Sofia Thornblad ’17 is set to embark on a new journey, one far from home but one that offers such personal and professional resonance she can see it only for its possibilities. . Next month, she will leave her Monadnock Region roots and head to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to become the curator at the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art. . She credits access to conversations and connections from her time at Keene State, where she earned a bachelor’s in Holocaust & genocide studies and a minor in German, for this opportunity. . “I would not have gotten this job if it weren’t for.
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Often over-shadowed by the state s popular tourist centers of the White Mountains and Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire s cities don t get as much attention. But they are filled with attractions and things to do, making them perfect destinations for relaxing weekend getaways.
To those from large metropolitan areas, New Hampshire s cities may seem like towns - and in fact, several of them are. Throughout most of New England, the distinction between towns and cities is based on their form of government, not their size or population. So some of the cities in this list are technically towns, but you wouldn t know it from their busy Main Street or abundance of things to do there.
Sofia Thornblad was recently appointed executive director of the Horatio Colony House Museum and Nature Preserve in Keene.
Thornblad, a native of the Keene area who graduated from Keene State College, received a masterâs degree in museum studies from the University of New Hampshire.
While studying for her degree, she interned at the Horatio Colony Museum, where then-director Anita Carroll-Weldon taught her the history of the Colony family and its legacy.
Thornblad plans to keep much of the current museum public programming in place, while expanding the museumâs online presence significantly. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused museums around the world to rethink their online presence, and Thornblad hopes to provide increased digital public programming in the new year.