Become a part of our team

Get close to the past by interning at Historic New England. If you are a student or recent graduate looking for hands-on experience in the archives, museum, or historic preservation fields, Historic New England offers a wide range of opportunities to help save and share our region’s past.

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Internships

The application window for fall internships is now closed. If more fall opportunities become available, they will post on this page. Information on spring 2027 internships will post here next September.

If you would like to be alerted to future internship program updates, you can leave your contact information here and we will notify you through the email you provide.

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Overview

Historic New England offers internships all three semesters each year: fall, spring, and summer. The number and type of internships will vary depending on the projects available. This webpage and the application form will be updated each semester to indicate which internships are available.

We offer three levels of internships:

• Undergraduate students
  • Geared towards supporting students on learning about a specific career field and to help students decide if it is a career they want to pursue

• Master’s and PhD students
  • Geared towards providing almost-professionals with crucial resume-building experience and training on how to transition from school to the job market

• New professionals (who have graduated within 24 months of the internship start date)
  • Geared towards helping new professionals build their resume and gain targeted experience to help them secure a career position

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Requirements

Below are the requirements to be eligible for an internship at Historic New England. If you do not meet all of the listed criteria, we, unfortunately, are unable to accept your application.

• Residency in a New England state (ME, NH, MA, RI, CT, or VT) during the internship tenure
  • This is a requirement for all internship positions including remote internships.
• Ability to attend the in-person internship orientation at our collections facility in Haverhill, MA on Wednesday, August 18, 2026 from 12-3:30pm
• Enrollment in a college/university program or have graduated within 24-months of the start of the internship

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Schedule

Internships run thirteen weeks and follow this general schedule:

• Fall Semester: the second week of September to the first week of December
• Spring Semester: the first week of February to the last week of April
• Summer Semester: the first week of June to the last week of August

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Compensation, Benefits, and Features

• Interns work a total of 130 hours over the semester averaging 10 per week at $16 per hour
• Extensive professional development training including (but not limited to): resume and cover letter writing, interviewing, navigating the job market, etc.
• A cross-disciplinary, cohort experience
• Travel expenses covered for work and activities related to the internship
• 1-year Historic New England Membership, student Level
• Historic New England Summit registration
• On-site field trip experiences

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For questions about the internship program, please contact Dr. Alissa Butler at [email protected]

This email is for questions about the program only- we cannot accept applications directly through email.

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, grant number 21MP-256481-OMS-24.

Study Center Philosophy

The Study Center at the Eustis Estate is dedicated to deepening and furthering our knowledge and understanding of New England’s stories. It is our goal to become the premier place where new areas of research, stories, and interpretation are uncovered, shared with, and made relevant for today’s audiences.

It is also the vessel in which we invest in the public historians of tomorrow, providing students and scholars with hands-on experiential and research opportunities that support them in their education and career endeavors.