Spring 2018 seminar: M.A. candidate, historic preservation planning
Jill Miller is a first-year M.A. candidate in historic preservation planning. Preservation, to Miller, encompasses her passion for cultural landscapes, eras past, and historic infrastructure. Her recent studies have led her to consider the ways in which society perpetuates our heritage and history within the spaces we create. She graduated from Virginia Tech's Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program in 2017, where she also studied horticulture and urban forestry. Internships with the National Park Service and Forest Service shaped the way she sees the field of preservation and conservation. Miller incorporates aspects of poetry, personal narratives, and storytelling in her approach to design and representation. Upon graduation, she intends to enter public service — with a regional or state agency — and contribute to the future stewardship of community cultural resources. She grew up in the small town of Canton, Connecticut, along the Farmington River.