Sarah Frederick

Experience

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  The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

  Jul 2003 - Jun 2004

  Prepared artifact mounts and cases and attached security hardware to artworkAssisted in the installation of artwork and artifacts in the John Lanzendorf art gallery and in the main Dinosphere galleryAssisted the head conservator and preparator with various preparation work needed for the opening of the gallery

  • Installation Contractor

    Apr 2004 - Jun 2004

  • American Experience Intern

    Jul 2003 - Jun 2004
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  The Children's Museum of Indianapolis (TCMI)

  Jun 2004 - May 2006

  Cataloger

  Completed cataloging of artifacts in the Caplan Cultural World Collection (a collection of folk toys and art from around the world) one year ahead of scheduleImproved artifact storage conditions and access to the Caplan collection by updating and entering new information into the Ke-emu databaseCreated working research files for each country catalogedAssisted curators and collections staff with various projectsCompleted 3 exhibit cases using artifacts from Caplan CollectionAssisted contractors from Chihuly Studios with installation of Chihuly: Fireworks of Glass, a permanent exhibit/sculpture Show less

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  Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society

  Jun 2007 - Jul 2007

  Research Volunteer
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  Museum of History and Industry

  Jul 2007 - Jan 2008

  Research Assistant

  Blue vs. Gray: The Civil War in the Pacific Northwest

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  Log House Museum

  Apr 2008 - Sept 2012

  Acting as interim directorWorking with board members and volunteersManaging the Past Perfect database - membership, donor and artifact entryManaging and buying for the gift shopExhibit installation, text writingWriting for newsletter, brochure redesignSocial media managementLight conservation work, artifact re-housingGrantwriting and ManagementSupervision of interns and volunteersProcessing of paperwork for incoming accessions, collections stewardshipEmergency Collections response Show less

  • Museum Manager

    Nov 2010 - Sept 2012

  • Collections Manager

    Apr 2009 - Nov 2010

  • Gift Shop and Membership Manager

    Apr 2008 - Apr 2009
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  The Seattle Public Library Foundation

  Jan 2011 - Jun 2011

  Fundraising and Development Intern

  Grant writing and reporting, other duties as assigned

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  Pacific Northwest Historians Guild

  Feb 2012 - Jun 2012

  Conference Coordinator
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  Eastside Heritage Center

  Sept 2012 - Apr 2018

  Collections Manager

  · Managing 600 cubic feet of archives and 60,000+ piece artifact collection, in three facilities. Past Perfect and Past Perfect Online· Exhibit design and installation, an average of 10 a year, all in off-site locations, contributing to EHC’s 800,000+ public impressions each year· Processing an average of 250 research requests and photo orders each year; maintaining public access to collections, both online and by appointment· Oversaw the move of both the archives and artifact collection storage facilities to two new locations. Designed new facility layouts, implemented move· Oversaw complete inventory of artifact storage facility in 2016· Volunteer and intern recruitment and management; Managing an average of 4 graduate students per year, and 10 weekly adult collections volunteers; Chair of Collections Committee· Close work with board, major donors, major stakeholders, visitors and community partners; Actively advocating for the collection to the board and to funders· Grant writing and management; directly responsible for all grants related to collections, programming and interpretation· Development of middle school curriculum with the Bellevue School District, and partnership with HistoryLink, to share existing elementary school curriculum online (to launch June 2017)· Partnership work with the Bellevue Parks Department on the development of interpretive signage for historic sites in city parks and other significant sites; an average of 3 per year. · Serving on the Association of King County Historical Organizations board, the Making the Cut centennial steering committee and others on behalf of Eastside Heritage Center Show less

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  The Museum of Flight

  Apr 2018 - now

  · Managing 50,000+ piece small object collection. Re:Discovery database system. Works closely with archives, library and aircraft collections staff. · Oversaw collection recovery after a severe flood in a collections storage area impacting 5,000 artifacts. Managed relocation of collection, assessment of collection and recommendations for conservation (2022-ongoing)· Managed the relocation and inventory of the entire Small Objects artifact collection during a storage upgrade project in main collections storage building. Designed shelf layouts for storage bays to maximize space and properly support different types of object collections. 50,000 artifacts impacted (2023-ongoing)· Coordinating the care, preservation and use of the collection · Member of the Accessions and Registration Team, interfacing with donors, assessing offered materials for acceptance into the collection. Lead on 2018 Deaccessioning initiative· Works with the Exhibits Department providing artifacts for new exhibits, direct oversight of the installation of objects, regular exhibit maintenance and care. · Grant writing and management, policy writing and upates, in partnership with Director of Collections, Registrar, Supervisory Archivist, and Supervisory Librarian· Supervises one staff position; Intern recruitment and development; Manages an average of 2 graduate interns per year· Maintains membership in SHERN (Seattle Heritage Emergency Response Network)· Managed daily monitoring + reporting of SITES traveling exhibit, Destination Moon, March 2018-September 2019. MoF artifact lead for installation, reinstallation and regular communication with SITES staff· Remote management of Objects team and collection during Covid-19 museum closure (March 2020- January 2022). Member of Covid related museum task forces· Member of MoF’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, HR Committee Show less

  • Collections Manager

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Museum Collections Specialist

    Apr 2018 - Aug 2019