Hallie A.

Fieser
6448 County Road 324 Jackson, MO 63755 615.898.2947 w 573.382.5272 c halliefieser@gmail.com

Education:
Middle Tennessee State University 1301 East Main Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37132-0001 August 2009-August 2011 M.A. in Public History (Emphasis in Historic Preservation) Southeast Missouri State University One University Plaza Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 August 2005-May 2009 B.S. in Historic Preservation (Minor in Housing and Interior Design)

Employment History:
Graduate Research Assistant Center for Historic Preservation Middle Tennessee State University Box 80 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Cultural Resources Intern Great Smoky Mountains National Park 107 Park Headquarters Road Gatlinburg, TN 37738 National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE) Intern National Park Service Midwest Regional Office 601 Riverfront Drive Omaha, NE 68102 Research Assistant Center for Regional History Southeast Missouri State University One University Plaza, MS2950 Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 August 2009Present

May 2010July 2010

May 2008August 2008

December 2007August 2009

Other Experience:
Historic Preservation Field School Southeast Missouri State University and Felix Valle Home State Historic Site Ste. Genevieve, MO May 2007

Field Experience:
Historic Resource Surveys: Resource Inventory, Skyline Farms, Skyline, AlabamaSpring 2011 Historic Resource Survey of Elkton and Prospect, Giles County, TNSpring 2010 The Alvin C. York Veterans Administration Medical Center: Observations, Recommendations, and Architectural Resource Survey, Murfreesboro, TNDecember 2009 Survey of Pressed Metal Storefronts of Cape Girardeau County, MOMay 2009 Survey of Secondary Structures in Riverside National Historic Landmark, Riverside, Cook County, ILJune 2008 Boulevard Historic District Survey: Broadway to Highland Drive, Cape Girardeau, MOMay 2008 Survey of Barns of Cape Girardeau County, MOSpring 2007 Condition Assessment Reports: Condition Assessment of Public Buildings at Skyline Farms, Skyline, ALMay 2011 Condition Assessment and Preservation Plan for Glen Leven Historic Farm, Davidson County, TNSpring 2010 Condition Assessment and Restoration Priorities Report for McCampbell House, Nashville, Davidson County, TNDecember 2009 Condition Assessment Report for Lorimier Apartments, Cape Girardeau, MOMay 2009 Benjamin F. Hunter Log Cabin Historic Structures Report, Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, MOMay 2008 Building and Structure Documentation: Completing List of Classified Structures Report Assessments; Great Smoky Mountains NP, Gatlinburg, TNSummer 2010 Preparing floorplans of McCampbell House, Nashville, Davidson County, TNDecember 2009 Preparing a submitted Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) project for final submission and approvalJune 2008 Creation of complete set of plans for a vertical log structurefloorplans, elevations, section viewsby hand and then using Auto CAD as well as photo-documentation of the structure; Ste. Genevieve, MOMay 2007 Website Design and Maintenance Constructing and Designing The Rogans of Sumner County, TN &Tyrone County, Northern Ireland, Fall 2010Summer 2011 Save Americas Treasures Grant Review: Save Americas Treasures Grant Review for World Food Prize Hall of Laureates in the Public Library, Des Moines, IA; June 2008

