NASHVILLE, TENN.- Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage has welcomed Pamela A. Miner as its new Vice President of Collections, whose primary role will be to oversee the collections, archaeology, reference services and exhibitions at the National Historic Landmark. Miner joins the organization with a career spanning more than 20 years in historic sites, museum and history education. She is the recipient of the 2017 Florida Book Award Gold Medal in Visual Arts for her River & Road: Fort Myers Architecture from Craftsman to Modern.
“We are delighted to have Pam as part of our team. She comes to us with a wealth of experience at historic sites, including preservation and restoration, as well as conceptualizing and overseeing the design and installation of exhibits,” said Amy L. Williams, Chief of Museum Operations at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage. “Her background will be key in helping the organization move our mission of preserving, educating and inspiring forward. We are honored she chose to join The Hermitage.”
Most recently, Miner was with Collier County Museums in Naples, Fla., as a historic preservation and historic site project manager. There, she directed a $250,000 restoration of the 1947 Budd Observation/Tavern Train Car at the Naples Depot Museum and led the design-build for a permanent visitor center exhibit at the Immokalee Pioneer Museum. She also served as adjunct professor of history at Florida Southwestern State College in Fort Myers. Previous posts include the curator of collections and interpretation for the Edison and Fort Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Fla., records coordinator and archivist for the City of Cape Coral, Fla. and the grants administrator and archivist for the Missouri State Archives and Local Records Preservation Program in Jefferson City, Mo. She has a master’s degree in history and historic preservation from the University of Missouri and a bachelor’s degree in history from William Woods University. She fills the position vacated by Marsha Mullin, who retired from the organization after a 35-year career with The Hermitage.
Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage: Home of the People’s President is one of the largest, most well preserved and most visited presidential homes in the United States. Opened to the public in 1889, The Hermitage is one of America’s first presidential museums. Today, The Hermitage is a 1,120-acre National Historic Landmark with more than 20 historic buildings, including Jackson’s mansion and tomb, restored slave cabins, a church and gardens. In recent years, new interpretive initiatives and educational programs such as the history of slavery have enhanced the experience of more than 230,000 annual visitors.
