Podcasts about state historian

It is well known that Washington D.C. was carved out of parts of Virginia and parts of Maryland, but do you know how this was done? Today's episode goes through the legislation that created the District of Columbia as well as the individual surveyors who “layed out Washington D.C.” and how they did it. You can see us on YouTube, your favorite podcast application, Instagram, X, Facebook, and our website (fastfunhistory.com). We are the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.   Show Notes: https://boundarystones.org/  A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc.: The Hunt for Southeast 8 (Apr. 29, 1991). Alexander, Mrs. Sally Kennedy: "A Sketch of the Life of Major Andrew Ellicott," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 2, pp. 170-182 (1899). Baker, Marcus: "The Boundary Monuments of the District of Columbia," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 1, pp. 215-224 (1897). Chase, Louise Coflin: Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia (1930) [unpublished manuscript in the Washingtoniana Collection of the District of Columbia Public Library], later reprinted (minus one paragraph) in Records and History of the Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia (no date) [unpublished manuscript in the Kiplinger Research Library of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.]. DCDAR: Records and History of the Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia (no date) [unpublished manuscript in the Kiplinger Research Library of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.]. DCDAR: Biographies of the Boundary Stones (2001) [unpublished manuscript in the Kiplinger Research Library of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.]. Miller, Mrs. Charles S., State Historian, DCDAR: Correspondence with National Park Service regarding the disappearance and replacement of SE8 (1962). National Capital Planning Commission: Boundary Markers of the Nation's Capital: A Proposal for Their Preservation & Protection (Summer 1976). National Park Service: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Jones Point Lighthouse and District of Columbia South Cornerstone (Mar. 1980). Northern Virginia Boundary Stones Committee: 1994-1995 Findings and Recommendations of the Northern Virginia Boundary Stones Committee (Sep. 1995). Nye, Edwin Darby: "Revisiting Washington's Forty Boundary Stones, 1972," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 48, pp. 740-751 (1973). Robinson, June: "The Arlington Boundary Stones," The Arlington Historical Magazine, Vol. 9, pp. 5-19 (Oct. 1989). Shuster, Ernest A.: The Original Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia (1908). Shuster, Ernest A.: "The Original Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia," National Geographic, pp. 356-359 (Apr. 1909). Stewart, John: "Early Maps and Surveyors of the City of Washington, D. C.," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 2, pp. 48-61 (1895). Woodward, Fred E.: Chart Showing The Original Boundary Milestones of The District of Columbia (1906). Woodward, Fred E.: "A Ramble Along the Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia With a Camera," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 10, pp. 63-87 (1907). Woodward, Fred E.: "With A Camera Over the Old District Boundary Lines," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 11, pp. 1-15 (1908). Woodward, Fred E.: "The Recovery of the Southern Corner Stone of the District," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 18, pp. 16-24 (1915). Woodward, Fred E.: "Boundary Mile Stones" (1916) in Records and History of the Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia (no date) [unpublished manuscript in the Kiplinger Research Library of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.].

Colorado's newly-appointed state historian, William Wei, says democratic governments are facing the worst crisis since the 1930's and he hopes to get Coloradans thinking about threats to democracy at home and abroad.

Newly-appointed state historian William Wei says Democratic governments are facing the worst crisis since the 1930s. And he hopes to get Coloradans thinking about threats to democracy at home and abroad.

Colorado's newly-appointed state historian, William Wei, says democratic governments are facing the worst crisis since the 1930's and he hopes to get Coloradans thinking about threats to democracy at home and abroad.

Newly-appointed state historian William Wei says Democratic governments are facing the worst crisis since the 1930s. And he hopes to get Coloradans thinking about threats to democracy at home and abroad.

A hunting, fishing and outdoor history lesson with SD State Historian Dr. Ben Jones.

Oklahoma was a state for almost thirty years before the state park system was created. Thanks to federal funds and free labor provided by the Civilian Conservation Corps, seven new state parks were constructed starting in 1935. In this episode, Trait Thompson and Dr. Bob Blackburn discuss the political conditions that led to Oklahoma creating the State Park Commission, the invaluable work of the CCC, and lasting impact of the parks. Their guest is Dr. Matthew Pearce, State Historian for the Oklahoma Historical Society.  

