The last 2 months I have spent as a guest experience
ambassador have been an incredible experience. I have had the opportunity to
work on various projects that involved all staff here and help plan events,
work with tours, develop a way to use technology in some Parkwood tours, and
much more.
The Victory Garden Party turned out to be a huge success
and had a great turn-out! It was great to see everyone take on the 1940s look
and learn about the local involvement in WWII. Thanks to everyone who helped
and was involved!!!
Recently I’ve been working with Alyssa on some
housekeeping duties that are rather not too common such as trekking to the
third floor and cleaning the skylights. For those afraid of heights, it may not
be the most ideal job! Also, I’ve taken on the task of sorting out our archives
and searching for information for Samantha. Having the opportunity to go
through the archives was incredible as I was able to look into parts of
Parkwood that I have not seen before.
Next time you come to visit Parkwood, ask for a garden
tour too! One of my projects was integrating tablets in the garden tour, and
very soon we will have these tablets with some of the guides to use as a tool
to show archival images of the gardens. I'm excited to start hearing feedback
about the use of the tablets on tours! Fingers crossed that they are a success!
Although my time with this particular position is almost
officially over, I still plan to work on some of my ideas and continue with
some of my "projects" for Parkwood.
Curatorial Comments: working so closely with Alanna over these last 8 weeks has been a joy. Her enthusiasm for Parkwood, and historic research is inspiring. All too often, one can become complacent about Parkwood, due to maintenance woes, or grant writing. Having keen interns like Alanna and John, who find the treasures in the most interesting places, has invigorated not only myself, but the other "oldies" on staff.
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