Internship Testimonials
“This has been an overall great experience for me and I can’t wait to see what the future holds.” –Christina Carey (Winter Garden Heritage Foundation)
“My time in this internship has taught me a lot about collaboration and time management.” –Mike Burke (Florida Historical Quarterly Podcast)
“The amount of skills I obtained at this internship was substantial and will help me greatly in the history profession, which is something I am very grateful for.” –Drew Padgett (Florida Historical Quarterly)
Want to read about internships in action? Visit our Intern Blogs.
Current Intern Blogs (Spring 2024)
Undergraduate
- Alex Anderson – Florida-France Soldier Stories
- Levi Berry – Howard Middle School Public History Project
- Nicolas Farach – Miami Dade Military Museum
- Kailey Freeman – PRINT (People, Religion, Information Networks, and Travel)
- Grayson Garner – City of Orlando / Greenwood Cemetery Walking Tour
- Edward Guadalupe – Museum of Seminole County History
- Justin Harper – PRINT (People, Religion, Information Networks, and Travel)
- Isabella Love – UCF Community Veterans History Project
- Adelaide Riedesel – Debary Hall Historic Site
Graduate
- Matthew Austin – Howard Middle School Public History Project
- Lisa Lapenna – A.E. Backus Museum in Historic Downtown Fort Pierce
- Ross Lennon – City of Orlando / Greenwood Cemetery Walking Tour
- Michael Richardson – Florida-France Soldier Stories
Intern Blogs from the Recent Past
Fall 2023
- Marena Fox-Hart (Undergraduate)- LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida
- Grayson Garner (Undergraduate)- City of Orlando / Greenwood Cemetery Walking Tour
- Pauline Rivera (Undergraduate)- PRINT (People, Religion, Information Networks, and Travel)
- Sarah Bousfield (Graduate)- Edible Education Experience / Emeril Lagasse Foundation Kitchen House and Culinary Garden
- Sarah Boye (Graduate)- City of Orlando / Greenwood Cemetery Walking Tout
- Jared Freedline (Graduate)- RICHES / Hungerford School History Harvest
- Zuriel Hernandez (Graduate)- Veterans Legacy Program (VLP)
- Adaeze Nwigwe (Graduate)- HERstory Internship – Orange County Regional History Center
- Brett Nystrom (Graduate)- Museum of Military History in Osceola County
- Tom O’Shields (Graduate)- Shadow Soldiers Project
- Casey Wolf (Graduate)- PRINT (People, Religion, Information Networks, and Travel)
Summer 2023
- Olivia Aldrich (Undergraduate) – Olustee Project
- Gabriella Gomes (Undergraduate) – HERstory Project | Women & Gender Studies UCF
- Brendon Jordan (Undergraduate) – Olustee Project
- Pauline Rivera (Undergraduate) – RICHES
- Natalie Rodriguez (Undergraduate) – PRINT
- Hayley Wrye (Undergraduate) – Historic Trappe | Trappe, Pennsylvania
- Sarah Boye (Graduate) – Greenwood Cemetery | Orlando, FL
- Daniela Lynum (Graduate) – RICHES
- Conner McGowan (Graduate) – Oral History | Brevard County
- Adaeze Nwigwe (Graduate) – Olustee Project
- Brett Nystrom (Graduate) – Olustee Project
- Tom O’Shields (Graduate) – UCF Community Veterans History Project
- Michael Richardson (Graduate) – Eatonville
Spring 2023
- Carson Maschmeier (Undergraduate) – UCF Community Veterans History Project
- Joshua Benedict (Undergraduate) – PRINT
- Hiram Davila (Undergraduate) – RICHES
- Samantha Dettman (Undergraduate) – Florida France Soldier Project
- Melissa Rosero-Barros (Undergraduate) – City of Cape Canaveral
- Courtney Burns (Graduate) – Florida Historical Quartely
- Luis Rios (Graduate) – UCF Community Veterans History Project
- Maggie Woods (Graduate) – Field Manor Homestead, Merritt Island
- Asmara Cortes-Caba (Graduate) – UCF Special Collections and University Archives
- Casey Wolf (Graduate)- Hungerford School & Eatonville Research
Fall 2022
- Carson Maschmeier (Undergraduate) – Veterans History Project
- Lynda Nguyen (Undergraduate) – Maitland Art & History Museums
- Sebastian Garcia (Undergraduate) – Florida Frontiers Podcast
- Asmara Cortes (Graduate) – UCF Special Collections
Summer 2022
- Jared Freedline (Undergraduate) – Olustee Project
- Sebastian Garcia (Undergraduate) – Florida Frontiers Podcast
- Ryan Schleifer (Undergraduate) – Law Library of Congress Creative Projects
- Polina Lopez (Undergraduate) – History Lab
