Nina Thomas is the manager of the Westerville History Museum, which is part of the public library system in Westerville, Ohio. In this episode, Nina discusses her academic and professional background, life as a museum manager, the nature of the museum’s public outreach efforts, and what a museum manager might look for in job applicants.
Recommendations:
Westerville History Museum
Clint Smith, How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America (Little, Brown, 2021) - recommended by Nina
Philomena Cunk - recommended by Nina
Jennifer Schuessler, “As Historians Gather, No Truce in the History Wars,” New York Times, January 8, 2023 - recommended by Rob
History Speaker Series with Dr. Luke Peterson
Museum Careers for Historians: Jazlyn Sanderson - Director, Museum of Native American History
Constitution Day 2023: The Fourteenth Amendment and Modern United States History
Museum Careers for Historians: Karen Kincaid Brady - Programming Director, Neill-Cochran House Museum
Museum Careers for Historians: Karl McKinnon - Assistant Director of Operations and Chief Financial Officer, Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
Museum Careers for Historians: Buster Ratliff - Director of Operations, Cultural Foundation of the Texas Panhandle and Panhandle-Plains Museum
Museum Careers for Historians: Bonnie Barnes - Executive Director, Keys History and Discover Center
The Importance of the Liberal Arts with Tim Garrity - Historian, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Should I Go to Graduate School (MA or PhD) for History?
How Do I Write a History Research Paper?
How Do I Develop a Thesis Statement?
How Do I Find Primary Sources for a History Research Project?
How Do I Find Secondary Sources for a History Research Project?
How Do I Develop a Historical Research Question?
How Do I Find a History Research Topic?
Legal Careers for Historians: Mathew Merz - Conflicts Analyst, Akerman LLP
Business Careers for Historians: Deb Gogliettino - Associate Dean of Business Academics, SNHU
Writing Historical Fiction: Paul Witcover - Author, Lincolnstein, and Associate Dean of MFA in Creative Writing, SNHU
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