https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS17175
The Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS) connects people to the past by collecting, preserving, and sharing stories. The Registrar actively contributes to the WHS’s mission through managing, maintaining, and preserving the records and documents that establish the legal ownership of historical and archaeological objects in the Wisconsin Historical Society’s collections. This project position will fulfill a federally funded-Maritime Heritage Grant from the National Park Service, Department of the Interior to the Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Office. This project position is funded for 24 months beginning January 14, 2023, and is expected to end in August 2026. This position will be located at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Under the direction of the Wisconsin State Archaeologist and working as part of a project team with Wisconsin Historical Society staff and Wisconsin Maritime Museum staff, the Registrar will document and catalog the 10,000+ objects in the Klopp Collection owned by the State of Wisconsin and curated by the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. The Klopp Collection contains artifacts recovered from 42 Wisconsin shipwrecks that took place from 1855-1966. The work will take place at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin with some travel to the Wisconsin Historical Society headquarters in Madison.
Underwater Archaeology and Maritime History jobs 