A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers.
Aristophanes
About Me
My name is Emily Johnson and I am a graduate student in Simmons University’s Archives and Records Management program. With this degree, I aspire to become an archivist who can create meaningful connections between archives and rural communities. While my university is in Boston, I am currently based in the Central Virginia region, where I work as an Historic Interpreter at Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown. In my free time, I volunteer for the NYPL Community Oral Histories project, helping to transcribe oral histories to make history more accessible to all.
Research Interests
American folk music
American military veterans and families
American newspapers
Anti-Soviet partisans on the Eastern Front of World War II
Atlantic Piracy 1600s-1700s
History of American education
Privacy and Outreach in archives
Rural American history
Women’s history
About this Website
This site is intended to be a miniature portfolio of my digital works and historical research.
For a shortened version of my resume, click the Resume tab.
For a list of projects and research that I have taken part in, click on the Research & Projects tab.