My first few weeks as an intern at the Salem Museum have been very enjoyable. I was fortunate enough to begin my internship just before a number of big events and was thrust right into the middle of museum work. After an in depth tour of the museum, I spent my first two weeks helping with setup and final research for the Roanoke College 175th anniversary exhibit. For this, I got to help design a display case (seen below), conducted some interesting research on the yearbooks of Roanoke College, and worked on the broad setup of the exhibit. Once the 175th exhibit was completed, we jumped right into planning and setting up for the Appalachian festival. In this capacity, I mostly worked doing room setup, though the little bit of advisory event planning I was able to do was a treat. Finally, after the Appalachian festival came and went, I began preparing for the Ghost Walk. This year, I’ll have the pleasure of portraying Charlie Hammit, a Salem native and a little-known star of The Copperhead Serials, a silent film series. I’m very excited to participate in the staple of Salem life and it’s been enriching to research and study the life of Charlie Hammit.
