Summer in Scotland
The Journey of an Amateur Blogger

A Historian's Work Is Never Finished
My internship has included a lot more reading and digging on Mr. Owen's life and legacy. I've been reading Owen's A New View of Society...

Look Up...
If you're on a train from Point A to Point B somewhere in the world, I implore you to look up from your phone, book, etc., and just look...

Interning -> Planning -> Travelling -> Repeating
It was great to get to work on other things that wasn't purely research this week. Although I am enjoying researching and helping the...

#TimeTravellingTuesday
Today, I got to witness a photo shoot that Helen, Paige, and a woman from the marketing team did to help promote an annual event New...

Read, Research, Repeat
This past week has involved more and more research on Robert Owen. I've come up with an exhibit idea that sounds good, but still needs a...

Becoming a Local
While the last week involved learning mainly the history of New Lanark and Lanark, the past weekend was exploration in the town today....

The Intern Life
My next full day at the site brought a bit more work and getting started on my project. Beginning of my day, we went through some...

HAPPY LANIMERS DAY!!
I came to Scotland at the right time! Thursday was a day of tradition and celebration in Lanark. It is part of a week full of festivities...

Jet Lag Recovery
I arrived in the UK around 8 am on Tuesday and didn't get to Lanark til 5p (very very exhausted by the way). My first day at the heritage...









