TITUSVILLE – Drake Well Museum and Park is now accepting applications for its summer Museum Internships and its new David L. Weber Research Internship, also for Summer.

The Museum is hiring two Summer Museum Internships, offered through Friends of Drake Well, Inc. These internships provide post-secondary students with valuable field experience including but not limited to developing educational programming, learning curatorial and archival skills, assisting with museum outreach, and more. The internships are paid, full-time seasonal positions taking place between May and August 2026. Interns will work primarily at Drake Well Museum and Park in Titusville, with one day per week at Historic Pithole City near Pleasantville. More information on these opportunities including position requirements and how to apply is available at https://www.drakewell.org/join-and-support-us/employment. Applications for these two internships are due by Feb. 9, 2026.

The third internship, the David L. Weber Research Internship, is also offered through Friends of Drake Well, Inc. This new opportunity is exclusively for graduate-level students with experience in research and academic writing. Named in memory of longtime Drake Well historian and researcher, David L. Weber, the internship will continue Weber’s work in furthering our understanding of the early petroleum industry in Pennsylvania. The intern will also write an article based on their research for the OilField Journal, Friends of Drake Well’s scholarly publication. More information on the Weber Research Internship including position requirements and how to apply is available at https://www.drakewell.org/join-and-support-us/employment. Applications are due by February 9, 2026.

All three internships are excellent opportunities for those studying History, Public History, Museum Studies, Archaeology, Anthropology, Education, Sciences (Chemistry, Environmental, etc.), Library Sciences, Non-Profit Administration, or related fields.

For questions or more information, please contact Drake Well’s Museum Educator Sarah Goodman at 814-461-0005 or sargoodman@pa.gov, or the Museum Curator, Sarah Bell, at 814-461-0011 or sarabell@pa.gov.

Located off Route 8 south of Titusville, Drake Well Museum and Park is open year-round. Hours of operation are currently Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nov. 1 to March 31, and Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning April 1 through Oct. 31. Drake Well Museum and Park is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in partnership with Friends of Drake Well, Inc., a non-profit community-based organization, and is part of the Pennsylvania Trails of History (www.PATrailsofHistory.com).

For more information about Drake Well Museum and its programs, visit www.drakewell.org, call (814) 827-2797, or find them on Facebook at Drake Well Museum and Park.