ABOUT

Amanda Sedlak-Hevener holds an M.L.I.S. in Museum Studies from Kent State University and an M.A. in History from the University of Akron. She has previously been the Executive Director of the North Canton Heritage Society, a Camp In Counselor for the William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum, and an Intern for Spring Hill Historic Home. While at Spring Hill, she implemented numerous exhibits, one of which, Mourning Arvine Wales: Death in the 1800s won an Ohio Museum Association Award for Best Exhibit.

Amanda also wrote about weird history and true crime for Ranker.com, and was a history columnist for the Akron, Ohio publication The Devil Strip.

Links

You Are Respectfully Invited to Arvine Wales Funeral
Massillon Indpendent
August 18, 2016

Ranker.com Profile
Ranker.com
August 2016 – August 2017

Relevance Through Rebirth: A Learning Experience
Ohio Museum Association
2015

Victorian Mourning Interpretation for Historic Homes
InterpNews
Sept-Oct 2020

Teaching Techniques for the Millennial Generation
Teaching Public Administration Conference
2015

Why Is It Called Brittain Road?
The Devil Strip
2016

Why Do So Many U.S. Towns Have The Same WWI Soldier Statue?
Atlas Obscura
2016

Missing Massillon Blog Series
Spring Hill Historic Home
2018

OMA Award Spotlight: Spring Hill Historic Home
Ohio Museum Association
2016

The Importance of Old Letters
William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum – Ramsayer Research Library
2015