Ep008 about Admiralty House Communications Museum stories and programs, and working as a youth in the heritage sector.

Allison Bennett is from Mount Pearl and graduated with a Master of Arts (in History) from Memorial University in October 2014. She is currently completing her Bachelor of Education (Intermediate/Secondary) at Memorial and will graduate this fall. Allison is currently employed as the Centennial Celeb...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barrett, Terra
Other Authors: Bennett, Allison; Watson, Carla
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_oral/id/515
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Summary:Allison Bennett is from Mount Pearl and graduated with a Master of Arts (in History) from Memorial University in October 2014. She is currently completing her Bachelor of Education (Intermediate/Secondary) at Memorial and will graduate this fall. Allison is currently employed as the Centennial Celebrations Coordinator at Admiralty House Communications Museum and is organizing and preparing events for HM Wireless Station’s 100th anniversary September 2015. Originally hailing from Saskatchewan, Carla Watson completed her Masters in Public History at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. She is currently the Museum Manager for Admiralty House Communications Museum in Mount Pearl. We talked about the Admiralty House Communications Museum, favourite stories and artifacts found in the museum, examples of the programs offered, several stories about supernatural activities in the museum, and some of the challenges youth face when working in the heritage sector.