09/18/2017
This was the first accession that I made on my own using the PastPerfect software. The first several days were spent acquainting myself with the software via a training video. After completing the video, my supervisor walked me through my first accession. This VHS was the second object for me to make an accession file and the first to do on my own. Since then I have cataloged well over 30 items. In addition to making accession records on PastPerfect, I have accompanied by supervisor on walks throughout the museum in which we check on the condition of the artifacts that are part of exhibits. I also have put in a few hours running a checkout table during a sale at the Grandparent’s Day event that the museum held on Saturday, the 16th. I look forward to learning more about the discipline of public history in the course of this internship as well increasing my knowledge of museum protocol.