Maxwell Nosbisch

Experience

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  Bentonville Battle Ground State Historic Site

  Jan 2012 - Jun 2014

  Volunteer

  Volunteered on weekends. Gave tours of the field hospital and battlegrounds. Also operated gift shop and participated in living history demonstrations.

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  Joel Lane House Museum

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2016

  Museum Assistant

  Researched and interpreted the history of enslaved peoples at the site. Responsible for maintaining historic grounds and gardens. Planned public programs. Conducted genealogical research in archives and with primary sources. Directed museum’s social media presence.

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  House-In-the-Horseshoe

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Volunteer

  Researched and implemented a new interpretative plan based on the perspective of the enslaved that were held at the site. Required me to spend over 50+ hours in state and local archives. Gave a public lecture on the topic at the end of my time there.

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  Preservation Society of Charleston

  Jan 2016 - May 2017

  Assistant

  Familiarized myself with local crafts people, operated point of sale systems, and served as a liaison between the community and the Preservation Society of Charleston.

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  Warren Lasch Conservation Center

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  Intern

  Helped restore, maintain, and preserve historic maritime artifacts. These include artillery pieces from the USS Maine and objects from the HL Hunley. Learned to operate heavy equipment and best preservation techniques for maritime objects. Also conducted data entry and research.

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  Great Camp Sagamore

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2019

  Historic Interpreter

  Spent three seasons at Great Camp Sagamore in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. GCS was once the summer retreat of Alfred Vanderbilt and his wife Margaret Emerson. Today it is a truly unique historic site that operates seasonally. While there, conducted historic tours to crowds sometimes over 50+ people, researched elements of its history in order to create a new female-oriented tour, helped restore the old servants quarters using preservation techniques, gave public lectures, and more. Also managed the gift shop including PoS systems. Show less

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  Mordecai Historic Park

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

  Museum Assistant

  Mordecai Historic Park is home to one of the oldest houses in Raleigh, NC along with the birthplace of former president Andrew Johnson. While employed at Mordecai Historic Park, was responsible for leading school groups (elementary-middle) through the site on an almost daily basis. This included interpreting a nineteenth-century plantation to young children and assisting with public programming. In the gift shop, was responsible for PoS systems and ticketing. Oftentimes, had to supervise and coordinate special events and rentals such as weddings and even paranormal investigations. The most unusual responsibility, however, was that of an official tour guide for the "Raleigh Trolley," a tour bus that travels throughout downtown Raleigh. Show less

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  T.R.R. Cobb House

  Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

  Intern
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  First Amendment Museum

  Jan 2020 - Apr 2023

  Manager of Education and Visitor Experiences

  Planned, coordinated, and lead the museum’s onsite interpretive and educational programs as well as special events for audiences of all ages. This includes designing and planning the core interpretive visitor experience, exhibitions, school programs, book talks, interview series, special events, and other programming. Researched, designed, and created exhibition labels, museum paneling, and more. Built new relationships with educators across the state of Maine including developing a “teacher cadre” for the museum. Increased walk-in visitation over 500% from 2020-2022, field trips/school visits over 700% from 2020-2022, and implemented over 10 new programs. Managed the hiring, training, and supervision of over 10 interns. Show less

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  HIngham Historical Society

  May 2023 - Aug 2024

  Education Manager
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  John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

  Aug 2024 - now

  Education Specialist