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The Haverhill Firefighting Museum has hired a new director of programing.
Emma Teske, 23, will bring interactive programs on firefighting history, fire prevention and fire safety to schools, day cares, senior centers, assisted living residences and other community groups while the museum is closed this winter. This is a new position at the local institution, said Patricia Graham, the museum’s treasurer.
“We are very excited that Emma is joining us because her presence will really extend the reach of our programing,” Graham said. “This is something we’ve been wanting to do for a while.”
Hailing from Chattanooga, Tenn., Teske graduated from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. in May with a degree in anthropology and theater and joined her sister, Hannah, in Haverhill. Teske told WHAV she contacted several local museums about programing positions and was pleased when Cynthia Graham at the Haverhill Firefighting Museum got back to her.
Teske has spent the last two months developing curriculum with the museum staff. So far she has created four interactive programs for children and one for adults. The children’s programs are Colonial Firefighting/Bucket Brigade; 911: What to know and when to call; Stop, Drop and Roll; and Dalmatian History. For adults she has developed a Sept. 11 Memorial program.
The cost of each program is $10 per person with the exception of Dalmatian History as each child will get a stuffed Dalmatian mascot to take home, Graham said.
Graham said the museum’s board of directors that external programing will entice more visitors to the museum at 75 Kenoza Ave. when it opens for the summer months in May.
“We are thrilled to welcome Emma to our museum family,” Graham said. “Her creativity, passion for history and commitment to hands-on education will help us spark a love of learning and fire safety in our community.”
Teske can be reached by email at [email protected] or at 423-400-9357.