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Episode 9: Calvert Marine Museum (1 of 3)
This week is something really special: our first-ever 3 part special! For the next three weeks, we will be at the Calvert Marine Museum in Southern Maryland featuring an episode for their Estuarine Biology Gallery, Paleontology Gallery, and Maritime History Gallery.
This episode will feature Perry Hampton, the Curator of the Estuarine Biology Gallery. For a neat change of pace, we will actually be discussing live animals this episode!
Episode 8: Baxter County Historical & Genealogical Society
This week we are in Mountain Home, Arkansas meeting with David Benedict at the Baxter County Historical and Genealogical Society. Not only do they house an extensive genealogical reservoir of family history data and multiple history house properties, but their showroom has a truly spectacular soda fountain! It takes up an entire wall and is an original soda fountain from 1950. They have photos of the lovely "Soda Girls" that worked there selling sandwiches, ice cream, and of course soda, and they even have a photo of an original soda girl L. Chloe who revisited the fountain just five years ago to reminisce.
Episode 7: Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Museum
Episode 6: Great Western Iron Furnace
Driving through the Land Between Two Lakes (LBL), you drive right past this huge three-story-tall limestone structure. It’s 10 feet wide, 40 feet high, and is an old iron furnace. This is one of only two still intact from the 1800s; there was a total of 18 in production during the iron ore industry era in LBL. This is known as the great western iron furnace and has a very unsuccessful history.
Episode 5: Cowboy Arts and Gear Museum
This week I met with Director Jan Peterson at the Cowboy Art and Gear Museum in Elko, Nevada. Surrounded by masterfully created saddles, brilliant bits and bridles, and cowboy illustrations, we talk about the history of the brilliant entrepreneur and craftsman G. S. Garcia. Many of the pieces in the museum are Garcia originals!
Halloween Bonus Episode: To Convict a Witch
Episode 4: Carlin Historical Society and Museum
This episode was done in Carlin, Nevada, which is my hometown! I spoke with Ella Trujillo and Sabra Esparza about their journey in creating the museum, which actually began as a historic building was being destroyed, the history of Carlin, an old concert advertisement for a lively State Hotel, and an amazing exhibit detailing the story of 13 Chinese graves.
Episode 3: Northeastern Nevada Museum
Episode 2: Old Jail Museum
Episode 1: Patuxent Naval Air Museum
My first episode debut!
For this episode, I visited the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in Lexington Park, Maryland.
While interviewing Dan Bramos, we discuss their newest exhibit addition: a moon rock sample! Learn about how these stardust samples are collected, who gets to have them, and a NASA intern who attempted to get rich from black market lunar sales.
We also discuss the X-47A Pegasus mockup and the extensive work behind transporting this "UFO" across the United States, and even becoming part of a Christmas parade while at it!
Introduction to Curator's Choice
What is Curator's Choice? Here is a short introduction about what this podcast is all about. Hopefully it encourages you to give my podcast a listen! I will be posting new episodes every two weeks, the first and third Tuesday of each month. Thanks for your support!