About me
Margaret O’Neil graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Minnesota with a BA in History and minors in Fashion Studies and Art History. Margaret was introduced to the field of conservation her freshman year of college through educational programming on PBS and further internet research. She started her pre-program experience with Ann Frisina at the Minnesota Historical Society’s textile lab where she solidified her love of historic costume. At this lab, Margaret worked on Civil War flags, a 19th-century corset, Ojibwe bandolier bags, and a wide range of 19th- and 20th-century garments. She has also worked at the Minnesota Historical Society’s book and paper lab and a private objects lab working on Paul Manship bronzes and various paper consolidation treatments. Margaret gained further experience in the collections care department at the National Museum of the American Indian rehousing small Arctic textiles and facilitating the visits of various Native delegations to their collections.