For this episode, we finish our preview with NC State Author, NC State writer/editor and Historian, Tim Peeler to discuss some of his favorite stories from around NC State's Campus, and a fact that I GUARANTEE you DID NOT KNOW!Please also go check out our sponsor Flatlands Jessup Group,Website: www.flatlandsjessup.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/flatlandsjessupInstagram: @flatlandsjessupYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCikd...Please give this podcast a 5 Star Rating if you enjoyed the episode and want more of our weekly episodes!Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @TuffyTalkNow Enjoy!Support the show

For this episode, we begin our preview with NC State Author, NC State writer/editor and Historian, Tim Peeler to discuss the NC State Hall of Fame, who he thinks is next to be inducted and some other fun topics!Please also go check out our sponsor Flatlands Jessup Group,Website: www.flatlandsjessup.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/flatlandsjessupInstagram: @flatlandsjessupYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCikd...Please give this podcast a 5 Star Rating if you enjoyed the episode and want more of our weekly episodes!Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @TuffyTalkNow Enjoy!Support the show

The new state historian has a vision to diversify our thinking about life in Colorado. Dr. Claire Oberon Garcia is also an English professor at Colorado College. Chandra Thomas Whitfield sat down with her in front of an audience at the Southern Colorado Public Media Center.

The new state historian has a vision to diversify our thinking about life in Colorado. Dr. Claire Oberon Garcia is also an English professor at Colorado College. Chandra Thomas Whitfield sat down with her in front of an audience at the Southern Colorado Public Media Center.

Walt Woodward held the position of Connecticut State Historian for nearly twenty years. He retired in 2022 to make way for the next Connecticut State Historian.  Although our state is small, it's got a big history. From the Connecticut Witch Trials of the 1600s to some more recent history, like the Sandy Hook Shootings and even the COVID-19 pandemic, Connecticut is not short on history. Andy Horowitz is the next Connecticut State Historian. He says that history doesn't gain validity depending overtime. Even modern history is still history. Listeners might be surprised to learn that not all of his research and work has been focused on Connecticut. In studying disasters and environmental events, he centered much of his research around Hurricane Katrina. He joins us in studio to talk about his role as the new Connecticut State Historian and how he plans to spend his term serving the state. GUEST: Andy Horowitz: Connecticut State Historian and Associate Professor at the University of ConnecticutSupport the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Prairie Prophets Podcast, Brandon sits down with Larry O'Dell. Larry is a State Historian for the Oklahoma Historical Society. Larry is a wealth of knowledge as it pertains to the history of Oklahoma, so Brandon picks his brain on the largest man-made ecological disaster - the Dust Bowl. How did it shape modern day agriculture?More information about Larry O'Dell can be found at: LinkedIn: (11) Larry ODell | LinkedInGenealogy society learns about the New Deal programs from historian O'Dell - Alva Review-Courier (alvareviewcourier.com)

In August 1944, Fred Bailey jumped out of a perfectly good airplane and parachuted into Nazi-occupied France, landing in a disused brickyard. Growing up he had been  a sickly child with a heart condition, which led his family to move out of London for his health. But in 1941 at age 18  he had joined the British Army's Royal Armored Corps, and served with the Desert Army. Bored after the fight for North Africa was over,  he volunteered for special duties, and soon found himself in the Special Operations Executive, assigned to be a radio officer in a Jedburgh team–groups of three soldiers designed to jump into France and support the French resistance in conjunction with the Allied invasion.  Fred Bailey died on January 29, 2023, at age 99, the last veteran of the Jedburgh teams living in Britain. When I read his obituary it seemed to me a very good time to have Ben Jones back on the podcast. Ben Jones is the State Historian of South Dakota and Director of the South Dakota State Historical Society, and he appeared in Episode 290 to talk about both of those jobs. But he is also a historian of the Second World War, and author of Eisenhower's Guerrillas: The Jedburghs, the Maquis, and the Liberation of France, which is the subject of our conversation today. For Further Investigation At the Imperial War Museum in London are records related to the Special Operations Executive, Section F, Operation Jedburgh. Among them are oral histories, including one with Fred Bailey. Recorded on December 11, 1990, it's wonderful. Interestingly Bailey emphatically says "we went in far too late...", and very crisply and incisively explains how the effects of the operation would have been better had they arrived two or three months before. You can also listen to his team leader, John Smallwood, talk about his experiences. Obituary of Fred Bailey Bernard Knox, "Premature Anti-Fascist" John K. Singlaub William Colby in Norway A Brian Lamb interview with Robert Merry about Joseph Alsop and (more importantly, for our conversation) Stewart Alsop    

