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In this episode of Armchair Historians,  Anne Marie talks to Dr. Tara Green. Dr. Green has recently published not on but two books, See Me Naked and Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson.

See Me Naked: takes a look at the lives of noted black women, including actress, singer, and activist Lena Horne, stand-up comedian Moms Mabley, teacher and Harlem Rennaisance influencer Yolande DuBois, and blues singer and performer Memphis Minnie, and how, despite their public profiles, discovered ways to enjoy pleasure.

Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: about the love one Black woman had for her race, of men and women, and, finally, of herself.

Dr. Green writes that her Black Southern family immersed her in a culture of storytelling as a condition of her birth. She learned about their deliberate embrace of laughter and love as they navigated the everyday challenges of being Black in America. Their gift of cultural practices is her inspiration as a professor, writer, and mentor.
 
Dr. Green also says, her family inspired her to study the lives of Black folks through literature. She began her formal studies at Dillard University.

Today she is an African American Studies professor with over 20 years of teaching literature and culture. She is the author and editor of 6 books on the lives and experiences of African Americans in twentieth-century literature and film. Dr. Green is a recognized academic leader who is dedicated to building diverse, respectful, inclusive communities in higher education.

Resources:
Dr. Tara Green: website: http://www.drtaratgreen.com
See Me naked: https://bit.ly/3H1nldi
Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: https://bit.ly/3gWrVPt
Twitter: @DrTTGreen
Instagram: @tarat.green
Linkedin: Tara T. Green

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In this episode, Anne Marie interviews memoirist and award-winning poet Jason Sommer. Jason is the author of five poetry collections: most recently, Portulans in the University of Chicago’s Phoenix Poets Series. His two other Phoenix books are Other People’s Troubles, which won the Society of Midland Authors Award and was a finalist for the PEN/USA West Award, and The Man Who Sleeps in My Office, a finalist for Kansas City Star’s William Rockhill Nelson Award.The Laughter of Adam and Eve was published by Southern Illinois University as the winner of the Crab Orchard Review Competition.  Poems from his first collection, Lifting the Stone, from Forest Books, London, have been broadcast on the BBC World Service.

Today, however, Jason talks to Anne Marie about his beautifully written new memoir, Shmuel’s Bridge which will be released March 1 of this year, it is currently available for pre-order. Against the backdrop of the Holocaust, Shmuel’s Bridge sees history through a double lens: the memories of a growing son’s complex relationship with his father, and the meditations of that son who, now grown, finds himself caring for a man losing all connection to a past that must not be forgotten. 

Resources:

Jason Sommer: website: https://jasonsommer.com

Hungary in WWII: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_in_World_War_II

Why It Matters That Hungary’s Prime Minister Denounced His Country’s Role in the Holocaust: Smithsonian Article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/holocaust-and-hungary-prime-minister-180964139/

Munkacs: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/jewish-community-of-munkacs-an-overview

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In this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to Jeannie Barbour. Jeannie is the Content Producer of the recently released film, Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher starring Martin Sensmeier, Tommy Flanagan, Dermot Mulroney, and Grace Montie. The movie brings to life the true rags to riches story of Montford T. Johnson who built a cattle ranching empire on the Western plains of Indian Territory. It “tells of his time among settlers, cowboys, tribes, military, and bandits. Armed with grit and determination, Montford had the courage that was needed to tame what seemed an infinite wilderness, while always maintaining respect for those who lived there.”

Jeannie Barbour received a degree in fine arts from Oklahoma State University. Upon graduation, she entered the field of advertising and served as an illustrator and writer for various Oklahoma City public relations firms. In 1987, she decided to pursue a career in tribal government by taking a position at the Chickasaw Nation. During that time, she has served on the Oklahoma Film Commission, the National Trail of Tears advisory board and graduated from the prestigious Leadership Oklahoma program. Jeannie is a graduate of the University of Denver’s Publishing Institute and has completed graduate course work in museum studies and Native American history. She has written for a variety of books and periodicals focused on southeastern tribal history and culture. Her award-winning artwork hangs in public spaces and private collections throughout the United States. Jeannie currently serves as the Creative Director for the Chickasaw Nation’s Department of Communications.

Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher: Website: http://www.chickasawrancher.com
Jeannie Barbour Bio: http://www.chickasawrancher.com/Cast-Crew/Crew/Jeannie-Barbour
Chickasaw Nation Productions: http://www.chickasawfilms.com
Chickasaw Nation Website: https://chickasaw.net

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Anne Marie talks to  American politician, criminal justice professor and author of the first red flag gun law in the nation, Mike Lawlor about the Sandy Hook Shooting and the history of gun legislation.

Trigger warning. We talk about gun violence and mass shootings in this episode.

This episode is being released on the 9-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting.

Resources:

Mike Lawlor
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lawlor
University of New Haven: https://www.newhaven.edu/faculty-staff-profiles/michael-lawlor.php
Twitter: @MikeLawlor
Article in New Haven Register: https://bit.ly/3EPp98V
Face the State: WFSB 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tneu60D0X4Q
CT Gun Law: What goes into effect and when: WTNH News8: https://youtu.be/IXt1ErxGavY

Sandy Hook Shooting
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting

Flashpoint Interview: Mother of Sandy Hook victim talks path forward after school shootings: https://bit.ly/3oOqszb

Take Action:
Sandy Hook Promise: https://www.sandyhookpromise.org
Background Checks: https://bit.ly/3GBzky9
Sandy Hook Promise Learning Center: https://bit.ly/3GIWtPz
Volunteer: https://bit.ly/3oWyINX

Serving Coffee to Mourners: https://bit.ly/3rUuUyu

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In this episode of Armchair Historians, Anne Marie talks to Kevin Kuharic about his recently published book, A Clutter of Patchwork Squares: A Chronicle of Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery.

For those of you who have been following us from the beginning, you may remember that my first episode was a three-part series in which Mr. Kuharic shared the history of famous hotelier and French chef of the Rockies, Louis Dupuy.

A Clutter of Patchwork Squares, which is rising quickly up the Amazon chart for 20th Century American History, is a groundbreaking historical account and reference. Kuharic has literally spent years researching and writing about one of the most popular and largest cemeteries in Atlanta Georgia, we are talking footnotes and everything.

Mr. Kuharic serves as executive director of Hotel de Paris Museum, a Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and member of Great American Treasures. He has appeared in documentaries, on public television series, and contributed to the books James Novelli: A Forgotten Sculptor, Building Metropolitan Atlanta: Past, Present & Future, Urban Green: Innovative Parks for Resurgent Cities, Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery: An Illustrated History and Guide, and Cultural Heritage Tourism: Five Steps for Success and Sustainability.  His historic preservation work at Oakland cemetery spanned three decades and was recognized by four mayors of the City of Atlanta.

A Clutter of Patchwork Squares: Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/Atlantamunicipalcemeteryhistory

On Amazon: https://amzn.to/3osCSwr

Hotel de Paris Museum: https://hoteldeparismuseum.org

Oakland Cemetery: https://oaklandcemetery.com

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In this episode, Anne Marie talks to Jeffrey H. Jackson, historian and author of the book Paper Bullets which captures the riveting and courageous story of Lucy Schwob and Suzanne Malherbe, two gender norm-defying artists better known as Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, who undertook a dangerous years-long anti-propaganda campaign, which used art to demoralize the Nazis. Paper Bullets was named a 2020 Stonewall Honor Book in Nonfiction and Best Book of 2020 by Booklist, as well as longlisted for the Carnegie Medal For Excellence in Nonfiction.


Jeffrey H. Jackson website: https://jeffreyhjackson.com/about

Rhodes website: https://www.rhodes.edu/bio/jeffrey-jackson

Twitter: @JeffreyHJackson

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Paris-Under-Water-143128271359

Paper Bullets: book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HLjNSzvakw

Buy the book: https://www.novelmemphis.com/book/9781616209162

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It's literally sickening. In this episode Lindsay Valenty talks to Anne Marie about how deadly it was to live during the Victorian era. From toxic Scheele's Green to ballerinas on fire...literally, find out some of the many ways the Victorians were hell bent on destroying themselves on this

Lindsay Valenty is the host of "Ye Olde Crime" podcast, where she and her sister Madison discuss the funny, strange, and obscure crimes that took place before the 1900's. She's also one of the co-hosts of "Pineapple Pizza Podcast," which shares the myths, cryptids, and urban legends of different countries around the world.

