Dearborn, MI - The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, is pleased to announce that they have selected Ms. Marilyn Zoidis as their Director of Historical Resources. She will be responsible for the leadership, strategic direction, development, management, and administration of all activities relating to the curatorial leadership, registrars, collection management, and conservation of The Henry Ford’s collections.

Ms. Zoidis was most recently the Assistant Director of the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort, Kentucky, a position she held since 2006. Prior to joining the Kentucky Historical Society, Ms. Zoidis was the Senior Curator for the Star-Spangled Banner Project at the National Museum of American History. She has also served as a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow and received the Outstanding Professional Service Award from the Maine State Society of Washington, DC, and the Performance, Director’s, and Peer Recognition Special Achievement Awards while at the National Museum of American History.

Ms. Zoidis was the Director for Research and Collections at the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, as well as the Executive Director at the Freeport Historical Society and the Bangor Historical Society. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maine with a major in Secondary Education. Her graduate work includes a Master’s of Education from the University of Maine and a Master’s of Arts in American History from Carnegie Mellon University.

Ms. Zoidis begins her duties on February 1, 2010.