weapons, signed documents and other memorabilia that contributed to an ongoing cataloging project my supervisor undertook.

Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland

• Worked with the museum’s marketing director to create a museum brochure detailing the collections and grounds for museum patrons.• Conducted research on a historic house and a prominent Irish family who resided there and wrote a report on it that contributed to employee understanding of the house and grounds.

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

• Researched Indiana land survey records from the early 1800s and recorded information in an Excel database for employee reference. • Wrote short reports on early Indiana historic sites that eventually resulted in a published brochure by the DNR.• Researched possible grants my supervisors could apply for on women in medical history for a 2017 statewide public history conference.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Public/Applied History

Master Of Arts - Ma, U.S. History

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History

Doctor Of Philosophy, History