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Massachusetts Historical Society
The Object of History
The extraordinary collections of the MHS tell the story of America through millions of rare and unique documents, artifacts, and irreplaceable national treasures. Each episode of the podcast takes you on a behind the scenes tour of that vast collection. If you are someone who loves to learn about history through material objects and manuscripts, then this podcast is for you.
This show uses materials by Dominic Giam of Ketsa Music (licensed under a commercial non-exclusive license by the Massachusetts Historical Society through Ketsa.uk).
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“It’s a different approach than the typical author interview, but so good. The hosts do a great job at bringing in experts and contextualizing each item in their extensive collections. I’ve spent time at MHS and each episode makes me want to go back.”
Dburgehist via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/30/24
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“Be prepared for a deep contextual dive!”
Eamon Parker via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/14/22
Recent Episodes
In this episode, we continue our conversation with Prof. Matthew Dennis, author of the book American Relics and the Politics of Public Memory. Prof. Dennis discussed corporeal relics with us in Part 1 of this discussion. In Part 2, we talk about natural specimens as well as objects that are given...
Published 04/15/24
In this episode, we speak with historian Matthew Dennis about his book, which looks at relics in American memory. With Peter Drummey, the Chief Historian & Stephen T. Riley Librarian, and Anne Bentley, the Curator of Art & Artifacts Emerita at the MHS, we examine two pieces of a...
Published 03/15/24
Published 03/15/24
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