- Stephen Mitchell (Undergraduate) – History Lab
- Joseph Kaminski (Graduate) – WellsBuilt Museum
- Courtney Verna-Brown (Graduate) – Maitland Art & History Museums
- Michelle Finnegan (Graduate) – Maitland Art & History Museums
- Ryan Humm (Graduate) – Maitland Art & History Museums
- Olivia Aldrich (Graduate) – Seminole War Foundation
- Lisa Lapenna (Graduate) – Seminole War Foundation
- Harrison Smith (Graduate) – Museum of Military History
- Sarah Bousfield (Graduate) – Field Work with Dr. Sinelli
Spring 2022
- Sarah Boye (Undergraduate) – UCF History Lab
- Aaron Connors (Undergraduate) – Olustee Project
- Jared Freedline (Undergraduate) – Olustee Project
- Owen Hanbury (Undergraduate )- UCF History Lab
- Angela McHugh (Graduate) – Club Eaton Project
- Marena Montes-Colon (Undergraduate) – Research
- Brett Nystrom (Undergraduate) – Olustee Project
- Andrea Radbill (Graduate) – Orange County Regional History Center
- John Rose (Undergraduate) – Johnson’s Dictionary Online
- Casey Wolf (Graduate) – Club Eaton Project
Fall 2021
- Abigail Ayres (Undergraduate) – Florida Conference of Historians
- Patrick Callaghan (Undergraduate) -Battle of Olustee Project
- Trinity Cruz (Undergraduate) – UCF Special Collections and University Archives
- Janine Galindo (Graduate) – Friends of Casa Feliz and RICHES
- Edward Mosniak (Undergraduate) – Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens
- Trisha Patterson (Undergraduate) – Florida Conference of Historians
- Mario Presutti (Undergraduate) – Kalispell City Council Member Research Assistant
- John Rose (Undergraduate) – Johnson’s Dictionary Online
Summer 2021
- Nikki Fragala Barnes (Graduate) – LGBTQ History Museum
- Patrick Callaghan (Undergraduate) – Battle of Olustee
- Diana Dizon (Undergraduate) – Battle of Olustee & Battle of New Market Heights
- Jacob Finegan (Undergraduate) – UCF Community Veterans History Project
- Janine Galindo (Graduate) – Friends of Casa Feliz
- Samantha Levy (Graduate) – Aspen Historical Society
- William McCoy (Undergraduate) – Winter Garden Heritage Foundation
- Conner McGowan (Undergraduate) – Florida Conference of Historians Annals
- Kendra Medina (Undergraduate) – Florida Historical Quarterly
- Cassidy Michonski (Graduate) – PRINT: People, Religion, Information Networks, and Travel
- Connor Nichols (Undergraduate) – Maitland Art & History Museums
- Jessie Oldham (Graduate) – UCF Community Veterans History Project
- Alexis Reams (Undergraduate) – Battle of Olustee
- Michael Richardson (Undergraduate) – UCF Community Veterans History Project
- Emily Sleezer (Undergraduate) – UCF Community Veterans History Project
Spring 2021
- Jamie Black (Undergraduate) – Broward County League of Voters
- William Breska (Undergraduate) – UCF Community Veterans History Project
- Maria Julia Cabail (Graduate) – Spanish Civil War Memory Project
- Trevor Colaneri (Graduate) – 3D Laser Scanning / Photogrammetry
- Scott Galloway (Graduate) – UCF Special Collections/COVID 19 Memory Project
- Abigail Geraci (Undergraduate) – Olustee Civil War Research
- Jacqueline Huss (Undergraduate) – UCF Community Veterans History Project
- David McAfee (Undergraduate) – Olustee Civil War Research
- Gabriel Mercado (Undergraduate) – UCF Community Veterans History Project
- Mario Presutti (Undergraduate) – Wyoming State Legislature
- Eamon Quinn (Undergraduate) – Bending Toward Justice
- Krystina Yeager (Undergraduate) – PRINT: People, Religion, Information Networks, and Travel
Fall 2020
- Sarah Bousfield (Undergraduate) – Osceola History/Pioneer Village at Shingle Creek
- Maria Julia Cabail (Graduate) – RICHES
- Trevor Colaneri (Graduate) – Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN)
- Scott Galloway (Graduate) – Professionalizing History/COVID 19 Memory Project
- Brandon Kirk (Undergraduate) – UCF Community Veterans History Project
Summer 2020
- Anna Kephart (Graduate) – RICHES
- Jessie Oldham (Graduate) – Florida Historical Quarterly
- Rhiannon O’Neil (Graduate) – LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida
- Alexis Rodriguez (Graduate) – LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida
- Sabrina Sawhney (Graduate) – RICHES
Archived Intern Blogs