Today - Colorado has a new state historian, Jared Orsi of Colorado State University. In his new role, he aims to amplify under-told stories, share his expertise of how Coloradans have shaped public lands - and how they also have been shaped by them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colorado's new state historian wants to make sure the stories of people who've lived and worked on public lands are not overlooked and forgotten. Then, there's one week left to nominate which endangered places in Colorado should be saved. Also, celebrating a Native artist in Littleton. And, a violin shop rises from the ashes in Louisville.

Colorado's new state historian wants to make sure the stories of people who've lived and worked on public lands are not overlooked and forgotten. Then, there's one week left to nominate which endangered places in Colorado should be saved. Also, celebrating a Native artist in Littleton. And, a violin shop rises from the ashes in Louisville.

In this episode, I chat once again with HannaLore Hein (Idaho State Historian). The focus this time is Arimo, Idaho and as usual HannaLore has done some amazing research. She shares stories about Marsh Valley, the Hudspeth Cutoff, Chief Arimo, the Fort Fall Indian Reservation, the General Land Office, Arimo Ranches, sheep and turkey grazing, trains, cold storage and more! We also talk about how HannaLore approaches doing research for our conversations and public history in general and she shares some amazing resources like the David Rumsey Map Collection. We end, as always, with the Road Trip Music Question. The Rural Towns Project Newsletter is live!  You can sign up here: http://ruraltownsproject.substack.com The newsletter includes thoughts on each week's podcast episode (including Road Trip Music) as well as highlights from what I've been reading, thinking, researching, and learning about rural towns, entrepreneurs and small businesses in the American West. If you want to find out more about me or the Rural Towns Project, please go to https://www.ruraltownsproject.com/Podcast music: “A Happy Day” by codemusic, http://www.jamendo.com, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

Should a statue of Connecticut Colony founder John Mason, who led a massacre of Pequot people in the 1600s, be removed from the State Capitol Building? That's the question before the State Capitol Preservation and Restoration Committee after weighing public input, with a vote expected Tuesday. This hour, hear the perspectives of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, and the State Historian. How can we better understand our shared history, and the monuments to it? Plus, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona weighs in on what rising Covid-19 infection rates means for schools; and school safety, student loan debt, and more. GUESTS: Rodney Butler - Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Walter Woodward - Connecticut State Historian Miguel Cardona - U.S. Secretary of Education Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Of West Virginia's many noted authors, none delved so deeply into not just the state's history but its very roots and the ground beneath it. Stretching back to the British Isles, Settle wrote the most comprehensive historical novels about the state and even branched out into pieces of intrigue about Europe, winning world acclaim.

Welcome to Season 3 of the Rural Towns Project Podcast! Season 3 will have even more Idaho and Utah towns, even more episodes, and soon a companion newsletter and a few other things I'm working on so stay tuned. I'm starting Season 3 with Malad, Idaho and kick things off by welcoming back to the podcast Idaho State Historian HannaLore Hein. HannaLore and I talk about the history of Malad generally but quickly get into the fascinating role Malad played in the political history of both Idaho and Utah. HannaLore shares stories from the history of Malad that range from the meaning of the name Malad to the right to vote for women to railroads and electricity. We end the episode not with the Road Trip Music Question but with a book recommendation from HannaLore.Podcast music: “A Happy Day” by codemusic, http://www.jamendo.com, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/I will soon (starting January 2022) be emailing out a short newsletter each Friday as a companion to the podcast episodes. The newsletter will include some thoughts on that week's podcast as well as highlights from what I've been reading, thinking, researching, and learning about rural towns, entrepreneurs and small businesses in the American West. You can subscribe to the newsletter here: http://ruraltownsproject.substack.com

