Archivist Brian Jirout Assists with Tubman “History Harvest”

Dr. Brian JiroutSUNY Cortland Archivist and Instructional Services Librarian Brian Jirout recently assisted Associate History Professor Evan Faulkenbury’s “Introduction to Public History” Students when they co-hosted a “History Harvest” in Auburn, NY.

Their Mission? To collect artifacts for the newly created Harriet Tubman National Historic Park which will open open in Auburn later this year.

Dr. Jirout acquired needed scanning equipment and assisted the student in documenting artifacts for the project.

To read a longer article on this project, please click HERE.