MHA Conference session highlight: Just Have an Intern Do It: A Practical Guide for Successful Internships

[Mass History Alliance]

Join Jessica Fontaine of the Eastern States Exhibition for her session "Just Have an Intern Do It: A Practical Guide for Successful Internships" at the Mass History Conference.

This session explores how to create structured, meaningful internship experiences that advance your organization’s goals while providing students with valuable training. Participants will learn how to identify appropriate projects, set achievable outcomes, structure supervision, and ensure they have the capacity to support an intern successfully. Students seeking internships can learn tips for making themselves marketable.

Jessica K. Fontaine, Director of Education & Human Resources at Eastern States Exposition and Director of Storrowton Village Museum, brings a unique perspective that combines museum leadership with human resources expertise. Attendees will leave with a practical “Internship Path” framework that provides a step-by-step tool for developing clear goals, defining responsibilities, and creating impactful internship experiences that work for both student and site.

Join this session at the 2026 MHA conference, "Revolutionizing History: Small but Mighty."

Conference registration is open now. Register today!

Image from the Storrowton Village Museum's Teen Leadership program