SARAH JOHNSON
7741 SW 28thSt
TOPEKA, KS 66614
(785) 554-5736

EDUCATION

    Master of Arts in Historical Administration                                                         	(candidate)
    Eastern Illinois University,  Charleston, IL

    Bachelor of Arts in History 							2000
    Baker University, Baldwin City, KS

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• Museum Intern			 					     Summer-Fall
   Park City Museum; Park City, UT 					     2001

• Technology Graduate Assistant, 					  	     2000-2001  
  Eastern Illinois University; Charleston, IL

• Archaeological Intern 							    Summer 2000
  Combined Caesarea Expeditions;Caesarea, Israel

• Archive Intern 								    Fall 1999
  Kansas East Methodist Conference 
  and Baker University Archives; 
  Baldwin City, KS

• Curator Intern								   Summer 1999
  Park City Museum; Park City, UT

• Exhibit and Registrar Intern							   January 1999
  Kansas History Center and Museum;
  Topeka, KS

• Assistant Curator								   1997-1998
  Baker University Old Castle Museum;
  Baker University, Baldwin City, KS

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITES

Computer Proficiencies

• Updated and created university department, professor, exhibit, and archive web sites
• Working knowledge of HTML, Java Script, and Microsoft FrontPage Express
• Working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Word Perfect
• Working knowledge of PastPerfect software
• Created temporary data base for object collection

Exhibits, Administration, Collections and Journals

• Co-Editor online issue of Historia; A Journal of the Epsilon Mu Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta & the History Department at Eastern Illinois University
• Co-created and co-curated traveling promotional display for Eastern Illinois University’s Historical Administration program.
• Co-curated temporary seasonal exhibit for Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site
• Aided in object recovery, cleaning, and identification
• Aided in nineteenth century historic site interpretation
• Aided in research and writing of two grants
• Cleaned, cataloged, accessioned, and marked two 200 plus archival and object collections as well as various smaller collections.
• Packed, moved and aided in storage design for two large three dimensional collections

Presentations

"Localities: A Partnership in Technology and Local History" April 13, 2001
Eastern Illinois University 4th Annual Graduate Student 
Exposition

"Localites/Localities: Using the Internet as a Teaching Tool" October, 2000
 Eastern Illinois Area of Special Education and Regional
 Office of Education #11 Fall Conference

Web Sites

Culture and Communication: The Language of the Miami
http://www.historicforks.org/

A Time for Every Season: Spring on the Prairie online exhibit
http://www.eiu.edu/~history/ha/exhibit/2000/

Architecture in Coles County: A Timeline
http://www.eiu.edu/~localite/coles/architecture.htm

Baker University and the Kansas East Conference of the United Methodist Church Archives
http://www.bakeru.edu/library/archives/index.htm

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Kansas Museums Association
American Association of Museums
American Association of State and Local History

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