Jarl K. Jackson (850) 597-0194 jarlkeithjackson@gmail.com
113 North Crenshaw Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23221
SUMMARY An individual with a history of dedicated work as public historian/preservationist with student, volunteer & professional experience in historic preservation & public history seeking new opportunities in those areas. Ongoing research & writing on history-related topics.
PROVEN ABILITIES & RESULTS
• Assisted Virginia SHPO historian w/Civil War battlefield survey for the National Park Service.
• Researched Civil War battlefields for highway construction mitigation purposes.
• Accessioned preservation grant files into state historic preservation office archives.
• Completed local Civil War battlefield reports for a nonprofit preservation organization.
• Served as a docent at a historic house museum.
• Researched information for a historical walking tour guide.
• Compiled data on properties within various historic districts statewide
• Completed historical portions for several National Historic Landmark nominations.
• Shifted collections in the Special Collections department of a university library.
• Inputted cultural resource surveys information into computer data base for Florida SHPO.
• Performed living history in a museum setting.
• Continues independent work on a historical book series project for publication.
• Now serves a volunteer greeter at a historic house museum.
• Now serves a volunteer researcher for Virginia SHPO historical marker program.
EXPERIENCE
Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, Virginia, Volunteer Researcher, 2017
Maymont Park and Foundation, Richmond, Virginia, Volunteer Greeter, 2017
Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida, Historical Data Analyst, 1999
National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida, Living History Actor, 1998-99.
Student Assistant, Special Collection, John C. Pace Library, University of West Florida, 1996
John Marshall House Museum/Preservation Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Museum Docent, 1993.
Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, Virginia, Research Assistant, 1992-94.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
The University of West Florida, Masters of Arts in History with Thesis, Pensacola, Florida.
Virginia Commonwealth University, Bachelors of General Studies, Historic Preservation concentration, History minor, Richmond, Virginia.
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES & PERSONAL INTERESTS
Office Volunteer for Florida’s Water & Land Legacy Campaign, Inc., 2012
Founder, President & Chair for Tallahassee Autism Support Coalition (Inc.), 2003 to 2012
Self-Advocate Member, Governor’s Task Force on Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
Volunteer Sunday office volunteer, First Presbyterian Church, 2005 to 2017
Self-Advocate Member, Virginia Board for People with Disabilities, 2017 Weekday office volunteer, Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Virginia, 2017
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