Touch history as an intern or volunteer at the Elkhorn Valley Museum

Marissa Lute, Editor

May 18, 2017

The Elkhorn Valley Museum in Norfolk, Nebraska has internships and volunteer opportunities throughout the year, allowing students and those who love history the chance to work with exhibits, archives, and visitors. The education internship for instance is a cross-disciplinary internship designed to...

20s & 30s Exhibits by NPS Students on Display

Kim Taylor

March 30, 2017

Kathy Steinkamp, of Norfolk Public Schools, is proud to announce the opening of the 1920s and 1930s exhibits at Elkhorn Valley Museum.  Why?  Because the AP United States History class has been working on them since February. "We were "commissioned" by the museum to do the exhibits, and each stud...

Museum Education Intern Norfolk

Kim Taylor

March 30, 2017

The Elkhorn Valley Museum (EVM) seeks a summer museum education intern for 9-12 weeks (up to 360 hours) during May-August 2017. This education internship is a cross-disciplinary internship designed to add more nature, science, and history elements into museum exhibits, programs, and visitor experience. The...

Volunteer brunch at the Elkhorn Valley Museum

Kim Taylor, Reporter

October 20, 2016

Have you been considering volunteering at the Elkhorn Valley Museum (EVM) in Norfolk, NE, or know someone who might enjoy volunteering at EVM? Attend the volunteer brunch on Saturday, October 15th, at 11am.  You can learn about what current volunteers do, talk about their experiences and enjoy coffee, h...

Bringing the Smithsonian to Norfolk

Taylor Ewald, Reporter

January 28, 2016

When a Smithsonian exhibit comes to Norfolk, it's a monumental occasion. The Elkhorn Valley Museum was one of only seven museums in the entire state of Nebraska to be chosen to host the traveling exhibit, "The Way We Worked." Ryan Leichenhauer, the museum's executive director, says that "It's a special...

Explore “The Way We Worked” at the Elkhorn Valley Museum

January 15, 2016

Explore "The Way We Worked" at the Elkhorn Valley Museum Norfolk, NE - January 20th, 4:30pm -6:30pm "The Way We Worked," a Smithsonian Museum on Main Street exhibition that explores how work has become a central element in American culture, will open at Elkhorn Valley Museum on January 20th. Th...

Elkhorn Valley Museum Looking For Nature Intern

April 10, 2015

The Elkhorn Valley Museum in Norfolk has a paid nature internship position available for the upcoming summer season. The hours are flexible but museum Director of Education, Jeana Ganskop says they would prefer a 24 hour work week for a total of 10 weeks during May through August. The candidate should...

Elkhorn Valley Museum Debuts Non-Profit Video Created By Digital Cinema Students

February 13, 2015

NORFOLK – One of Northeast Community College’s newest programs was in the spotlight Thursday night. Students and faculty in the College’s digital cinema program debuted their first collaborative project with an off-campus, Norfolk based non-profit entity – an orientation video produced on behalf...

Cinema Students Produce Videos For Elkhorn Valley Museum

Jackson Miller, Assistant Editor-in-Chief

October 23, 2014

Learning how to be a professional videographer, writer, producer, and editor requires extensive practice and actual field production experience. "Sometimes it is hard in the confines of a classroom to replicate actual video production", said Nancy Sutton-Smith, Mass Media and Digital Cinema instructor...