Set to retire in May, Connecticut State Historian Walter Woodward reflects on the history of his role. UConn's Draper Chair in American History Manisha Sinha describes the scope of search she's leading. Plus, hear from City Councilor Curtis Goodwin, whose love of one historical figure sparked the Black Heritage Trail, soon to be unveiled in New London. Historian Lonnie Braxton II joins to discuss the project. Walter Woodward - Connecticut State Historian Manisha Sinha - UConn Draper Chair of American History Curtis Goodwin - New London City Councilor Lonnie Braxton II - Historian Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Set to retire in May, Connecticut State Historian Walter Woodward reflects on the history of his role. UConn's Draper Chair in American History Manisha Sinha describes the scope of search she's leading. Plus, hear from City Councilor Curtis Goodwin, whose love of one historical figure sparked the Black Heritage Trail, soon to be unveiled in New London. Historian Lonnie Braxton II joins to discuss the project. Walter Woodward - Connecticut State Historian Manisha Sinha - UConn Draper Chair of American History Curtis Goodwin - New London City Councilor Lonnie Braxton II - Historian Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Darin Waters will take over next month as North Carolina's Deputy Secretary for Archives and History. The job in the state department of Natural and Cultural Resources comes with many responsibilities, including being North Carolina's state historian.

Good Morning, Colorado, you're listening to the Daily Sun-Up with the Colorado Sun. It's Tuesday July 27th,   Today - On August 1st, which is also Colorado's birthday, Nicki Gonzales will become the first Latina state historian.   But before we begin, let's go back in time with some Colorado history adapted from historian Derek R Everett's book “Colorado Day by Day”:   Today, we're taking you back to July 27th, 1875 when, at last, work started on the first building of the University of Colorado, known today as Old Main. Boulder had been designated as the site back in 1861, but a lack of funds delayed work until 1875, The university didn't open until the fall of 1877 - over two years later.   Now, our feature story.   Colorado has a new state historian, and for the first time, the job is held by a Latina. Nicki Gonzales is a history professor and vice provost for diversity at Regis University in Denver. She begins the one-year position on August 1, also known as Colorado's birthday. Sun reporter and co-founder Jennifer Brown talks with reporter Kevin Simpson about his interview with Gonzales and what it will mean to have the first Latina state historian at a time when Colorado and the United States are working to uncover the erased history of marginalized people.    To read more of Kevin's reporting on the new state historian, go to coloradosun.com.    And Before we go, here are a few stories that you should know about today:   The bodies of two people missing after flooding and mudslides in northern Colorado last week have been found in the Poudre River. This comes after the body of a woman was found near the small community of Rustic last week after a mudslide sent a large amount of debris into Poudre Canyon at Black Hollow Road. One more person remains missing after the flash flooding that destroyed six homes and damaged another.   The Bureau of Land Management has released a draft of its environmental analysis for a Salida gravel mine expansion. Hard Rock Paving and Redi Mix wants to expand onto public land outside Salida. The agency collected more than 1,900 public comments before releasing its analysis. The controversial plan highlights a growing divide in Colorado's rural towns, where tourism is eclipsing traditional industries including mining and agriculture.   Xcel Energy is pushing for a record $344 million rate increase it says it needs to build a smarter, greener electric grid. But consumer advocates and state regulators are pushing back over the price tag. A major concern is that along with an earlier rate increase and other pending requests since the start of 2020, Xcel's 1.3 residential million Colorado customers could see their bills increase by as much as 20 percent. Xcel is in the process of spending $4 billion on things such as wind farms, solar installations, battery storage, smart meters, cybersecurity and modernizing its distribution system, according to filings to the PUC.    A 75-year-old man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that an Idaho Springs police officer put a knee on his neck and caused an injury to his carotid artery. Michael Clark says he has suffered a litany of health problems since the incident, which also involved the officer using a Taser on him. Clark says he lost consciousness after he was hit with the Taser and that he struck a chair on the way to the ground.    For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com. And don't forget to tune in again tomorrow.   The Colorado Sun is non-partisan and completely independent. We're always dedicated to telling the in-depth stories we need today more than ever. And The Sun is supported by readers and listeners like you.   Right now, you can head to ColoradoSun.com and become a member. Starting at $5 per month for a basic membership and if you bump it up to $20 per month, you'll get access to our exclusive politics and outdoors newsletters. Thanks for starting your morning with us and don't forget to tune in again tomorrow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, I welcome HannaLore Hein back to the podcast. Regular podcast listeners will recall that HannaLore is the Idaho State Historian and great friend of the podcast. HannaLore and I start by checking in on recent Idaho State History Department events. We then jump right in and have another wide ranging and fascinating conversation, this time about the history of Soda Springs Idaho. We talk about how Soda Springs got its name and the role of trapping, religion, agriculture, mining, Simplot, and more in the history of the development of the area. We also talk about the history of movie theaters and entertainment in the American West. We end, this time, not with the Road Trip Music Question, but with what movie HannaLore would watch at one of the movie theaters in Soda Springs.Podcast music: “A Happy Day” by codemusic, http://www.jamendo.com, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

