On January 26, 2011 the North Berrien Historical Museum began our first-ever Youth Internship program with a group of local students coming from middle and junior high school. The Youth Interns were chosen for expressing their interest in history and their enthusiasm for learning more and working with the museum. The program will meet every other Wednesday through May 2011, and will culminate in a reception for the Youth Interns and families, as well as North Berrien Historical Society members and other supporters.
Youth Interns will gain knowledge and skills that will help them participate in our mission to preserve and promote local history. In addition to various hands-on museum tasks, all are invited to research and write short articles on specific topics or events from North Berrien’s past for submission to the Curator’s Blog or Quarterly Newsletter. Each Youth Intern will make an important contribution to the museum by preparing for and recording an Oral History Interview with a local person. The other major project they will work on during the program is to produce promotional and educational YouTube videos for the museum to compliment our ever-increasing web and social media presence.
The staff and board of the North Berrien Historical Society are thrilled to begin offering this annual opportunity to youth in our community. We are extremely grateful to the Youth Interns and their families, as well as the local teachers whose assistance is crucial to this program. For more information, contact the museum at (269) 468-3330.
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