internship opportunities at bacon’s castle
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Bacon’s Castle
OFFICIAL PRESERVATION VIRGINIA HISTORIC SITEConnecting people and resources to ensure the continued vitality of Virginia’s historic places
www.preservationvirginia.org/baconscastle
Internship Opportunities at
Bacon’s Castle
Revised 08/12/2012
Bacon’s Castle
OFFICIAL PRESERVATION VIRGINIA HISTORIC SITEConnecting people and resources to ensure the continued vitality of Virginia’s historic places
www.preservationvirginia.org/baconscastle
Built in 1665 Preservation Virginia’s Bacon’s Castle is an historic site, garden & house museum located in Surry County, Virginia. As North America’s last surviving example of Jacobean Architecture & oldest example of a 17th-century English formal garden & Virginia’s oldest surviving brick dwelling the Castle has many opportunities for interns to explore their passions & to develop professional skills with immediate practical applications. The Site is situated on a 40-acre tract of land with several outbuildings including extremely rare examples of an early Tidewater Virginia Barn & an 1820’s Slave Dwelling.
Image of ca. 1755 Hall
Bacon’s Castle
OFFICIAL PRESERVATION VIRGINIA HISTORIC SITEConnecting people and resources to ensure the continued vitality of Virginia’s historic places
www.preservationvirginia.org/baconscastle
Bacon’s Castle Internships provideCultural Resource Managementexperience including
Community DevelopmentSales & MarketingHistoric PreservationPublic SpeakingBusiness & Industry NetworkingAAM Best PracticesMuseum OperationsEducational ProgrammingSpecial Event Management
Image of 19th-century Spectacles & Clay Pipe Stemrecovered during Slave Dwelling Restoration
Bacon’s Castle
OFFICIAL PRESERVATION VIRGINIA HISTORIC SITEConnecting people and resources to ensure the continued vitality of Virginia’s historic places
www.preservationvirginia.org/baconscastle
Interns should possessSelf-ConfidenceGrace & Superior Customer SkillsHigh Work EthicProfessionalismWillingness to contribute
beyond the call-of-dutyEffective Public Speaking SkillsHigh EnergyA desire to assist the Site in
becoming more self-sustaining Intern cleaning & preparing teak garden benches for preservation
Bacon’s Castle
OFFICIAL PRESERVATION VIRGINIA HISTORIC SITEConnecting people and resources to ensure the continued vitality of Virginia’s historic places
www.preservationvirginia.org/baconscastle
The extensive historic preservation projects inspired me to choose Bacon’s Castle. I wanted to be a part of something important & help preserve the site for another 350 years. Many jobs in historic preservation today require numerous skills. At Bacon’s Castle I acquired skills in communication, marketing, and historic preservation. I will be able to use these skills in my future ventures.
Caitlin McCafferty, BA, Historic Preservation, University of Mary Washington
Bacon’s Castle
OFFICIAL PRESERVATION VIRGINIA HISTORIC SITEConnecting people and resources to ensure the continued vitality of Virginia’s historic places
www.preservationvirginia.org/baconscastle
I chose to intern at Bacon' Castle based on the wide variety of training at the Site. Experiences gained from my internship include graceful customer service, effective marketing, & appropriate historic preservation practices. Preservation Virginia’s Bacon's Castle is known for its extremely rare architectural features but also for encapsulating nearly four centuries of history at one Site! It is a landmark that I feel passionate about preserving for our community for years to come.
Travis Taylor, BA, History, University of Virginia
Bacon’s Castle
OFFICIAL PRESERVATION VIRGINIA HISTORIC SITEConnecting people and resources to ensure the continued vitality of Virginia’s historic places
www.preservationvirginia.org/baconscastle
Email Todd Ballance, Site Coordinator, [email protected]&Caroline Brandau, Museum Interpreter,[email protected] tosubmit your credentials for consideration &schedule an interview.Please call the Museum at (757) 357-5976 oremail us with any questions.
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