I'VE BEEN ACCEPTED AS A LIVING HISTORY INTERN AT HARPERS FERRY NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK!!!
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| THIS PLACE!!! |
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In case you can't tell, I'm a little excited. I applied last year, but no cigar. I decided to give it another shot this year (hey, why not... all it costs is a few sheets of paper and some postage), and shipped my resume, cover letter, and references in. Exactly one day short of one week later, I got a phone call--I was in!
I HAVE LITERALLY NEVER BEEN MORE SURPRISED IN MY LIFE
I GET TO LIVE IN DOWNTOWN HARPERS FERRY
IN A 19TH CENTURY BUILDING IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT
WEARING PERIOD CLOTHES ALL SUMMER LONG
PERFORMING PERIOD TASKS ALL SUMMER LONG
WHERE JOHN BROWN'S RAID WAS
AND WHERE JACKSON AND HILL AND STUART HUNG AROUND
AND WHERE LEWIS AND CLARK WENT THROUGH
AND WHERE WASHINGTON DECIDED TO PUT AN ARSENAL
AND WHERE THOMAS JEFFERSON'S FAVORITE SCENERY WAS
AND A TON OF OTHER HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT THINGS
WHERE THE POTOMAC AND SHENANDOAH RIVERS MEET
IN THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS
A HALF HOUR AWAY FROM ANTIETAM AND FREDERICK
AN HOUR AWAY FROM GETTYSBURG AND DC
ABSORBING EVERY PARTICLE OF KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE
LITERALLY EATING, SLEEPING, AND BREATHING HISTORY
TALKING ABOUT HISTORY ALL DAY LONG
SURROUNDED BY OTHER HISTORY-OBSESSED PEOPLE
FOR TWELVE GLORIOUS WEEKS
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| This town completely stole my heart last summer. Now I get to live there! |
Literal dream come true. I feel so far beyond blessed by this opportunity! I may never come back. (My friends are literally concerned that they will never see me again...) Well, over the summer this blog will look a bit different than the regular sporadic sewing journal: here comes the chronicle of my internship adventures!
*Five days a week, during the workday anyhow.
**pictures borrowed from elsewhere on the internet... I had them saved, so I don't know where they were originally from.
Congratulations! I've always wanted to visit Harpers Ferry. I almost visited last month but went to Antietam instead.
ReplyDeleteWorking as a living historian/interpreter can be loads of fun. I worked at a small 18th century living history site in the summer months when I was still in high school and later in college. Wearing your period wardrobe everyday becomes second nature and wearing normal clothes starts to feel odd. I also found that wearing my 18th century clothing 5 (sometimes 6!) days a week saved on doing laundry too!! Lol!
-Emily
Thank you! I've only been there briefly (it was actually combined with my Antietam trip) but I fell head over heels right away.
DeleteI really love living history, and am looking forward to spending so much concentrated time on it. (Thus far, it's been pretty much constrained to the weekends.) I'm super excited for my 19thC clothes to feel like my "regular" outfits! And cutting back on laundry is always a bonus :)
I'm so happy for you! Sounds like a great summer in store.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I can't wait :)
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