Katherine Simunkovic

Katherine Simunkovic grew up in Beaumont, Alberta a small town just south of Edmonton. After graduated from high school in Beaumont, Katherine went on to Grant MacEwan University where she took a Bachelor of Arts Degree double majoring in History and Anthropology. Throughout her degree Katherine was able to take part in two separate placement opportunities that both equally contributed to her passion of Canadian history and its preservation.

The first placement was in the Telephone Historical Center where she had the opportunity to work alongside the curator in accessioning and maintaining their historical collection. This placement in particular was important for Katherine in solidifying her desire to work in museums and with historical collections. Her second placement was an archaeological opportunity in the Mill Creek Ravine in Edmonton, Alberta where she worked to uncover the old Vogel's Meat Packing Plant that shut down in the early 1900s. Though archaeology was not the end goal for Katherine, the opportunity to uncover history, in the most literal meaning of the phrase, and learn more about the development of Edmonton was one of her favorite experiences throughout her degree.

Following her graduation from MacEwan University Katherine went on to take an internship with Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame as an Assistant to the Collection's Manager. This position allowed her to work directly with the Historical Collection at CAHF, as well as learn how to provide tours for guests and programming for school field trips through the Reynolds Alberta Museum.

Following her internship with CAHF she has returned to take on the position as Collection Manager.