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Position Filled: Curator of Collections and Exhibits

Ashley Kircher The Sitka Historical Society and Museum announces the hire of Ashley Kircher as our new Curator of Collections and Exhibits. Ms. Kircher is a Harvard graduate who completed her Master’s in Museum Studies at San Francisco State University. Her thesis was “Understanding Sacred: Museums, Communities, and the Appropriate Display of Sacred & Religious Objects.” Besides work in collections management & curatorial practice, Ms. Kircher brings expertise in web design, grant writing and fund-raising. Very much an outdoors person familiar with Alaska, Ashley is excited to join our community. The Sitka Historical Museum is delighted to introduce her to Sitka.

We would also like to recognize the efforts of our hiring committee that screened over a dozen qualified applicants. Thanks to Rosemary Carlton, Curator of Collections, Sheldon Jackson State Museum in Sitka, Sue Thorsen, Curator, Sitka National Historical Park, National Park Service, Scott Carrlee, Curator of Museum Services, Alaska State Museum, Jerry Dzugan and Ernestine Massey, Board members and officers of the Sitka Historical Society and Museum, and Bob Medinger, Executive Director, Sitka Historical Society & Museum.