In this episode, Dr. Leah Glaser and students from her 2021 Public History class at Central Connecticut State University present stories about the state's witness trees — a project that evolved out of a semester-long class on local and community history. Trees are central characters in the state's history, myths and legends. They witnessed the changing environmental, political, social, economic, and cultural landscape for decades and even centuries. What's a witness tree, you ask? Find out in this episode of Grating the Nutmeg.   Find Dr. Glaser's article about witness and memorial trees in the Spring 2021 issue of Connecticut Explored online at www.ctexplored.org/trees-as-memorials-and-witnesses-to-history/   Dr. Leah Glaser is a professor at Central Connecticut State University and Coordinator of the Public History Program. Her 2021 class researched tree stories and each student presented one story on the podcast. Contact her at glaserles@ccsu.edu Andy King-The Mashantucket Pequots and the rhododendron David Prochorena-Pinchot Oak, Simsbury Helena Torres Diaz-The Witch Tree and the Hartford Witch Trials, Hartford Despina Merriman-Nathan Hale Pear Tree, Coventry Gregory Franklin-Puritans to Patriots (Ye Olde Oak), Easton Cameron Clarke-John Brown's Tree, Torrington Grayson Belisle- Teddy Roosevelt and the McKinley Tree, Farmington Emma Koss-Land Stewardship and the Dewey Oak, Granby Valerie Chase-WWII Patriotism and Arbor Day, Windham Benjamin Johnson-The Old Oak Tree and the Coltsville labor strike, Hartford Kaitlyn Oberndorfer- Blue Cedars and the Rural Cemetery Movement, Hartford Patricia Wallace– The Cypress Tree Mystery at an Olmsted Park, New Haven Garrett Saranich-The Chestnut Oak, Shipbuilding on the Connecticut shoreline, Clinton Ben Haberman- The Black Cherry Tree oversees Seaport to Coastal Gateway, Madison Tom Ieronimo- Of Hickory and Baseball, Hartford   For more information on Hartford's historic trees, go to the Hartford Preservation Alliance website at https://hartfordpreservation.org/ccsu-tree-history/   Find the Connecticut Notable Tree Project at http://oak.conncoll.edu:8080/notabletrees/   Read More! Connecticut Explored  ctexplored.org   https://www.ctexplored.org/site-lines-connecticut-state-parks-at-100/   https://www.ctexplored.org/cherry-trees-for-wooster-square/   https://www.ctexplored.org/wickham-park-in-manchester/   https://www.ctexplored.org/connecticuts-historic-rose-gardens/   Listen Grating the Nutmeg Podcast https://www.ctexplored.org/grating-the-nutmeg-115-americas-first-public-rose-garden-elizabeth-park/ Subscribe to our free newsletter at https://www.ctexplored.org/ Want to know more about Connecticut's landmarks, museums, art and history? Subscribe to Connecticut Explored magazine — in print to your mailbox or digitally to your e-mail inbox. Visit ctexplored.org to subscribe. And for a daily dose of history, visit Today in Connecticut History produced by the Office of the State Historian at TodayinCThistory.com.    This episode was produced by Leah Glaser and Mary Donohue and engineered by Patrick O'Sullivan. Please join us again for the next episode of Grating the Nutmeg!            

