1. Cipperly A. Good
P.O. Box 767, Searsport, ME 04974 * (207) 322-0870 * cipperlygood@gmail.com
Profile:
C.A. Good Museum services provides collections care and registration training, consultation, and project
management, as well as exhibit services from concept to installation. My mission is to assist dedicated
artifact repositories in preserving and creating access to our local and national treasures.
Education:
George Washington University, Washington, D.C. M.A. 2003
Museum Studies Program: Subject specialty of American Studies and technical classes in curator,
registrar, exhibit design and administration tracks.
Colby College, Waterville, ME B.A. 2000
Double Major: History and American Studies
Honors: Dean’s List multiple times
Graduated cum laude and with distinction in History and American Studies
Volunteer Experience:
St. Albans Historical Museum, St. Albans, VT Summer 1997
Intern
Duties included cataloguing collections, guiding tours, assembling exhibits
and performing secretarial work.
Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT
Volunteer Fall 1998
Interpreted shipcarving shop and learned carving skills.
Summer Internship in Museum Studies Summer 1999
Attended museum studies classes, visited New England-area museums and volunteered
in Interpretation Department. Interpreted shipcarving shop and demonstrated carving
techniques. Demonstrated traditional tall ship and fishing schooner skills to public.
L.C. Bates Museum, Hinckley, ME
Museum Intern
Exhibit creation and Research January 1999
Researched, designed, fabricated and installed exhibit of Revolutionary War artifacts
from Battle of Valcour Island and Battle of Saratoga.
Created museum outreach program for schools January 2000
Researched and designed a museum outreach program for Fort Halifax, a French and
Indian War fort in Winslow, Maine. The curriculum met then Maine State Learning
Standards in History, Math and Science for grade school students. Schools still use the
curriculum a decade later.
National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD Summer 2002
Intern
Cataloged manuscripts and objects, which had been on exhibit, and scanned exhibit
photographs into Re:Discovery database in order to make collection available to
researchers in a digital format.
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, ME Summer 2003
Curatorial Intern
Researched and designed the Lobstah! From Plate to Bait exhibit, on display in 2004.
Redesigned, fabricated and installed scrimshaw exhibit with mirrors for double-sided
view.
Work Experience:
2. L.C. Bates Museum, Hinckley, ME
Docent and Exhibit Designer June 2000
Led school tours of natural history, history, art and geology collections. Researched, designed,
fabricated and installed exhibit on the Rangeley Boat.
Americorps Volunteer January-August 2001
Taught Museum Studies, particularly collections care, exhibit design, and interpretation,
to disadvantaged youth. Led school tours of natural history, history, art and geology
collections. Archived and catalogued photo collection in PastPerfect. Designed and
installed art and history exhibits.
Gelman Library, George Washington University, Washington, DC Fall 2001- Spring 2003
Assistant to Africana Curator
Annotated bibliography of Africana materials in the collection. Identified and
contacted potential donors for newly-formed research center. Created exhibit of
Africana materials in the collection.
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, ME Summer 2003
Docent
Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT October 2003-July 2004
Collections Management Intern
Cleaned, numbered, inventoried, photographed, and rehoused furniture, ceramic and glass
collection as part of an IMLS grant to renovate the storage facility.
Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT Sept. 2004-July 2005
Photography Cataloguer
Cataloged in MultiMimsy, numbered and rehoused photographic prints from the Rosenfeld
Collection for e-commerce and online collections database platforms.
Los Angeles Maritime Museum, San Pedro, CA March 2006-Dec. 2007
Curator and Exhibit Designer
Accessioned, cared for, catalogued, and exhibited maritime photograph and object collections
related to the Los Angeles area. Collaborated with archivist on development of cataloguing
standards manual. Created rotating mini-exhibits several times a year on Naval, maritime art
and maritime history subjects.
Falmouth Historical Society, Falmouth, MA January 2008-May 2010
Curator and Public Relations Assistant
Cared for and interpreted material for historic house. Researched, designed, fabricated and
installed rotating yearly exhibits on local historical figures, agriculture and the local whaling
industry. Catalogued, rehoused, and cared for object and photo collections. Chaired the
Collections Committee and accessioned items into the collection. Developed content for press
releases, programming/event posters, museum brochures and rack cards and other public
relations materials.
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, ME June 2010-present
Collections Manager/Curator
Serve as the Museum’s registrar, archivist, librarian, exhibit designer, curator, education liaison
with local high school, liaison with service providers, after-hours security presence, and other
duties as assigned. Manage a core team of 9 volunteers in archives, library and curatorial
capacities. Created the Museum’s disaster management plan.
