11 episodes
Bring a Sweater: Archive Adventures bringasweater
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4.6 • 11 Ratings
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Lady and Alaina's adventures in the world of historical documentary research.
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Episode Eleven: Final Reflections, Insights, and Advice
In this episode Lady and Alaina reflect on practices and lessons learned from five weeks in archives. They have a lot of easy to overlook practical advice for people setting off on their own archive adventure.
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Episode Ten: The Archive at the Smithsonian
In this episode Lady and Alaina visit the archive room at the Smithsonian Museum of American history and have their first experience working alone. All of that, and a squirrel too.
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Episode Nine: Some Favorite Documents
In this episode Lady and Alaina read from and discuss some of their favorite finds from the archives.
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Episode Eight: Return to the GW Birthplace
In this episode Lady and Alaina return to the George Washington Birthplace National Monument to talk with Cultural Resource Manager Amy Muraca.
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Episode Seven: The Library of Congress
In this episode Lady and Alaina do their first research in the Library of Congress's manuscript reading room. Every part of their visit to DC was a success.
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Episode Six: An Archaeological Break
In this episode Lady and Alaina take a break from archival work to help out with some archaeological shovel test at the George Washington birthplace. They also share some experiences of that park service landscape.
Customer Reviews
Bring a sweater and take a listen!
Lady and Alaina have brought together a great conversation that will leave you wanting more! I find myself at the end of every episode wanting to hear what happens next. With a very insightful point of view not heard very much you get to see the behind the scenes of how things work in the American History world!