The Pennsylvania Museum Commission has obtained many records of specific sites within the Allegheny National Forest. These sites contain evidence found of possible archaeological sites. It is the duty of the PHMC (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission) to tell agencies or other organizations who might have potential plans for construction where not to build or where it intersects possible damage to rich nature habitats. There is a problem with this, most archaeological locations and records are not entered in the database of the PHMC. Most records go back to the 1980's and would take forever for state workers to figure out if construction sites are safe. Locations also need to be entered in the PHMC's Cultural Resource Database using GIS (Geographical Information Systems). Several interns including myself are working on the project this summer to help clean up the mess and begin organizing it. To begin, the other I have started looking through stacks of documents and sorting out which archaeological findings are considered as actual "sites" and which are non-sites. There are so many conditions to make a finding a site, probably even more than I will ever get to know. There is some basics which I have learned regarding an old architectural artifact. A building as to be at least fifty years old in order to be considered historical and must contain at least three objects within fifteen meters of each other. The staff are trained experts in archaeology so they know by reading the documents how the classify them so we can enter the correct data into the system. Eventually, the staff will assign me a specific project based on entering in data into the server and mapping of historic oil fields within the Allegheny Forest. Not only will it be beneficial in understanding where the sites are but it will also benefit the DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) in understanding how all the wells within specific areas and even as a whole correlates together. While this is all part of the Keystone Internship program, the staff at the PHMC have given the opportunity for interns to attend specific meetings and tours regarding the functions and history of Pennsylvania for everyone to understand what the museum stands for and the rich history it all surrounds all of us. During the orientation meeting, all the interns were given a tour of the museum and all of its compounds. In addition, we got to tour the rooms where artifacts are all stored and cleaned. The State Archives works with the PHMC in storing documents and records. We got to see archive tower and one of the various levels of document preservation. I have learned the storage facility stays dark for a reason and its to preserve the paper inside. Some documents in the archives contain very specific data from certain events, for example there are thorough health documents of people around the TMI (Three Mile Island) incident. This is all the more reason why information like this needs to be preserved, so records can be easily found if health records can be compared to effects of similar events. Other various documents are submitted on Ancestry.com so people can trace relatives, etc. Overall this is a great beginning and I am very excited to spend my summer at the PHMC!