Thursday, January 25, 2007

New Jobs

Hello blog-readers:

I am now an ex-Internet Specialist as I left January 12. I move on to other things:

1. Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library

I'm now back in the trenches as a part-time Interpreter. No, I don't translate things into another language, but translate my environment for visitors. (It is a fancy term for tour guide.) I really enjoyed my work at the James Garfield Home in Mentor, so I thought I would give the 28th President a try and so far so good. My first tours will be February 10. The house in Staunton, just west of us is his birthplace and he lived there for a year. There is a nice museum and they have plans to build a Presidential Library one day, as well. (See link on right side of our blog for more information on the museum).

2. Monticello

I'm baaaaack. Yeah, was there any doubt? I'm working a couple of days a week for th next 4 months to develop a Jefferson Wiki. What is a Wiki you might ask? If you know theWikipedia, it is very similar. The main difference is that those who write entries are staff or scholars, so the site will be authoritative. Also, I hope to introduce people at Monticello to the idea of public blogs.

--Bryan

2 Comments:

At 6:32 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi - Good to know the Garfield Home was a good training ground for you. Talked with Joan Kapsch yesterday and she said to say "Hi". Can't wait to visit so I get to see the Wilson Home again. We enjoyed it on one of our many trips from Athens (Ohio) home of Ohio University to Florida where his mother was living.
Bet they are glad to have you back at TJ Library. Real nice place to work. Wishing you good luck in your new careers.
Dad Craig

 
At 8:44 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congratulations, Bryan. It's good to know there are other options out there. Pretty soon you'll be showing everyone what a fantastic expert you really are and they'll put you in charge of the whole dang place.
It was so good to see you guys last month. What are your travel plans for March again??

 

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