Hallockville Museum Farm

Curatorial & Collections Internship

A portfolio from my internship at Hallockville Museum Farm, completed through the Robert David Lion Gardiner Youth Scholar Program. The presentation below documents my work in collections management, historic preservation, and community engagement at this Riverhead, New York historic site.

2024–2025
Riverhead, NY

Title slide: ‘Hallockville Internship,’ a presentation by Madeline Heller, over a photo of a pig resting in a sunny farm pen. Introduction slide: Madeline Heller introduces her internship with the Robert David Lion Gardiner Youth Scholar Program and her experience at Hallockville Museum Farm, beside a photo of her cleaning in a historic room. ‘About Hallockville’ slide describing the site’s mission to preserve the Hallock family legacy, beside a photo of two cows in a green field under a rainbow. ‘Education’ slide about her time at Hallockville and the Lois Young Collection, with photos of the historic yellow Hallock house and antique cabinet-card portraits. ‘Personal Skills’ slide on collections management, with photos of bound Hallock genealogy volumes and a crowded collections storage room. ‘Historic Preservation’ slide on collections management and exhibitions, showing the ‘A Granddaughter’s Legacy’ preview exhibition. ‘The Experience’ slide on community and smaller museums, with photos of the farm fields, a white barn, a tractor, indoor exhibits, and animals. Closing slide: ‘Thank You,’ signed Madeline Heller.