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PHI Intern Chandler Padgett Works with Gorgas House WWI Exhibit

By Chandler Padgett For my internship, I am primarily working on the WWI exhibit, while also giving tours. For the exhibit, I am working on one of three sections: the part focusing on William C. Gorgas. This project has involved a number of things. First, I have done an extensive amount of research on Gorgas’s life and his impact on the world around him. Second, I’ve translated that research into information for visitors through text and other interpretive tools. Perhaps […]

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PHI Intern Charlotte Watters Works With Tuscaloosa’s First United Methodist Church’s Bicentennial Committee

By Charlotte Watters I chose to take this internship because I wanted a chance to explore the history that exists in the community all around me. I hope that this project will bring me closer to the community in which I live, and give me a chance to utilize my studies for a (slightly more practical) goal. While I initially became involved with this project because of a professor’s recommendation, the Department’s class on Public History definitely inspired me to […]

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