Lindsey Howell Franklin

When I was a child, I was taught how to spin wool. This lead to an interest in textiles and their production techniques. Fast forward to my undergraduate field school, and I was able to SCUBA dive on 16th-century shipwrecks. The two fascinations came together when I was introduced to theVasa in my coursework. My 20+ years of experience with textile production and multiple experimental archaeology projects have lead me to develop a skill set that helps me to work with the scholars at the Vasa Museum to document textiles and to learn from these same scholars and professionals.

I earned my undergraduate degree at the University of West Florida, and I am seeking my Masters in Historical Archaeology there as well. In January, I presented a poster at the Society for Historical Archaeology exploring comparative conservation techniques for waterlogged archaeological textiles.

January 2019