Internship Program at Shippen

The Division of Cultural & Heritage Affairs (WCCHA) is accepting applications for full or part-time summer interns at Shippen Manor. Please note that this is an unpaid internship.

About our Internship Program

Interns play an integral role in the daily functions of the museum from performing general office tasks to undertaking special projects (creating or modifying displays, archiving, documentation and recording, and more). This program is beneficial for both the intern and the museum. While the intern gains valuable experience working in the museum, the museum itself will benefit from the completion of specialized projects and fostering relationships with local, county, state and regional academic institutions. This internship is available to an undergraduate or graduate student currently enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution (college or university). Arrangements must be made through the school before approved.

About the Site

Shippen Manor is an 18th c. iron master's residence that was restored and preserved by the County of Warren after 1984. Since then, the Manor has operated as a curated museum. Some of the families associated with Shippen Manor include the Shippens, Robesons, Blairs, Henrys, Scrantons, Valentines, and more. It was also a boarding house from the 1860s until the turn of the century.

The Oxford Furnace is a historical colonial-era blast furnace located on Washington Avenue and Cinder Street, a block away from the Manor. The furnace was originally built by Jonathan Robeson in 1741, and produced its first pig iron in 1743. The first practical use of hot blast in the United States occurred at our furnace in 1834 during the Henry-Scranton era. In 1977, the historic furnace, was added to the National Registry of Historic Places and 15 years later, was added as a contributing property to the Oxford Industrial Historic District. It was the third charcoal furnace in colonial New Jersey and the first to be built near the ore mines. The furnace was finally "blasted out" in 1884 and sits as a monument to the past.

This small house museum has a long history that begins during the colonial era and continues until this day. 

For more information, please email Gina Rosseland or call the office (908) 453-4381.