This past year, I have been working at Historic Sandusky as an Archaeology Lab Assistant cataloging artifacts found on the property. Currently, I am an undergraduate student majoring in Environmental Science with minors in Biology and Environmental Studies at the University of Lynchburg. Before interning here, I participated in the 2018 Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest Archaeology Field School. In a typical Archaeology Field School, professional archaeologists teach and dem

Historic Sandusky’s first annual Hands-on History Camp was a hit among this year’s campers. In response to the question “what did you dislike the most about the camp” on our anonymous evaluation, campers wrote “I liked all of it”, “not much”, and “nothing”. This year’s camp was held July 17th through 21st. The purpose of the camp was to cultivate an interest in history without using the traditional classroom-textbook style approach to learning. Campers explored history throu

My name is Jennifer Williams. I am a 3rd year student at Lynchburg College. I study Chemistry and minor in creative writing and of course work as a Lab Tech at Historic Sandusky. I love my job. Yes, at times it can be a lot of work but there has yet to be a day that goes by that I do not learn something new. That’s the best part. From learning to identify 100-year-old nails to data entry for thousands of artifacts, it really does not get boring, even when I am alone. You know

During the 2016-2017 academic year at Lynchburg College, I’ve had the privilege to work as an Archaeology Laboratory Assistant at Historic Sandusky in the Archaeological Materials Laboratory. Directed by Archaeologist, Keith Adams, the laboratory is a collaborative partnership between Lynchburg College, Historic Sandusky and Hurt & Proffitt Cultural Resources. My responsibilities as a lab assistant have included washing, identifying, labeling, and recording data about artifac

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