Why don't you go to Willliam and Mary in their museum studies program? Also, don't give up on volunteering, almost any museum (except apparently Smithsonian) will welcome you with open arms. I found expectations were that grad students in history will ONLY teach history, nothing else. For great networking opportunites contact your regional museum conference, ie, Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC), P.O. Box 3494, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3494, $25.00. Also, if you are interested in registration work, (including archives and preservation work) contact Southeastern Registrar's Assoc. (SERA) through Michelle Baker, South Carolina State Museum, PO Box 100107, Columbia, SC 29202-3107 $10.00 and well worth it!