We Made It!!!!

We finally made it to the end of the semester. Our group worked through group presentations in the Introductions into Museums, and individual presentations in other classes.  The class got to delve into researching an artifact of our choosing, learning about the background of the object and how to conserve and place it on display. Visits to museums for us to critically review helped in putting into practice what we learned.

We had a plethora of guests in our classes.  Who knew that there were so many careers in the public history field? Guest speakers in archival positions talk to us about working in historical societies, government office and universities. We learned about careers in site preservation and in records management.  In archives class we learned about the newer segment of archives, digital collection. In the end we wrote papers like there was no end: 3 research papers, 12 article reviews, 3 museum site visits, 1 movie review and 10 blog posts and took 4 tests.

We did not know each other when the semester started, but we are getting to know each other and are forming the friendships that will last through our careers.  Even though the class will be splitting up next semester, we will be able to rely on each other now and in the future.