My name is Natasha Collier and I am a student of History. I am now in my final year at Transylvania University, but I made the decision to study History and Anthropology half-way through my college career, which led to some backtracking. Anyway, I'll be done with my Bachelor of Arts in History and hopefully Anthropology by the end of the year and will be moving on to graduate school. I have yet to decide what it is I want to study first, as I have several interests including Museum Studies, Historic Preservation and Public History, the latter of which kind of combines the two. I am also interested in possibly obtaining my Masters in Business Administration, as my goal is to one day be a Museum Executive.
This blog will serve as a repository for my writing. I am Lexington Museum Examiner and am also listed on Associated Content. In this space, however, I also wish to write on the museum industry and what it is like to work for a museum.
Currently, I am a volunteer with the Lexington History Museum. I do quite a bit of work there actually. In my capacity as Museum Assistant, I work with the Museum Manager to implement our education programs including outreach. I research for exhibits, help design and construct them. A big responsibility is maintaining the museum's new media. I am the voice of the Bluegrass Historian, @LexHistory twitter, and our Facebook page. I am constantly looking for new ways the museum can expand its online presence and have focus in every century, even the 21st.
I want to take an opportunity to thank you for reading my blog. I've kept blogs for several years, but this will be the first that is so focused and direct. I hope I can both entertain and inform!