Internship Journals, Part Two – National Museum of the Great Lakes

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Join us as we hear from last year’s public history interns! Graduate students in history at BGSU completed internships across the state in 2024. Today, we’ll read about Riley Peterson’s experience working for the National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio.

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“Stories Inked in Skin” – Alumna Designs Unique Public History Experience in Texas

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Heather Bloom (MA ‘21) is the Collections Manager at the Bastrop County Museum in Texas. She drew on her many experiences working with collections in Bowling Green and Toledo to design something innovative – a museum exhibit highlighting the stories behind Bastrop County residents’ tattoos.  

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Internship Journals, Part One – The Liberty Aviation Museum

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Join us as we hear from last year’s public history interns! Graduate students in history at BGSU completed internships across the state in 2024. Today, we’ll read about Patrick Cook’s experience working for the Liberty Aviation Museum in Port Clinton, Ohio.

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BGSU History Professor Appears in WWII Documentaries  

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Dr. Walter Grunden is a Professor of History at BGSU, where he specializes in Policy History, Modern China and Japan.  

He recently lent his expertise to several documentaries covering scientific knowledge, international subterfuge, and WWII. He shares with us some of the projects he’s worked on recently, how Williams 141 was transformed into a recording studio, and where you can watch the documentaries.  

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Chilling and repotting plants

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From right to left, Kara Barr, Casey Stark, Andy Schocket, Savi Kunze, Becky Mancuso, Scott Martin, Michael Brooks, Michael Carver, Amílcar Challú. In the Williams Conference Room 141.

This is a rather unconventional faculty photo… Some historical context: For the last few years, President Rogers invites faculty and staff to choose their favorite pie from Schmuker’s Restaurant, a Toledo legend. This time, our faculty decided to add a twist to this emerging tradition: after picking up the pie, repot plants in the conference room, and enjoy some time with colleagues after a grueling semester.

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