Intern Insights

Before I start this blog, I just want to take a second to introduce myself. My name is Sadie Witvoet, and I live in Grant Park. I will be a senior at Olivet Nazarene University this upcoming fall, and I’m studying Business Administration and Marketing.  I was so excited to start an internship here at the Kankakee County Museum. The staff here is awesome, and being here doesn’t even feel like work! I’m very fortunate to be able to have this opportunity, and I would love to share some of my experiences with all of you. Although our blog has been out of commission for a little while, we’ve been discussing bringing it back and thought it would be interesting to have an intern’s point of view. I’m very excited to start this, and I hope I can provide a fun and intriguing insight into what goes on at the museum for all of you.

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I am going to end each blog with a little fact that I discovered during my day or week at the museum, either from walking through the museum or from my research. I hope you enjoy them!

You Learn Something Every Day: On October 21, 1931, Paramount Theater hosted the wedding of Artis Weaver and Adelene Winterroth to promote the movie “I Loved a Woman”. To show their appreciation, the theater gave the newlyweds a sack of potatoes, a half ton of coal, and more.

The ticket booth at Paramount Theater