{"id":1992,"date":"2020-10-05T20:14:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T20:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=1992"},"modified":"2021-10-14T15:22:45","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T15:22:45","slug":"angela-michelle-bolger-09","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/college-of-sciences-and-humanities\/school-of-interdisciplinary-studies\/graduate-programs\/english-humanities-m-a\/alumni-spotlight\/angela-michelle-bolger-09\/","title":{"rendered":"Angela Michelle Bolger, ’09"},"content":{"rendered":"
Literature & Languages (MA)<\/p>\n
After leaving Marymount University, I received a full tuition scholarship to the Catholic University of America to earn a Master’s Degree in Library Science. \u00a0Part of this scholarship entailed working full-time in the Reference Department at CUA’s Mullen Library. Since graduating from CUA, I have been doing paging work at the George Mason Regional Library, a branch of Fairfax County. \u00a0I also have been volunteering at different sites. I do research in the Virginia Room: I am currently updating a packet of information for children entitled “Crafts and Trades of Colonial Virginia.” I enjoy working at both the Information Desk and at Fairfax Museum because I like the contact with the public. These positions enable me to find new and inventive ways to answer questions, whether they are about a current exhibit or advice on what a patron might like to read. Right now, my one true love is doing genealogical work at the Historic Blenheim. I have been researching the Willcoxon and Farr families, two prominent families who lived in Fairfax circa the Civil War. \u00a0I have a wonderful mentor who has guided me, but also has allowed me to learn things on my own.<\/p>\n
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I am most proud of learning to love books and making a life out of it…from studying literature to Library Science to History and Genealogy. \u00a0I think it is amazing how our interests develop and grow.<\/p>\n
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Marymount University was my beginning. \u00a0I just wanted to read and write and learn; but, while at MU, I worked in the library, which started the ball rolling. \u00a0I found that books were not just for literary purposes, but that books hold a wealth of information concerning all of the dynamics of life. \u00a0So much information has been written down, and we have a lifetime to just scratch the surface.<\/p>\n
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One of my future goals is to get my PhD in a combination of history and literature. \u00a0In May I will be interviewed by a professor from North Carolina State University for a full tuition scholarship. \u00a0My other goals include securing a position as a Librarian and taking my genealogical research to an advanced level.<\/p>\n
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If you are a student considering getting an M.A. in Literature and Languages, I want you to know that it is a solid base from which to learn writing and analytical skills which are important in the job arena, as well as important for going further in your education. But…the most important thing…is beginning a lifetime learning the amazing power of books.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Major Literature & Languages (MA) Current Employment & Volunteer Work Fairfax County Public Library Page Volunteer Researcher, the Virginia Room, City of Fairfax Regional Library Volunteer Genealogist, the Civil War Interpretive Center at the Historic Blenheim Site Volunteer Museum Worker, Fairfax Museum and Visitors’ Center Volunteer, the Information Desk, City of Fairfax Regional Library What […]<\/p>\n