Internships
Internships help history majors gain hands-on experience in the workplace, making them more attractive job candidates after graduation. Our history degree students have interned at such local historical agencies such as:
- Adelmann Regional History Collection
- First Division Museum at Cantigny
- Gaylord Building Historic Site
- Joliet Area History Museum
- Naper Settlement
- Will County Historic Preservation Department
- Will County Historical Society
- And more!
For more information on these internships, please contact Dr. Dennis H. Cremin at creminde@lewisu.edu.
Lockport Woman's Club Internship
2025 (Most Recent)
Henry Gilson
Adelmann Regional History Collection
- Coordinated community outreach initiatives by distributing and retrieving promotional materials for cultural events.
- Digitized historical documents and archival materials in response to research and public access requests.
- Developed and maintained organized digital collections to support long-term preservation and academic use.
- Processed incoming donations of historical materials, assisting in their evaluation and integration into the collection.
Morgan served as the student coordinator (2022-2023) for the 鈥淩eclaiming the Narrative鈥� grant from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. She plans on graduating in Fall 2023 and attending graduate school to study the History of the Middle East.
Past Years
2024
Irena Ilic
Adelmann Regional History Collection
- Scanned historical photographs and documents showcasing the construction and architectural renovations of the Gaylord Building over time.
- Helped catalog these records for public access on the Gaylord Building’s website.
2023
Morgan Jennings
Adelmann Regional History Collection
- Scanned 35mm film negatives of Joliet and the region
- Digitized content and created metadata that makes the images searchable online
Morgan served as the student coordinator (2022-2023) for the 鈥淩eclaiming the Narrative鈥� grant from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation. She plans on graduating in Fall 2023 and attending graduate school to study the History of the Middle East.
2022
Harper Saglier
Adelmann Regional History Collection
- Transcribed oral histories from the Chicago Roofing Contractors Project
- Categorized and organized the John Lamb Collection
2021
Jacob Barrett
Adelmann Regional History Collection
- Digitized the Woman鈥檚 Study Club of Joliet Collection
- Categorized and organized the John Lamb Collection
Jacob is working on his undergraduate degree and is majoring in History and Secondary Education and minoring in Economics. He plans to teach high school history.
2020
Alonzo Cardenas
Adelmann Regional History Collection
- Assisted in applying for the Illinois State Historical Records Advisory Board Grant for digitization of the Lockport Woman鈥檚 Club archives
- Helped review oral history transcriptions from residents of Fairmont
2019
Stefano Sparano
Adelmann Regional History Collection
- Accessioned materials that belonged to Susan Jackson Keig
- Transcribed oral history projects from Fairmont residents
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