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Leigh-Anne's Wikispace
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I attend Kutztown University full-time, working towards a Master’s of Library Science with a concentration in digital technology. The classes I am taking include not only required courses for the librarian degree, but also classes on social media and the use of Web 2.0 tools. My goal for my MLS degree is to work in digital preservation and the conservation of artifacts of all media in museums and libraries. To increase my knowledge in this area, I attend the “Save Pennsylvania’s Past” workshops given by the Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts. =====

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I just completed my Bachelors of Arts in History, with a concentration in 18th and mid-19th Century American History, from American Public University. I intend to continue researching history, and hope to see more of my work in print one day. I celebrated the publication of my first article in //The Saber & Scroll//, a peer-reviewed journal at APU, at the top of March 2012. =====

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I currently serve as the Judge of Elections for Precinct #150 of Chester County, Pennsylvania. A paralegal by trade, with an A.A.S in Paralegal Studies, I worked for almost eight years at one of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania’s oldest law firms, High Swartz LLP. During my years there, I became a member of the Chester County Paralegal Association. =====

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Born and raised in Pennsylvania, I love to travel. I am married to a wonderful man who agreed years ago to be dragged to museums, reenactments, and festivals, with minimal complaining. My children, now grown, were brought along on every outing with us. =====

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I love always loved volunteering my time to helping others. In high school, I assisted in the Sisters of Mercy soup kitchen, the Women’s Center of Montgomery County, and joined the Community Conservation Corps. I was awarded Honorary In-Flight Mess Steward from the 330th Engineer Battalion, formerly located in Worchester, Pennsylvania, for volunteer work over the holidays for service members and their families during Desert Storm in 1991. Throughout my children’s combined 16 years of school, I volunteered throughout the school district. I held officer and committee leader positions in several PTA/PTSA organizations and the NJROTC Parents Association, was a committee person and merit badge counselor for Boy Scout Troop 95, a trained advisor for Crew 95, and a coach for several community youth sports programs. ===== = =

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On Memorial Day 2010, my children attended the Pottstown Memorial Day parade with their NJROTC unit. This was a very proud moment for my husband and I as parents since our son, only a high school junior at the time, had the honor to carry the American flag, and our daughter, a senior who struggled in public due to her disability, was selected to march at the front as a rifleman. =====

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