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Meet MOTA's new Collections Manager Joselle Hale

Using a pair of tongs, Hale removes smelted iron from a furnace to be worked.
Photo Courtesy of Joselle Hale
Using a pair of tongs, Hale removes smelted iron from a furnace to be worked.

The Museum of the Aleutians recently welcomed new Collections Manager Joselle Hale to oversee the care of the organization’s archives. Hale arrived on the island in January from the New England area to replace former Collections Manager Karen Macke.

Hale recently sat down with KUCB's Sofia Stuart-Rasi to discuss their role at the museum, as well as a learning session they’ll be hosting on Saturday at the Unalaska Public Library about smelting iron.

Sofia was born and raised in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. She’s reported around the U.S. for local public radio stations, NPR and National Native News. Sofia has a Master of Arts in Environmental Science and Natural Resource Journalism from the University of Montana, a graduate certificate in Documentary Studies from the Salt Institute and a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts from the University of Colorado Boulder. In between her studies, Sofia was a ski bum in Telluride, Colorado for a few years.
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