JOSHUA VAN WINKLE

409 GATEPOST COURT PURCELLVILLE, VA

540-338-5379
jvanwink5@gmail.com
Objective
To obtain a career in public history
Relevant Skills
Interpretation
Seasoned front-line interpreter in formal and informal as well as 1
st
and 3
rd
person interpretation
Received two unsolicited compliment sheets from visitors praising the excellence of my
interpretation
Interpretive Media
Wrote an online article
Created a wayside
Developed PowerPoint Promotional Videos for 19
th
USCT event
Created interpretive Facebook posts
Wrote, Filmed, and Edited a series of videos on the Harper House Exhibit called, Who Is the Enemy?
The Unknown Story of the Harper House
Research and wrote interpretive captions for the Hike through History: A Self-guided African
American History Walking Tour of Bolivar and Harpers Ferry, WV brochure
Teaching
Co-taught pilot living history course at Stephen T. Mather Training Center in Harpers Ferry, WV
Co-taught Portal to the Past: The West Virginia GeoExplorer Project workshop at Stephen T.
Mather Training Center
Historic Trades
19
th
Century Blacksmithing
19
th
Century Carpentry
19
th
Century Gardening
19
th
Century Wood Stove
Bee Hive Oven Safety & Operation
Wood Splitting Safety & Operation
18
th
Century Flintlock Blackpowder
19
th
Century Percussion Blackpowder
19
th
Century Artillery

Experience
April-September 2014
David Larsen Memorial Fund Internship, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (HAFE)
Acted as intermediary between Stephen T. Mather Training Center and HAFE using the Park as a
laboratory to test out new interpretive techniques from Mather Center
Co-taught pilot living history course and Portal to the Past: The West Virginia GeoExplorer
Workshop Project workshop at the Mather Center
Wrote, filmed, and edited a series of videos for the Harper House Exhibit at HAFE called Who Is the
Enemy? The Untold Story of the Harper House
Researched and wrote the interpretive captions for the Hike through History: A Self-guided African
American History Walking Tour of Bolivar and Harpers Ferry, WV brochures
May-August 2013
Living History Internship, HAFE
Interpreted to the public using formal and informal interpretation as well as 1
st
and 3
rd
person
interpretation
Summers of 2011 & 2012
Parcel Pick-up, Purcellville Giant Food
Returned shopping carts from parking lot to the front of the store as well as interacted and assisted
customers
Education
August 2010-September 2014
Messiah College
Graduated August 31, 2014 with B.A. in History Magna Cum Laude
GPA 3.83
Received Provost Scholarship consecutively from 2010-2014
Made the Deans List consecutively from 2010-2014
References
Dennis E. Frye Chief Historian, Chief of Interpretation, Education, & Partnership
HAFE
dennis_frye@nps.gov
304-535-6224
John King Supervisory Park Ranger
HAFE
john_king@nps.gov
304-535-6063
Melinda Day Lead Park Ranger, Period Exhibits, & Historic Trades
HAFE
melinda_day@nps.gov
304-535-6063







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