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Lady and Alaina's adventures in the world of historical documentary research.

Episodes

  1. 07/15/2019

    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.

    27 min

  2. 07/15/2019

    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.

    18 min

  3. 07/14/2019

    Episode Nine: Some Favorite Documents

    In this episode Lady and Alaina read from and discuss some of their favorite finds from the archives.

    22 min

  4. 07/14/2019

    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.

    33 min

  5. 07/14/2019

    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.

    31 min

  6. 07/13/2019

    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.

    15 min

  7. 07/13/2019

    Episode Five: A Visit to Mount Vernon

    In this episode Lady and Alaina broadcast from within the special collections room at the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon.

    19 min

  8. 07/13/2019

    Episode Four: Relating to the Documents

    In this episode Lady and Alaina share some of their first thoughts about working with documents and the challenges and joys of dealing with antique hand writing.

    35 min

  9. 07/12/2019

    Episode Three: Visiting King George

    In this Episode Lady and Alaina visit their first county courthouse archive. Learn more about their work on a new Historical Resource Study for the George Washington Birthplace National Monument.

    31 min

  10. 07/12/2019

    Episode Two: Stack of Doom, Stacks of Dread

    In this Episode Lady and Alaina discuss one the more useful, yet terrifying, parts of a modern archive: the moving bookshelves (stacks). Learn more about their work for a new Historical Resource Study for the George Washington Birthplace National Monument.

    16 min

  11. 07/12/2019

    Episode One: Welcome to the Archive

    Lady Marie Bulilan and Alaina Scapicchio are working with University of South Florida history professor Philip Levy to create a new Historical Resource Study for the George Washington Birthplace National Park in Westmoreland, County Virginia. Join them as they share tips, observations, and insights from their work in some amazing historical archives.

    21 min
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