Museum leaders know great stories
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This conversation is with Laura Fry, Senior Curator and Curator of Art for the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The discussion includes topics from “Did the Supreme Court really give eastern Oklahoma back to the native Americans?”…..to what kids can teach us about art, the...
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This conversation ranges from dinosaurs, stars, drugs, personal computers, and much more…all in the Land of Enchantment. We are honored to talk with Margie Marino, Executive Director of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque. Visitors of all ages rave about...
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This episode is an interview with Dana Whitelaw, Executive Director of the High Desert Museum just south of Bend, Oregon. This Museum is all about wildlife and living history, a place that immerses visitors in the unique environment of Central Oregon’s desert region. Here’s an...
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Among many stories from today’s conversation with Alice Parman is the time she was in the ring with Muhammad Ali! Just one of the many events of note from her career with museums. Now as a consultant, she helps museums all over the country with...
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Many surprising stories in this episode, from a conversation with Bob Hart, Executive Director of the Lane County History Museum. Find out more about the Museum at lchm.org.
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There are many wonderful surprises in this episode, a conversation with Dr. Tom Connolly, Director of Archeological Research at the University of Oregon. For example, the stories of the 10,000 year old intact sandals. And then learning that the archeology of Oregon is of surprising...
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Pioneer stories from an interview with Bethany Nemec of the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.
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The early days of Portland, Oregon, as told through this interview with Patti Larkin, Curator of the Pittock Mansion. Henry Pittock was the owner of the Oregonian newspaper, who came across on the Oregon Trail and became one of the most influential people in early Oregon.
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A visit with the Executive Director of the Cascades Raptor Center, Louise Shimmel. You may be very surprised at what raptors can do!
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This interview with Eric Richardson tells the story of the Mims House, a ‘Safe House’ in Eugene. Many people are surprised to learn that blacks weren’t welcome to stay overnight, even into the 1960s. Eric grew up knowing the Mims family and is President of...