In this episode, Mary Donohue talks to Curator Amy Kurtz Lansing about one of the most beautiful places to visit in Connecticut - the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme. Did Old Lyme become the home to an art colony because of the good food at Miss Florence’s  boardinghouse or because of the soft, lovely light on the salt marshes along the Lieutenant River? The episode uncovers the roots of the Old Lyme Art Colony and also new exhibitions up now including Celebrating 20 Years of the Hartford Steam Boiler Collection, an exhibit that marks the arrival of 190 works of art in 2001, a gift that transformed the Griswold Museum, and a second exhibition, the Centennial of the Lyme Art Association Gallery , the museum’s neighbor, that partially recreates their 1921 inaugural exhibition in their shingle style building designed by society architect Charles A. Platt, designer of the Freer Art Gallery in Washington, DC and the Lyman Allyn Museum in New London, Connecticut. Florence Griswold was inducted into the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame in 2002. https://www.cwhf.org/inductees/florence-griswold   For more information and photos go to the website of Connecticut Explored at: https://www.ctexplored.org/the-spirit-of-miss-florence-restored/   https://www.ctexplored.org/painting-with-needle-thread/   https://www.ctexplored.org/only-waiting-to-be-painted-the-inspirational-landscape-of-old-lyme/   To learn more about the Florence Griswold Museum and the current exhibitions, go to https://florencegriswoldmuseum.org/ Mary M. Donohue is the Asst. Publisher of Connecticut Explored, the magazine of Connecticut history. She has documented Connecticut’s architecture, built environment and pop culture for over 30 years.   This episode was produced by Mary M. Donohue and engineered by Patrick O’Sullivan.   You can help us continue to produce Grating the Nutmeg. Please make a gift to Friends of Connecticut Explored and use coupon code Gratingthenutmeg to have your gift support the podcast. All gifts with this coupon code will be shared with the Office of the State Historian to support its outreach efforts. Go to ctexplored.org to make your donation.

This week on OFR we talk with Marshall Trimble, Arizona Official State Historian. We talk ancient cultures, Arizona Ag history, Cowboys, Ranchers and wide open space.

Today, we talk with Raymon Doane, the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in Colorado. The Libertarian Party is the largest of the minor parties in Colorado. Also, a Colorado Springs coal plant is shifting toward renewable energy. Then, Colorado's new state historian. And, working to "Take Back What Was Stolen" from Olympian Jim Thorpe.

Today, we talk with Raymon Doane, the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in Colorado. The Libertarian Party is the largest of the minor parties in Colorado. Also, a Colorado Springs coal plant is shifting toward renewable energy. Then, Colorado's new state historian. And, working to "Take Back What Was Stolen" from Olympian Jim Thorpe.

When was the last time Scottsdale was looted? Gaydos and Chad discuss with Arizona's Official State Historian, Marshal Trimble. 

Colorado detective paralyzed on the job helps other officers cope with stress and trauma. Then, the new state historian wants to highlight the experiences of Asians and other minorities in Colorado. Plus, the future of mass transit on the Front Range, preserving open space, and CPR's podcast, “On Something,” explores where cannabis and spirituality meet.

Colorado detective paralyzed on the job helps other officers cope with stress and trauma. Then, the new state historian wants to highlight the experiences of Asians and other minorities in Colorado. Plus, the future of mass transit on the Front Range, preserving open space, and CPR’s podcast, “On Something,” explores where cannabis and spirituality meet.

