Island Icons Work With CHS Students (L-R) CHA internship supervisor Margo Rhodes stands with internship students Virginia Ryan, Jasmine Lo, Cate Gregory, and Lilly Adams. After three years, the Coronado Historical Association’s Island Icons program continues to be a popular program that includes
internship students were Lilly Adams, Cate Gregory, Jasmine Lo, and Virginia Ryan.
an exhibit in the museum and a monthly column featured in
Nominations to be inducted into the Island Icons program
Coronado Magazine. The program started during the COV-
come from community members across the village and Cays.
ID-19 pandemic lockdowns as a special archival project. The aim
This round, the Icons are once again people who have long con-
of the project is to collect insights and personal memories from
tributed to the vibrancy of the Coronado community, making
local residents that might otherwise be lost to history without
Coronado a better city. Those honored are: Dixie Beth Stern-
this initiative. Each Icon shares their life experiences in Corona-
Talbot, who among other endeavors has chaired the Coronado
do during an oral history interview with a CHA volunteer. These
Schools Telethon; Kirk Henry, best known for his work with
recorded interviews and notes will be added to CHA’s archival
the Round Table meetings; Wayne Strickland, retired Coronado
collection. The stories they share are also written as historical
fireman, involved with several charities in town as well; and last
vignettes in the magazine.
Kelly Purvis, well known for her work with the arts in so many
Last fall, CHA had four student interns from Coronado High
ways, here in Coronado.
School conduct the oral history interviews. The Coronado High
Once each of the students were assigned one of the Island
School Internship Program at CHA is in its fifth year and this
Icon nominees, they began the internship by learning research
year, the interns worked under the guidance of Margo Rhodes,
techniques and became familiar with research sites and tools used
a CHS alumni and current CHA board member. The 2023-24
by the CHA historians. The interns will learn, practiced, and
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