Nodaway County Historical Society

Internships

With an internship at the Historical Society, you will have many opportunities to gain experience in the museum field. The work may include:

• designing program brochures and museum flyers,

• preparing education programs and leading tours,

• monitoring social media sites and preparing posts,

• writing press releases and articles to promote museum events,

• training with the Past Perfect software to catalog objects, and

• learning to research, design, and install exhibits. 

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We have worked with graduate and undergraduate students from various fields, including history, public history, marketing, and mass media. Motivated high school students also may be welcome.

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If you are interested in an internship at the museum, please contact us at nodawaycountyhistoricalsociety@embarqmail.com.

If you are a middle or high school student interested in working at a museum, contact Dr. Elyssa Ford (ebford@nwmissouri.edu) at Northwest Missouri State University for more information on the Public History and Museum Studies Program at Northwest.