Museum Assessment/Collections Management: Elmont Architectural Salvage and Collection Report, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Elkmont NR Historic District, Sevier County, TNSummer 2010 Design and implementation of new thematic plan for display collections at Buford Pusser Home and Museum, Adamsville, McNairy County, TNJanuary 2010 Preliminary evaluation at Casey Jones Home and Railroad Museum, Jackson, TNJanuary 2010 Consultation following wind and rain damage to exhibits and Mesker pressed metal storefront at New Madrid Historical Museum, New Madrid, MOMay-June 2009 Museum Assessment following storm damage at New Madrid Historical Museum, New Madrid, MONovember 2006 Section 106 Review: Section 106 Review compliance for Elkmont in Great Smoky Mountains NP, Gatlinburg, TN; May 2010-July 2010 Section 106 Review for construction within Amana Colonies NHL, Iowa County, IA; June 2008 National Register Nominations: Skyline Farms Multiple Property Documentation, Skyline, Jackson County, Alabama; Summer 2011 Monteagle Sunday School Assembly District, Monteagle, Franklin County, TN; Summer 2011 Naval Reserve Buildings, Nashville, Davidson County, TN; Spring 2011 Draft of Wicecarver Store, Marble Hill, Bollinger County, MO; Spring 2010 Draft of Golden Dollar Memorial Restaurant and Bar, Altenburg, Perry County, MO; May 2008 Editing and Publication Design: Editor and Designer of From Farm to Front: An Innocent Goes to War: 1942-1946 by Lawrence E. Breeze; November 2009 Editor and Designer of Momma Dont Ya Want Me to Learn Nothin? by Eugene M. Munger, Jr.; May 2009 Editor and Designer of Exceptional Places, annual newsletter for NPS Midwest Region National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) and stewards, contributing lead article; May-July 2008 Proofreading and reviewing NHL nominations and assessing to determine future eligibility; MayJuly 2008 Reviewing Lighthouse Surplus Project; July 2008 Interpretive Plan: Interpretive Plan for Ste. Genevieve Diorama at Bauvais-Amoureux House, Felix Valle House State Historic Site, Ste. Genevieve, MO; June 2007 Archaeology: Assisting with high school student archaeology field school, Great Smoky Mountains NP, Cherokee, NCJuly 2010 Assisting with teacher archaeology workshop, Elkmont, Great Smoky Mountains NP, Gatlinburg, TNJune 2010

Public Programming: Guiding tours of Glen Leven Historic Home; Nashville, TNMay 2010 Planning and presenting nature art programs for adults using historic and natural materials; January 2009-Present Planning and leading monthly nature-related programs for children ages 3-5; January 2008Present Demonstrating and interpreting the use and creation of cordage by Mississippian peoples and creating and designing an exhibit to explain the process at Connecting People With the Land; September 27, 2008 Heritage Education: Co-Conducting Downtown Walking Tour This Place Matters: An event for Historic Preservation Month, sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission; shared knowledge of building materials and design to the description of propertiesMay 2009 Distributing materials and coordinating the 2008 and 2009 Annual Mississippi River Valley Scenic Drive; April 2008-April 2009 Assisting in planning of Remembering Cape Girardeaus African-American Past panel discussion for Black History Month; February 2009 Assisting in planning of Bicentennial Celebration of Old Lorimier Cemetery Cape Girardeau, MO; October 2008 Digging Up History: Documentation and Preservation of Old Lorimier Cemetery Compiling both teachers guide and student reader for promoting local history projects in Cape Girardeaus Third Grade Classrooms as well as collecting images and student art work, to support a History Channel grant project for Third Graders at Franklin Elementary, Cape Girardeau, MO; May 2008 Preservation Education: Lecturing and leading class discussion in HP580 Historic Building Materials; providing paint analysis collection demonstration and lecturing on Mesker storefrontsSpring 2011 Lecturing and leading class discussion in IU306 Urban Planning and Design and HP580 Historic Building Materials; assisting in the planning of these courses and selecting textbooksFall 2008 and Spring 2009

Scholarship and Research:

Mastering the American Metal Storefront: Mesker Brothers Iron Works and George L. Mesker & Co., 1880-1920, Masters ThesisAugust 2011 Stones River Battlefield Historic Landscape Project, creation of an online interactive database of documents pertaining to the history of the creation of Stones River National Military Park, Murfreesboro, TNDecember 2009 At the Forefront of Storefronts: A Look at the Legacy of Mesker Brothers Iron Works and George L. Mesker & Company, a study submitted to the faculty committee to fulfill requirements for Graduation with Academic Distinction from the Department of History and to fulfill requirements for a senior Honors project to complete the University Honors ProgramMay 2009

Death Before Discovery: The Tragic Tale of Marie Louise Contancin in Accounts from the Grave: Selected Histories of Those Buried in Memorial Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, MoDecember 2006 Asling Barn: The Search for a Sears Catalog Barn Cape Girardeau, County, MOOctober 2006

Publications and Presentations:.

