I have really enjoyed the start of my internship at the Roanoke History Museum. I was placed to work with Ashley Webb. The Roanoke History Museum is moving from it’s previous location in the Center in the Square building to the Link Museum in Roanoke. So to start off my internship, I have been helping set up exhibit rooms in the new location. Since they are moving locations, everything in collections has to be accounted for. A volunteer named Wendy, another intern from Hollins named Laura, and I got to be in charge of going through the shelves of items and looking for the identification number then cross-referencing in a donation log and then typing up everything in an excel document.
My next two days consisted of Laura and I going through each item on the shelves. Some of the items that stood out in my mind were World War 1 American Red Cross nurse uniforms, one that we looked at had small stains which looked like it could have been blood. Another item that I remember was a wedding dress with handmade lace and beadwork, it was worn in the 1830s. Next week, I should continue on doing inventory but Ashley said I could also be working on more exhibits in the museum.