Weir Farm National Historic Site

Contact: Ms. Maria Abonnel

Chief of Visitor Services/Collections Managment
Weir Farm National Historic Site
735 Nod Hill Road
Wilton, CT 06897
Phone: 203-834-1896
Webpage: www.nps.gov/wefa
Description: |Weir Farm National Historic Site is Connecticut's only National Park Service site. Weir
Farm was the summer home of prominent painter J. Alden Weir (1852-1919). The site offers changing
exhibitions, lectures, and tours.

Internship/Seasonal Positions: Interns assist in the visitor center meeting and greeting visitors and/or
assist in the curatorial division on an archives transcription project.

Approximate Number of Interns/Seasonal Employees: |

Experiences Offered

Historic Research x Conducting Tours

Developing Brochures Event Promotion
Developing Exhibits Administrative
Video Production Fund Raising
Children's Programs Other:

Majors in addition to History accepted for internships: Art History, Historic Preservation, American
Studies, Art, English.

Salary: Approximate Amount:

Housing Assistance:

Semesters Available

Fall: X Spring: X Summer: X

Application Materials:
Cover Letter
Resume
Writing Sample
Application
References
Other

Deadlines

Fall: August Spring: January Summer: May

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