Charismatic, charming, and one of the best orators of his era, Henry Clay seemed to have it all. He offered a comprehensive plan of change for America, and he directed national affairs as Speaker of the House, as Secretary of State to John Quincy Adams--the man he put in office--and as acknowledged leader of the Whig party. As the broker of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay fought to keep a young nation united when westward expansion and slavery threatened to tear it apart. Yet, despite his talent and achievements, Henry Clay never became president. Three times he received Electoral College votes, twice more he sought his party's nomination, yet each time he was defeated. Alongside fellow senatorial greats Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun, Clay was in the mix almost every moment from 1824 to 1848. Given his prominence, perhaps the years should be termed not the Jacksonian Era but rather the Age of Clay. James C. Klotter uses new research and offers a more focused, nuanced explanation of Clay's programs and politics in order to answer to the question of why the man they called "The Great Rejected" never won the presidency but did win the accolades of history. Klotter's fresh outlook reveals that the best monument to Henry Clay is the fact that the United States remains one country, one nation, one example of a successful democracy, still working, still changing, still reflecting his spirit. The appeal of Henry Clay and his emphasis on compromise still resonate in a society seeking less partisanship and more efforts at conciliation.––-James C. Klotter is Professor of History at Georgetown College and State Historian of Kentucky. The prize-winning author, coauthor, or editor of some eighteen books, he was the executive director of the Kentucky Historical Society for many years.---Support for the Age of Jackson Podcast was provided by Isabelle Laskari, Jared Riddick, John Muller, Julianne Johnson, Laura Lochner, Mark Etherton, Marshall Steinbaum, Martha S. Jones, Michael Gorodiloff, Mitchell Oxford, Richard D. Brown, Rod, Rosa, Stephen Campbell, and Victoria Johnson, as well as Andrew Jackson's Hermitage​ in Nashville, TN.

Preservationist Dana Crawford just turned 87, but she's still developing new properties and rescuing old ones. Next, Maurice Rose withstood anti-Semitism from the community and his military peers by becoming the "Immaculate Killer of Nazis." Then, what's next for Crocs after big changes. Finally, History Colorado responds to the outgoing State Historian.

A fun hour filled with history, stories, music, laughter and more with Arizona's Official State Balladeer Dolan Ellis and Official State Historian Marshall Trimble.  They talk about their careers, pick a song or two and Dolan's involvement with the Arizona Folklore Preserve near Ramsey Canyon in southeastern Arizona.

Dr. Patty Limerick is the Faculty Director and Chair of the Board of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado, where she is also a Professor of History. Limerick has dedicated her career to bridging the gap between academics and the general public and to demonstrating the benefits of applying historical...

Dr. Patty Limerick is the Faculty Director and Chair of the Board of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado, where she is also a Professor of History. Limerick has dedicated her career to bridging the gap between academics and the general public and to demonstrating the benefits of applying historical...

Jason Hason, Deputy State Historian Beer Here! A Local History of Brewing in Colorado The first locally brewed key of Colorado beer was tapped in Denver to rave reviews from residents at the end of 1859, and today more than 300 breweries throughout the state pour locally made libations for appreciative patrons. Hanson explores the … Continue reading "#32 Jason Hason, Deputy State Historian: Beer Here! A Local History of Brewing in Colorado."

Jason Hason, Deputy State Historian Beer Here! A Local History of Brewing in Colorado The first locally brewed key of Colorado beer was tapped in Denver to rave reviews from residents at the end of 1859, and today more than 300 breweries throughout the state pour locally made libations for appreciative patrons. Hanson explores the … Continue reading "#32 Jason Hason, Deputy State Historian: Beer Here! A Local History of Brewing in Colorado."

     In this first podcast, publisher Elizabeth Normen, Editor Jennifer LaRue, and State Historian Walt Woodward explain what Grating the Nutmeg is About; how it got its spicy name; and what their vision for its development is.     Then, inspired by the Fall 2015 Connecticut Explored issue on the history of Connecticut philanthropy, Walt Woodward visits Lebanon's historic green to learn from Ed Tollman about that town's amazing life-long benefactor, Hugh Trumbull Adams.      Grating the Nutmeg is a co-production of the State Historian and Connecticut Explored, with support from the Sue B. Hart Foundation.

Alyosha Goldstein gives a lecture on Pueblo Indian water rights for the New Mexico Office of the State Historian and UNM Department of American Studies. Filmed November 6, 2015.

