May 11, 2021 | Community Engagement, People
It is interesting to learn how different people come to volunteer at the museum. For Don Tjossem, it started with his interest in naval covers. No, not the Dixie Cup, Combination Cover, or ball caps. A naval cover is any envelope, postcard, or other postal medium that...
Apr 14, 2021 | Community Engagement, People
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Harry Retired Master Chief Machinist Mate (N) Harry Gilger loves people. He also likes to talk, and mentor and help people along the way. That is why he loved his job as Chief of the Boat during his last 10 years in the Navy, and which...
Mar 22, 2021 | Community Engagement, People
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Dawn Dawn Daily began her work at the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum (USNUM) as a contract Museum Education Specialist. From June to September 2019, she worked with Valerie at USNUM and Carolyn of the Puget Sound Navy Museum to develop and...
Feb 17, 2021 | Community Engagement, People
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Cathy Cathy Wedelstaedt comes to us from Dow Chemical Corporate R&D in Michigan. Originally from the Chicago suburbs, she attended the University of Notre Dame, majoring in chemistry. Upon graduation, she joined Dow Chemical’s Analytical...
Sep 8, 2020 | Community Engagement, People
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Charles Charles Gundersen has been involved with the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum since 1980, before it opened. He was first a charter member of the Naval Undersea Museum Foundation, and then in 2007 began as a volunteer in the museum’s...
Aug 20, 2020 | Community Engagement, People
INTRODUCING OUR VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT SERIES Hi! My name is Darlene Iskra, and I have been a volunteer at the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum (USNUM) for about 10 years. I started at the front desk as a greeter, and about two years ago, I began working for Lorraine in the...
