One of the most recent programs at the Polk County History Center (formerly the Polk County Historical Museum) is its Lunch ‘n’ Learn Speaker Series. Already the program has proven to be one of the most popular of all the Center’s offerings, and attendance grows larger with each event, held the third Tuesday of every month.

A good measure of that program’s success can be attributed to its intern, Chelsea Young. A Bartow native who graduated in 2005 from All Saints Academy, Young has already earned a bachelor of arts degree in art history from the College of Charleston and currently is working toward her master’s degree in museum studies through the online program offered by the University of Oklahoma.