Monroe County History Center

A Wide Variety of Intern Opportunities Exist at the History Center!

Administrative Assistant (ideal for persons with an interest in: office duties, grant research, database work)

work with Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and Peachtree software programs -creation/development and mailing of our bi-monthly newsletter -aid with basic office duties: filing, faxing, receiving phone calls and helping with mail
organization of office areas
renewal of old (and/or obtainment of new) grants
work with other possible interns-especially advertising/publicity -act directly under our director and office manager to learn the details of what these types of jobs usually entail
plus many other roles and opportunities as they come up; each internship is tailored to the specific talents and needs of the individual

Advertising/Publicity (ideal for persons with an interest in: advertising, publicity, journalism, public relations and telecommunication)

development and implementation of low cost/high yield advertising/publicity campaigns
interaction with all local news sources (paper, radio and television) -helping us maintain/develop a good public persona -aid at our public/community events -send out memos, to all free forms of advertisement, about the new events taking place at the history center
work with other possible interns-especially administrative assistant
act directly under our director and office manager to learn the details of what these types of jobs usually entail
plus many other roles and opportunities as they come up; each internship is tailored to the specific talents and needs of the individual

Education (ideal for persons with an interest in education)

aid with educational tours and programs delivered both in-house and at schools
help students learn about Monroe County history outside of the classroom
create lessons plans that utilize pieces in our collections
development of new educational programs that meet the state standards
work directly with the county schools and other educational institutions
production of informative program mailings for surrounding schools
act directly under our education coordinator to learn the details of what this type of job usually entails
plus many other roles and opportunities as they come up; each internship is tailored to the specific talents and needs of the individual

Researcher (ideal for persons with an interest in: anthropology, museum studies, folklore, library sciences or history)

learn the Past Perfect software program (database tool for museums)
complete information requests submitted by the public
learn how to accession pieces into our various collections
photography of collection pieces
aid in the development, research for, and setting up of new exhibits
help preserve our collections with basic/standard preservation methods
act directly under the person in charge of collections and learn the details of what this type of job usually entails
plus many other roles and opportunities as they come up; each internship is tailored to the specific talents and needs of the individual

Those interested in becoming a volunteer in the Museum or Store should contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Lisa Simmons, in person, by phone (812.332.2517) or e-mail.