Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Next steps at Beulah

Internship Week 6 Currently we are all done with recording data at Beulah! The next steps for the project is to input the data into an excel spreadsheet. We also have gps tracking and pictures left to do. As of today, my internship will be officially over! This is a very bitter sweet moment for...

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Recording Progress

Internship Week 5 Recording Day # 1 Monday June 29th was our first date recording with the volunteers. Sadly, we had to finish early due to thunderstorms in the area but we were able to record quite a few markers.             Photos by: Kevin Gidusko Collage...

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Cemetery Recording Safety Preacuations

Internship Week 4  When recording cemetery data there are several safety precautions that are necessary take in order for the successful completion of a project. It is important that surveyors protect themselves from the elements. Being exposed to excess amount of heat can cause extremely harmful health issues. When recording during summer months it is important that everyone takes the...

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Beulah Cemetery

Internship Week 3 I will be collecting cemetery data at the Beulah Cemetery, a historical cemetery located in Winter Garden, FL. The cemetery is currently being maintained by the Beulah Baptist Church. The term Beulah is the Hebrew word for married. The term is occasionally used to reference Jerusalem...

Monday, June 1, 2015

Internship Week 2: Research

Internship Week 2 For the research period of my internship I was assigned two readings about historic cemeteries. The first reading was an excerpt from American Antiquity by Edwin Dethlefsen and James Deetz, titled "Death's Heads, Cherubs, and Willow Trees: Experimental Archaeology in Colonial...

Saturday, May 23, 2015

About My Internship

Internship Week 1 My name is Glenda Vaillant Cruz and I am currently at Valencia College. As of I am now done with my first year of college and I am set to graduate next May. I am planning to transfer to the University of Central Florida to finish up my undergraduate studies. My academic goal is to obtain my PhD. After I receive my bachelor degree I would love to travel and teach English through...