At the Forefront of Storefronts: A Look at the Legacy of Mesker Brothers Iron Works and George L. Mesker & Company Presented at Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians th (SESAH) 28 Annual Meeting Chattanooga, TNOctober 2010 Social Networking Part 1: Web 2.0 Presented at Tennessee Association of Museums Conference, Nashville, TNMarch 2010 At the Forefront of Storefronts: A Look at the Legacy of Mesker Brothers Iron Works and George L. th Mesker & Company, Best Theoretical Paper presented at the 17 Annual Southeast Missouri State University Student Research Conference, Cape Girardeau, MOApril 2009 At the Forefront of Storefronts: Frank, Ben, and George Mesker, lead article in Exceptional Places, the NPS Midwest Region National Historic Landmark Newsletter, Omaha, NEFall 2008 The Search for Catalogue Homes in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, presented to the Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission, Cape Girardeau, MOOctober 2005

Workshops and Conferences:

Attending National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference, Austin, TXOctober 2010 Attending National Council on Public History Conference, Portland, ORMarch 2010 Attending and Assisting with National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference through the Center for Historic Preservation, Nashville, TNOctober 2009 Participating in Historic Masonry Workshop; sponsored by Missouri Preservation, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Old Town Cape, Inc.; Cape Girardeau, MOJune 2009 Attending 2007 and 2008 Annual Statewide Historic Preservation Conference student representative from Southeast Missouri State University Department of History and Historic Preservation Program, Jefferson City and St. Charles, MOOctober 2007 and November 2008

Special Skills:
Preparing nominations for the National Register of Historic Places and completing Multiple Property Documentation; completing condition assessment reports; completing Masters thesis and undergraduate thesis; working independently or as a part of a team; knowledge of American architecture and building materials and techniques; knowledge of rural and urban American vernacular architecture; dealing directly with the public; editing and preparing manuscripts for publication; designing cover art for manuscripts; researching people, places, and structures; working with Microsoft Office Suite, Corel Word Perfect, as well as basic functions of Photoshop; digitization of historical documents and images; transcribing audio and video interviews as well as published manuscripts; designing and duplicating programs and brochures using Microsoft Publisher; creating plans using AutoCAD 2008 and by hand; photographing in both digital and 35 mm film; assisting with planning courses, selecting textbooks, creating general format, and lecturing in both Urban Planning and Design and Historic Building Materials courses at Southeast Missouri State University;

Professional Memberships:
Southeast Chapter of Society of Architectural Historians, 2010National Council on Public History, 2010National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2009Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Fraternity, 2008Sigma Pi Kappa National Historic Preservation Honors Fraternity, 2008Phi Alpha Theta National History Honors Fraternity, 2008Phi Eta Sigma, National Honors Fraternity, 2006-

Honors and Awards:

Graduation with Academic Distinction from the Department of History Southeast Missouri State University, May 2009 Provost Award for Academic Excellence Southeast Missouri State University, May 2009 Best Theoretical Paper Southeast Missouri State University Student Research Conference, April 2009 Honors Scholar Southeast Missouri State University Honors Program, May 2009 Deans List College of Liberal Arts, Southeast Missouri State University, 2005-2009 Truman Scholar Nominee Southeast Missouri State University, 2008 Recipient of: Full Graduate Assistantship, Center for Historic Preservation, 2009-2011 Myrtle Goodin Smith Workship, 2008-2009 Cape West Rotary Working Student Scholarship, 2008 W. H. and Sarah Bowers Zinn Scholarship for Historic Preservation, 2007-2009 Native American Cultural Committee Scholarship, 2007-2009 Presidents Plus Scholarship, 2005-2009 Sons of the American Revolution Scholarship, 2005