My Work
How I keep busy...
Historic Asset Research Services:
2018- Present
HARS has been contracted by Floral Park Neighborhood Association to perform research and reporting services to put forth the application for Floral Park to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places as Floral Park Historic District. The neighborhood is comprised of over 650 historic homes and structures, and would be the third historic district within the city to be placed on the NRHP.
Santa Ana Public Library
Archivist & Historian
Apr 2017 – May 2020
Oversaw the historical and special collections of the City of Santa Ana.
History Ltd.
Freelance Collections Manager
February 2017 – June 2019
Oversaw the collection in excess of 3,000 objects with an estimated value of 5.5 million dollars. The collection subject material consists of military antiques and weaponry. I rendered services such as artifact assessment, conservation, maintenance, cleaning and organization.
American Legacy Museum
2013- Present
ALM is an Americana Museum with its collections ranging from 1900-1985 with its main focus being 1917-1955 as far as cultural emphasis. The collection consists of screen-worn costume, personal clothing, and ephemera from notable persons of that era as well as military antiques and ephemera from WWI to Vietnam. I oversee all collections, and operations.
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