Past Matters, Summer 2025, Published 6/23/2025
Join us in welcoming the 2025 cohort of Preservation Scholars! The high quality of this year’s applications delighted us, and the decision-making process challenged us in all the best ways. This year, we expanded the program and added one additional internship placement, bringing eight incredible students to the FTHC and THC this summer. We eagerly anticipate all that they will accomplish during their 10-week internships.
Pictured back row, left to right:
- Chai Savage, graduate student, will be working on the African American Travel Guide Survey Project with Leslie Wolfenden in the History Programs Division.
- Evelyn Todd, Clay Scholar, graduate student, will be working on the Oral History Archives at Varner-Hogg Plantation with Maggie Brown.
- Sydney Salazar, Larry Oaks Scholar, graduate student, will be working on the Historic Preservation Grant Programs Data Analysis and Marketing Project with Kelly Little et al in the Architecture Division.
Pictured middle row, left to right:
- Emma Gomez, graduate student, will be working on the Digital Storytelling: Undertold History for Travelers Project with Sarah Page in the Community Heritage Dev. Division.
- Alicia Flores, Larry Oaks Scholar, undergraduate student, will be working on the Community Heritage Development Mapping Project with Audrey Butera in the Community Heritage Dev. Division.
- Jose Sparling Garcia, undergraduate student, will be working on two projects, both in the History Programs Division: 1) County Historical Commission Online Exhibit with Nano Calderon. 2) Beyond the Markers with Alicia Costello.
- Brandalyn Thompson, undergraduate student, will be working on the Educator Resources for State Historic Sites Project with Emily Hermans in the Historic Sites Division.
Pictured, front row:
- Andrea Escalante, graduate student, will be working on the EduMarkers Project with Alicia Costello in the History Programs Division.