My name is Kelly Childress and I am a historical interpreter with a Master of Arts in History and a minor in museum studies from Lynchburg College. From August 2013 to May 2015 I held a position as a graduate assistant at Historic Sandusky where I was given a variety of projects to work on over the course of two years. Working at a small historic site, our jobs and responsibilities are eclectic and can range from managing the visitor center and giving house tours to researchi

Days 3 & 4 (July 16 & 17) The first two days of the institute were packed with resources and information for the educator. However, the last two days appealed to the history enthusiast or Civil War buff. The participants were given a number of trip options for the third day and were taken on a tour of Richmond in Lincoln’s footsteps on the last day. Out of the many trip options, I chose to go to the Petersburg Battlefield and Pamplin Park. The trip to Petersburg stood out t

Days 1 & 2 (July 14 & 15, 2016) Once I completed my first week as a graduate assistant at Historic Sandusky, I just assumed that the rest of the year would be as routine as the first week. I expected to only transcribe, give tours, and do small projects here and there. I didn’t realize the world of opportunities and doors Sandusky would open for me until recently. In late June, our Director, Greg Starbuck, informed me of an opportunity to attend The C

During the summer of 2015, students from Lynchburg College participated in a five week archaeology field school. These students were, Carl Prater, James Robbins, Victoria Funk, Jackie Burke, and myself. The field school was led by Professor Lori Lee, an adjunct professor of museum studies at Lynchburg College. Throughout this field school, students were attempting to locate the Historic Sandusky Kitchen. In taking the Lynchburg College field school at Historic Sandusky, a lo

My name is Brittney Bowes and I am one of the two Graduate Assistants for Historic Sandusky. I began my work here in May 2013 and will continue on until my graduation in May 2014. At Sandusky we all have a variety of jobs and research projects on which we work. Those jobs could range from answering telephone calls to giving guests tours of the house and grounds to, in my case, helping to create the interpretative report which will be used to determine exactly how the house wi