Exhibits
Explore current and past exhibits
Exhibits
Explore current and past exhibits
Beyond Rosie and Rivets: Industrial Women of the D&L Corridor.
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This temporary exhibit opened in April of 2022. It covers the history of industrial women in the Delaware & Lehigh Corridor. The exhibit highlights the broad range of industries that was dominated or bolstered by women in the region including: silk, cigars, garments, steel, and transistors. It also brings forward the persistent issues women in industry faced. Artifacts, photographs, and oral histories are utilized to present the broad scope of the women’s work and their impact on the region.
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Southwest view of the St. Germain dit Gautier House exhibit.
Northwest view of the St. Germain dit Gautier House exhibit.
Close up on of the St. Germain dit Gautier House on the map table.
Southwest view of the St. Germain dit Gautier House exhibit.
St. Germain dit Gautier House
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This is the long term exhibit in the restored St. Germain dit Gautier House in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. It interprets the history and relocation of a French-Canadian neighborhood that once existed on the Mississippi River floodplain.
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My signature contribution to the project was the “map table” that visually represents how many structures and homes were once on the island at its height compared to today. The white houses and blocks on the map represent the buildings lost and the colored miniatures represent the buildings that remain.
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You can learn more about the project and the programs used to make it at publichistory.media. This project was co-designed with Joshua Wachuta.
Grant County History Museum
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The museum displays are based on 8 broad categories that the museum committee chose: Land, People, Arts & Entertainment, Education, Industry, Medicine, Military, and Agriculture.
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As the primary creator of the museum content, I used three objectives for this new museum and made all my decisions about the museum with these things in mind.
1) Visitors leave with a sense of the history of Grant County and what makes it unique
2) Create a space that could be self-guided and 3) Create a structure for the museum that would allow us to easily add in or switch out collection items as desired.
Making the Simple Life
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This exhibit was researched, written, designed, mounted, and installed in 3 weeks during the MTSU Jekyll Island Field School. The exhibit focuses on the servants and employees who helped make the "simple life" simple for the members and guests of the Jekyll Island Club.
Jenna Stout (MTSU PhD student) co-created this exhibit.
The images shown are from the sections of the exhibit on which I worked.
Nativity Scene Web-Exhibit
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My first digital exhibit explores a half life-size nativity scene created by German POWs during World War II and given to the town of Algona, Iowa, after the war. Feel free to check out the full site by visiting it here: http://algonanativityscene.omeka.net/
Swedish Wedding Traditions Window Exhibit
This exhibit, which was displayed in the window of the Swedish American Museum in Chicago during August 2012, featured bridal crowns and other wedding traditions brought to America by Swedish immigrants.
"For the Country's Sake"
For my first full-scale exhibit, I researched and designed a traveling exhibit on 98 women World War II veterans of Kossuth County, Iowa. I also wrote supporting materials, brochures, and press releases. This project allowed me to work with veterans and family members to gather oral history, documents, and artifacts.