The Curiosity Cabinet of Wyck Historic House, Garden, and Farm

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Historical objects can reveal so much about our shared past and help us recall some fascinating (and occasionally bizarre) stories. Tune in on the second Saturday of each month to learn about specific artifacts from the collections of Wyck Historic House,

Tess Frydman


    • Jul 31, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Hoarding Instinct

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 50:45


    On the third episode of the Curiosity Cabinet we are joined by Wyck's very own board chair Sandra Mackenzie Lloyd as well as renowned author and psychologist Randy Frost. In this episode we explore the hoarding instincts of the Wistar-Haines family that led to the creation of one of the most authentic collections in the United States.

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    The Rose Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 50:40


    Join horticulturists Jenny Rose Carey and Martha Keen to explore the history of the oldest rose garden in the United States, still growing in its original plan at Wyck.

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    The Holotype Specimen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 43:15


    Former caretaker of Wyck Matt Halley shares how he came to discover the long lost holotype specimen of the Baculites ovatus, a more than 60 million year old squid fossil that was placed in the curiosity cabinet of Wyck 200 years ago.

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