Hi everyone! Now that I have worked at the museum for a few months, it would be fun to share what I do as a summer student. When I first got the job, I didn’t realize how many little jobs were a part of my position. It was fun to do something new almost every day, but for this blog post, I will show you what I do on average!
Generic photo of me pointing
One of my most important jobs is uploading things to the museum’s digital archive, Past Perfect. When an item is donated to the museum, it must first be approved by the Acquisition Committee; once approved and given an ID number, the item or item is given to a staff member (Me!) to be uploaded to Past Perfect. After being uploaded, the artifact is displayed or stored for safekeeping.
Working hard on PastPerfect (totally not posing for a pic)
Another big job is filling out research requests. When someone has a question about the history of the Coast, they can come in and fill out a research request form or email and call with their question. After that, we take the request, search the museum’s archives for information on the request, and send a report back to the person. Research requests can range from super specific questions like where the name of Davis Bay came from to more general requests about things like the Howe Sound Cannery.
Look at that messy desk!
One of the not-so-fun jobs at the museum is the end-of-the-day cleaning, specifically the bathrooms. However, it is an important job that has to be done (plus they are paying me to do it). The bathrooms are cleaned daily, and the whole museum is vacuumed, mopped, dusted, and swept at the end of the day on Sunday so it’s ready for guests on Tuesday.
Im being held at artifact point off camera
My most important job at the museum is greeting guests, which is also my favourite part of the job. It is so much fun to meet with and talk to people form around the world who are visiting the museum.
I have also written a few blog post for the museum website.
Here I am hard at work on this blog
Gavin
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