Sarah Gehret

Inventoried, rehoused, catalogued, and removed harmful materials from paper collections

Supervised, assisted, helped to train, and answered the questions of fellow student employees

Assisted in fulfilling patron information requests

Created outlines that documented entire collections in an organized and understandable manner

Independently led tours of James Buchanan's Wheatland property for groups of 1-13 people

Directly cleaned and handled artifacts dating to the 19th century

Provided an interpretive history of the daily lives of a wealthy family from the 19th century in Pennsylvania

Supported circulation desk staff by collecting patron tickets and documenting tour group numbers

Conducted primary and secondary research on a topic related to Wheatland

Excavated 3x3 shovel test pits at the 400 Delaware site (ca. 1690) in New Castle, Delaware

Experienced in identifying and dating glass, metal, ceramics, and other common historic artifact types

Performed site mapping including features and stratigraphic profiles

Took detailed field notes that included artifact identifications, soil layer descriptions, and artifact counts

Cleaned, catalogued, and entered artifact information into a database system

Processed, rehoused, and catalogued paper and 3-D object collections

Carefully handled artifacts dating from the 19th to the 21st century

Helped to clean and maintain the museum and exhibit spaces

Input artifact data and information into PastPerfect

Assisted in running activities and managing groups of children at the summer camp programs affiliated with the organization