We are delighted to announce that Sarah Carlson has joined the IJHS team as the Collections Assistant for our HRDP-funded inventory and cataloguing project.  Sarah comes to us with a Master of Arts in Museum Studies from John Hopkins University.  Her most recent position was as Assistant Conservator of the Iowa Battle Flag Project for the State Historical Society of Iowa.  In that position, Sarah conducted yearly inventories of the collection, assessed the condition of objects, updated storage conditions, developed and completed conservation plans and treatments for historic flags, and assisted with educational outreach.