Abbyahna Wade
2000 Lynn Lane,Oklahoma
Summary
Dynamic with experience at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, working in collections digitization and metadata management. Proven ability in data collection and effective communication, ensuring accurate documentation and preservation of artifacts. Committed to innovation and adaptability in fast-paced environments.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Museum Intern
Heartland of America Museum Foundation
Weatherford, OK
01.2026 - Current
- Working with museum staff, board members, and project consultants as needed to relocate, move, store, shelf, record, and adjust exhibited artifacts in support of new exhibit installations.
Collections Digitization Intern
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Oklahoma City, OK
05.2025 - 08.2025
- Photographed the Native American Art and Material Culture Collection
- Inventoried the Native American Art and Material Culture Collection
- Researched and created metadata for the import of collections information into database
- Scanned documents in Archives.
Undergraduate Researcher for Native History
University of Central Florida Veterans Legacy Program
Orlando, FL
05.2024 - 06.2024
- Utilized databases including Ancestry, Fold3, Family Search, NARA to research documents related to specific military regiments and individual Veterans buried in Florida National Cemeteries.
- Assisted in the creation of K-12 lesson plan creation in accordance with Florida State Education Standards.
- Created digital projects for the UCF Veterans Legacy Program.
- Facilitated and presented on the use of digital tools in the classroom at the annual UCF Veterans Legacy Program Institute 2023 and 2024.
- Represented UCF VLP at public events and conferences.
- Created a biography published on VLP website.
Education
Pursuing Bachelor of Arts - History
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, Oklahoma, OKSkills
- Critical thinking
- Organizational skills
- Effective communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Reliable
- Cataloging and inventory management
- Collections database management (eg PastPerfect, Excel)
- Object handling and preservation techniques
- Condition reporting and documentation
- Digitization and metadata tagging
- Archival research and provenance tracking
- Artifact labeling and storage procedures
- Conservation support and environmental monitoring
Accomplishments
- Phi Alpha Theta
- Gamma Kappa Delta Honor Society
- History Club
- SWOSU Research Fair Presenter
Timeline
Museum Intern
Heartland of America Museum Foundation
01.2026 - Current
Collections Digitization Intern
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
05.2025 - 08.2025
Undergraduate Researcher for Native History
University of Central Florida Veterans Legacy Program
05.2024 - 06.2024
Pursuing Bachelor of Arts - History
Southwestern Oklahoma State University