The Illinois State Museum is thrilled to announce the addition of two new staff members: Erika Holst and Tracy Pierceall. Erika and Tracy have already begun working on the upcoming Illinois Legacy Collection Bicentennial exhibition as well as other projects. If you see them at the Museum, please say hello.
Erika Holst, Curator of Decorative Arts
Erika Holst has previously worked at Dickson Mounds Museum and the Papers of Abraham Lincoln. She comes to the State Museum from the Springfield Art Association, where she was in charge of the restoration, interpretation, and programming at historic Edwards Place. Erika loves historic artifacts in general, but her favorite field of inquiry is pre-Civil War Illinois history and material culture.
Tracy Pierceall, Librarian
Before joining the Illinois State Museum staff, Tracy Pierceall worked for 16 years in the library at the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, six of those as head librarian. In her free time, she’s an avid quilter but also tends to dabble in a number of creative endeavors. She’s married and is a mother to two wonderful sons and one fur baby.
