War of 1812 Education & Interpretation Internship

Are you a student who enjoys American history?  Do you have an interest in developing educational or interpretive programs?  Are you excited about creating a program from scratch and working at a very grassroots level to bring history alive?  Then you might be the type of intern who would be a great fit with ATHA’s War of 1812/Battle of Bladensburg commemoration program.  

Anacostia Trails Heritage Area is a certified Maryland Heritage Area based in Hyattsville, MD.  Managed by ATHA Inc., this area covers an eighty five square mile region of Northern Prince George’s County.  Primarily responsible for working with a large variety of stakeholders to advance the goals of increased heritage tourism through historic preservation, natural resource protection and cultural arts support, the organization has taken the lead on developing a significant commemoration plan for the War of 1812/Battle of Bladensburg.  

General Responsibilities

Working with the Director and the Interpretive Programs Coordinator, you would help research and develop curricula for local schools, help write and lay out interpretive documents (brochures, tour guides, tour scripts, etc.). You would be responsible for doing research of historic documents and writing brief interpretive documents.  You might meet with local educators and seek to understand the state guidelines for educational programs.  You might meet with the War of 1812 Task Force or other local stakeholders to discuss your progress or to ask questions.

We are looking for an intern who can commit at least 15 hours a week, but we are flexible in terms of location for much of the work.  You would need to be in the office or at local based meetings at least once a week.  The position pay is negotiable.  We are located near the University of Maryland and Metro stops into and out of Washington.    The office is located on a major bus route from the West Hyattsville Station and the Prince George’s Plaza station.  Some reimbursements are available.  Intern would need to have access to wi-fi or network via their own computer/laptop. 

Aaron Marcavitch

Executive Director

ATHA Inc.

aaron@anacostiatrails.org

@atheritagearea

301-887-0777

We've Come a Long Way!

While our college's history dates back to the early 1900s, 'The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences' was formed in 1986 when the University of Maryland's five academic divisions were combined, and subsequently split into fourteen individual colleges. Believe it or not, the "LISTSERV" (a tool for managing large-scale email communications) was also developed in 1986. The college has come a long way since then...and so has communication technology.

In 1997, the same year that The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences created the Environmental Science and Policy Program, another major communications tool came into existence - the weblog, or 'blog'.

Fast forward to 2012: The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences is proud to announce the retirement of one more LISTSERV, and the launch of its very own Graduate Student Blog, created to provide our [Terrapins] with news, updates, and important information. Here you will be able to search our posts (both by keyword & category), subscribe to our blog via email and share information on a number of social media platforms. Hooray BSOS!