Segment A: A Show of Fire and Ice Join us as host Cathy Lewis journeys to the distant land of Westeros, the setting for HBO's hit series Game of Thrones. We'll talk Starks and Lannisters, Wights and direwolves, Imps and Hounds as we examine the themes and subtext of the first two seasons of this groundbreaking series where no main character is safe. Segment B: A Storied Feud The History Channel's three-part series, Hatfields & McCoys courted a record 13.9 million viewers over its three day run. The series brought new life to the century old story of the bloody conflict between these Kentucky and West Virginia families. Today on HearSay, host Cathy Lewis is joined by the State Historian of Kentucky to delve deeper into the history of the Hatfield-McCoy Feud.

In this lecture 2011 History Scholar Katherine Massoth discusses ways white Americans reacted to the environment, clothing, and foodstuffs of New Mexican people between 1846 and 1866. Cuisine and couture became areas where daily practices were absorbed and traded between the colonizers and the colonized and the colonizers learned from the Mexican and Native Americans, slowly changing their own ideas of appropriate standards for food and clothing. Massoth is a Presidential Fellow and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Iowa where she received her M.A. degree in United States History in 2008. She specializes in the history of gender and race in the American West. The lecture was cosponsored by the Office of the State Historian and the Center for Southwest Research at UNM.

Ashley Sherry was the LaDonna Harris fellow (2009-2010) and a Center for Regional Studies fellow in the Center for Southwest Research (2011). She is also a scholar with the Office of the State Historian. Sherry’s research and the focus of this talk is the discourse and model of Indigenous advocacy put forth by LaDonna Harris as it pertains to the return of Blue Lake to Taos Pueblo. LaDonna Harris’ papers and the records of Americans for Indian Opportunity are housed at the Center for Southwest Research in Zimmerman Library. Sherry is introduced by Beth Silbergleit from CSWR and Dennis Trujillo from the Office of the State Historian. Harris attended the talk and reflects on Sherry’s examination of her life’s work.

Bryan Turo, doctoral candidate in history, has a concentration in U.S. history, the history of the American West, Southwestern history and Borderland States. In this audio talk, “New Mexico on Display: Politics and Image at the Territorial Fairs, 1881-1912,” he explores how the fairs were used to promote statehood, host political discussion and exhibit the territory of New Mexico as a modern American place. Turo’s research interests include the territorial period (1850-1912) and state formation in the Southwest. He is introduced by Dennis Trujillo of the Office of the State Historian. Turo’s research is funded in part by the Office of the State Historian. His research was conducted in the collections in the Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections on the UNM campus.

Jacobo Baca, UNM history graduate student, discusses attempts by the U.S. government to handle the problem of encroachment on Pueblo Indian reservations as Hispano and white settlers began to move into lands adjacent to reservations. The 1922 “Bursum Bill” notoriously tried to recognize more than 1,200 land claims with little investigation into their legitimacy and no recompense to pueblos for the expropriation for their lands and resources. A torrent of national protest eventually defeated the bill and resulted in the 1924 Pueblo Lands Act, creating a commission to examine the legitimacy of non-Indian title on pueblo lands and making recommendations on the titles in district court. Baca’s research is partially supported by the Office of the State Historian. He used resources of the Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections for some of his research. He is introduced by Dennis Trujillo from the Office of the State Historian.

Robin Walden, master’s candidate in history, brings to life some of the tumult in New Mexico as the U.S. government worked to assimilate pueblo Indians into the general population in the years before the Great Depression. In this audio lecture, “The All Pueblo Council and Political Sovereignty in the 1920’s,”he describes how the pueblos resisted government attempts to reorganize their political structure and explores the political battle as the pueblo leaders organized around the All Pueblo Council. Walden is studying the history of the U.S. West. His focus is Native American history in the 20th century. His thesis project concerns the All Indian Pueblo Council. Walden is introduced by Dennis Trujillo of the Office of the State Historian. Walden’s research was partially funded by the Office of the State Historian. His research was conducted in the collections at the Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections at UNM.