Internship Program

The Texas Historical Commission (THC) Internship Program is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate level students unpaid internships within a selected agency division or program; thereby exposing them to the benefits of choosing historic preservation as a career. This is in compliance with the mission of the THC to protect and preserve the state’s historic and prehistoric resources for the use, education, enjoyment and economic benefit of present and future generations.

Internships can include, but are not limited to, practical experience in archeology, architecture, community development, historic preservation, history, economic development and planning, marketing communications, and administration. By working closely with THC staff, students should gain hands-on knowledge relating to their coursework in a specific field.

The Texas Historical Commission also has a Diversity Internship Program, an initiative designed specifically for students of underrepresented ethnic backgrounds. Read more about this opportunity here.

Internships are available in the following THC Division programs:

• Administration and Staff Services Divisions - Information resources, accounting, purchasing, human resources, and executive management
• Archeology Division - 106 Review, state archeology programs, curatorial certification, state marine archeology
• Architecture Division - Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program
• Community Heritage Division - Texas Main Street, Certified Local Government, and Texas Heritage Trails programs
• Historic Sites Division - Curatorial services
• History Programs Division - Historical Markers, Historic Cemetery Designation, Museum Services, and Military Sites programs
• Public Information & Education Department — The Medallion publication, website, social media, and public relations