My name is Morgan Pigott, and I am the 2022 Fall intern here at the Fulton County Historical Society. I am originally from Dearborn, Michigan and recently moved to Cooperstown, NY over a year ago. I am currently a second-year Museum Studies MA student at the Cooperstown Graduate Program through Suny Oneonta. Moving here has been a fun new experience and I enjoy learning more about the local communities.
During this internship I am working on cataloging and assessing a new collection of newspapers and assorted artifacts that were donated to the museum. This includes everything from bound books of newspapers dating back to the nineteenth century to film negative strips. The items were acquired from a local newspaper when they shut down and contain documentation from papers such as The Gloversville Intelligencer, The Morning Herald, and The Leader-Republican.
By holding these items at the Fulton County Historical Society, they are preserved and recorded for future generations to utilize.
