Abbigail Ealer is a graduate student pursuing her M.A. in History at Rowan University. She received her B.A. in History from Rowan in May 2025 with minors in Sociology and Anthropology, a concentration in the Martinson Honors College, and certificates of undergraduate study in Public History and Foundations in Literature. Starting in 2022, she has interned at Red Bank Battlefield in National Park, NJ where, for the past three years, she has participated in archaeological excavations, including the 2022 discovery of Hessian soldier remains. From June to August 2024, she was the McNeil Center C. Dallett Hemphill Summer Intern for Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church in Philadelphia, PA where she researched the church’s role in the Underground Railroad. She studied history at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK in the fall of 2023. As an undergraduate research assistant, she has worked with professors in both the History and Sociology departments. She was the Psi Iota Chapter president of the history honors society Phi Alpha Theta and served as a BLAST (Bantivoglio Leadership and Service Training) mentor to first-year honors students.
Mortinn Neale completed their master’s degree in Information and Library Sciences, with their focus in archiving, from the University at Buffalo in 2024. They have since been working in a Local History Room where they introduce the public to their local historic buildings, families, and stories through exhibits and events. They have also been volunteering at various historical societies and archives in their area. They have a special interest in both historical books as well as the history of books. This interest has inspired them to gain skills in bookbinding, which they hope to expand further with additional schooling on the conservation and preservation of books.
Hailey Robbins (she/her) is a graduate student at Tufts University pursuing her M.A. in History and Museum Studies. She completed her B.A. in History and English at the University of Virginia in 2023, where she served as a University Guide and educated visitors on the history of UVA’s UNESCO World Heritage Site campus. Hailey has previously worked at historical sites and museums including St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, South Carolina, the Wenham Museum on the North Shore of Massachusetts, and the USS Albacore Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She is passionate about all things history and enjoys “nerding out” over museum objects and ephemera.
