Off-Campus Opportunities:
African-American Cultural and Genealogical Society of Illinois
314 North Main Street
Decatur, IL 62522
Phone: 429.7458
Contact: Evelyn Hood
Possible internships available in:
- Art
- Public Relations
- Grant Writing
- Web-Page Development
- Constructing Databases
- Historical Research
Decatur Genealogical Society
356 North Main Street
Decatur, IL 62522
Contact: 429-0135
Macon County Historical Society Museum
5880 North Fork
Decatur, IL 62521
Contact: David Tomlin
Phone: 422-4919
e-mail: mchs@fgi.net
Contact: Barbara A. Morrell
Dale Irwin
Possible Internship Opportunities available in the following areas:
- Living History (work with elementary school students)
- Restoration of Historical RR depot
- Construction of exhibits
History Links
American Historical Association
http://www.historians.org/
Encompasses every historical period and geographical area and serves professional historians in all areas of employment. Membership entitles all historians to a subscription for Perspectives in which various employment opportunities and current issues of note are published and discussed.
Organization of American Historians
http://www.oah.org/
The largest learned society devoted to the study of American history.