Preservation Technology Podcast

Welcome to the Preservation Technology podcast, the show that brings you the people and projects that are bringing innovation to preservation.

The Material Culture of Writing

Catherine Cooper speaks with Cydney Alexis, Associate Professor of Composition and Rhetoric at Kansas State University, and Hannah Rule, Associate Professor of English and Composition Rhetoric about studying the objects that are part of writing practice.

05-21
18:24

Cherokee Rose

Megan Reed speaks with Tiya Miles about how historical fiction can help people understand difficult histories.

05-07
17:39

All that She Carried

Megan Reed speaks with Tiya Miles about her book "All that She Caried" and Tiya's deep dive into the history of an object to tell a family's story.

04-23
12:25

Water Conservation and Use in the Western United States

Catherine Coopers speaks with Bob Crifasi about cultural and technological approaches to water conservation and use in the Western United States.

04-09
14:29

National Monuments and Contested Land

Catherine Cooper speaks with McKenzie Long about National Monuments and why some are more contested than others.

03-26
12:52

Too Much Stuff

Tad Britt and Sadie Schoeffler Whitehurst speak with Peter Bleed, a retired professor of anthropology from the University of Nebraska, about creation, use, and management of archaeological collections.

03-12
19:38

Cultural Impacts of the Apollo Program

Catherine Cooper speaks with Bret Bennington and Rodney Hill, professors at Hofstra University about the far-ranging cultural importance and impacts of the Apollo Program.

02-27
24:17

Communities of Ludlow

Catherine Cooper speaks with Fawn-Amber Montoya and Karin Larkin about the history of the Ludlow Massacre and their involvement with the history and the community.

01-30
17:54

Voices from Bears Ears

Catherine Cooper speaks with Rebecca Robinson and Steve Strom about listening to and sharing the various opinions surrounding the formation of Bears Ears National Monument.

01-16
39:31

Creating Inclusive Museums

Catherine Cooper speaks with Dr. Porchia Moore, Dr. Rose Paquet, and Aletheia Wittman about advocating for and building inclusive museums.

01-02
23:08

Uncovering the Work of Sara Plummer Lemmon, a Forgotten Botanist

Catherine Cooper speaks with Wynne Brown, who has been researching the life and work of Sara Plummer Lemmon, and championing the conservation of her scientific illustrations.

12-19
10:56

Writing about Louisiana Culture

Catherine Cooper speaks with Jenny Keegan, the Trade Acquisitions editor at LSU Press, about curating a book series about unique aspects of Louisiana culture and history.

12-05
08:19

Historical Archaeology and Indigenous Collaboration

Catherine Cooper speaks with Rae Gould, Holly Herbster, Steve Mrozowski, and Heather Law Pezzarossi about centering indigenous collaboration in their archaeological work in New England.

11-21
20:33

Archaeological Field School at Kisatchie National Forest

Sadie Schoeffler Whitehurst speaks with Erlend Johnson, from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana Public Archaeology Lab, and Matt Helmer, Forest Archaeologist for Kisatchie National Forest, about archaeological explorations at Kisatchie National Forest.

11-07
11:00

Organic Residue Analysis of Archaeological Pottery

Sadie Schoeffler Whitehurst speaks with Nora Reber about her book An Archaeologist’s Guide to Organic Residues in Pottery

10-24
13:41

Southern Pine Beetles and Archeological Site Modeling

Sadie Schoeffler Whitehurst talks with Dr. Zac Selden about his NCPTT Grant research on archaeological site modeling for the Sabine National Forest in advance preparation of the southern pine beetle.

10-10
09:51

Preserving History in Maison Creole de Freetown in Lafayette, Louisiana

Sadie Schoeffler Whitehurst speaks with Erica Fox about the work of the cultural and history center, Maison Creole de Freetown in Lafayette, Louisiana.

09-26
14:55

Activism in Archaeology

Megan Reed talks with Dr. Christopher Barton about practicing activism through archaeology.

09-12
10:37

Preserving and Sharing the Story of Women's Suffrage

Jason Church talks with Joanne Westbrook about preserving and presenting the National Women's Party collections at the Belmont-Paul House. "...the National Women's Party has actually been collecting since the 19-teens, when they were lobbying Congress for the right, for women's suffrage. And luckily, we had some women in the party who were very forward-thinking and knew that this was going to be an important organization and important work to commemorate for the future..."

08-29
13:30

Pursuing a Career in Preservation Horticulture

Catherine Cooper speaks with Erin Fogarty about starting a career in preservation horticulture and her current project at Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

08-15
15:34

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