Elizabeth (Beth) Heydt

I grew up visiting the Smithsonian museums so the opportunity to work at one of them was thrilling when I started in 2003. I have previously worked at the El Paso Museum of Art in El Paso, Texas and the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, Maryland. I received my MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University and completed my BA in American Studies and Afro-American Studies at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Interests: Soccer, hiking, traveling, visiting historic sites, collecting Day of the Dead and Virgin of Guadalupe folk art

Favorite museum object: Skull and crossbones fancy cancel handstamp

What I like best about working at the National Postal Museum: My favorite thing about working at NPM has to be the staff, followed closely by the collection.