Well... the semester is finally winding down and I am one semester away from the end of my undergraduate career. I have had a lot of amazing opportunities and exciting adventures over the past couple of years here at Loyola but I will forever remember this internship. It definitely lands in my top 10 greatest memories.
Words cannot describe the things I have learned and taken from this internship. I have grown so much over the last four months just from gaining knowledge passed along to me by my supervisors and all those involved in the fine tuning of the museums daily life. I wish everyone the best and I look forward to traveling back to visit as soon as possible.
If anyone out there is reading this I hope if your a history lover you look into this opportunity with the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center because it is truly an experience of a lifetime.
Bon Voyage all! See you on the flip side =)
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
December 6, 2011
On Sunday I had the pleasure of meeting Beverly Patt the author of Best Friends Forever: A WWII Scrapbook. Her book follows the lives of two little girls, Dottie and Louise, whose lives change drastically after Dottie and her family are taken away to a Japanese Internment Camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The book is a record of letters and pictures from both Dottie and Louise as their friendship remained intact while Dottie and her family were away. As a scrapbook it gives the reader an opportunity to read and visualize at the same time.
Although the book is based on fictional characters it is inspired by real events, places, people, and artifacts. As a young girl Beverly's mother spoke of a family that just up and disappeared from the neighborhood and it wasn't until she was in her adult years that Beverly realized that the family had in fact been transported to an internment camp. Having little knowledge of what this actually involved she began her research and eventually it evolved into this book.
Beverly put a lot of time into researching not only books and the internet but individuals who had been in internment camps or the families of these people. She was determined to make sure that the artifacts used were as true to the real thing as possible so that this book would not only be educational and light hearted for readers of all ages but a true testament to the past.
The book and author are truly amazing. I throughly enjoyed reading it because it gives you just enough background and history as well as the perfect amount of visual to keep you turning for more. If your looking for a book that gives you a mild peek into the experiences of internees in these camps this book is a wonderful introduction.
http://www.beverlypatt.com/read_me.html
Although the book is based on fictional characters it is inspired by real events, places, people, and artifacts. As a young girl Beverly's mother spoke of a family that just up and disappeared from the neighborhood and it wasn't until she was in her adult years that Beverly realized that the family had in fact been transported to an internment camp. Having little knowledge of what this actually involved she began her research and eventually it evolved into this book.
Beverly put a lot of time into researching not only books and the internet but individuals who had been in internment camps or the families of these people. She was determined to make sure that the artifacts used were as true to the real thing as possible so that this book would not only be educational and light hearted for readers of all ages but a true testament to the past.
The book and author are truly amazing. I throughly enjoyed reading it because it gives you just enough background and history as well as the perfect amount of visual to keep you turning for more. If your looking for a book that gives you a mild peek into the experiences of internees in these camps this book is a wonderful introduction.
http://www.beverlypatt.com/read_me.html
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