Resources

Website: Ye Olde Crime Podcast: https://www.yeoldecrimepodcast.com
Twitter: @yeoldecrimepod
Instagram: @yeoldecrimepodcast

Scheele's Green: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/02/scheeles-green-the-color-of-fake-foliage-and-death/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheele%27s_Green

Episodes Mentioned in the Show
Ye Olde Crime Podcast
Wig Snatching Episode:
Ching Shih Episode: Terror of South China: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061?i=1000486533552
Elizabeth Báthory Episode: Forever Young Episode: https://www.yeoldecrimepodcast.com/episodes/36-elisabeth-bathory

Armchair Historians:
Loving Episode: Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell, Loving...: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/armchair-historians/id1510128761?i=1000501937814



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In this episode, Anne Marie talks to DC By Foot tour guide Melissa Gilbert. Melissa specializes in the Ghosts of Georgetown and shares some of the DC neighborhood's scary tales with us today.

Originally from Bullhead City, Arizona, the unceded lands of the Pipa Aha Macav, Melissa Leigh Gilbert has spent her career working in Theater Arts and Education but a lifetime of pursuing the arts as they relate to the human experience. Her work as designer, artisan, and educator has spanned numerous genres, disciplines, and locations. 

With Theatre as her primary medium, Costume Design had been the dominant focus of her career. The arc of her work and her design philosophies reflect her Liberal Arts education at Randolph-Macon Woman's College where she received her BFA. While completing her MFA at the University of Iowa she was able to expand her repertoire to include Scenic Art and Design. Both institutions allowed her the opportunity to work abroad in England. In undergrad Melissa studied at the University of Reading as part of the 'World in Britain' program. While in graduate school she returned for a research project which included a tailoring course at the Arts University Bournemouth and worked with Mahogany on costumes for Notting Hill Carnival. 

With a personal and pedagogical emphasis on process and analysis Melissa casts a wide net in regards to her research and influences but relishes the opportunity to edit with collaborators. Melissa maintains a firm belief that one's first idea is never one's best and can always be improved through collaboration, critique, and experimentation. As an educator she encourages experiential learning and is an avid proponent of the Liz Lerman Critical Response Technique, not only in her curriculum but throughout her own creative process. 

Melissa is currently the Wardrobe Supervisor and Costume Associate at the Olney Theatre Center, on the unceded lands of the Piscataway Conoy. She is the Co-Chair of the Social Committee.

 She enjoys baking bread, making pickles, hiking, water aerobics, and spending time with her Cat, Blake The Shake-Gilbert. Melissa also moonlights as a DC Tour Guide. She specializes in Ghosts, Murder, and the historically underrepresented.

Resources
Tour Guide Website: freetoursbyfoot.com/washington-dc-ghost-tours/
Instagram: @melissa.on.foot
Website: https://melissaleighgilbert.com
Cat: @blaketheshake
E.D.E.N. Southworth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._D._E._N._Southworth
River Front Times article, by Chad Garrison, The True Story of the Exorcist House: https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/hell-of-a-house/Content?oid=2491650

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Welcome to episode five of our 2021 Halloween Season Series! This one promises to scare the living daylights out of you.  In this episode,  Anne Marie talks to fellow history podcaster Craig Baird who tells us the tail of the Valley of the Headless Men. Steeped in lore and legend, this isolated valley is situated in Nahani National Park Reserve along the Nahanni River in the Northwest Territories of Canada. 

Craig is the host of several podcasts, including Canadian History Ehx and From John to Justin.

He loves Canadian history and has ever since he was a child. Craig says "too often our history is not known because we are overshadowed by American, British or world history. Canada has a history that is interesting and deep and it is my goal with my videos and podcast to spread that history."

Resources

Canadian History Ehx: website: https://canadaehx.com

CHE episodes mentioned
Mary Two-Axe Earley: https://canadaehx.com/2021/09/11/mary-two-axe-earley/
The Shawinigan Handshake: https://canadaehx.com/2021/02/06/the-shawinigan-handshake/
Mr. Dressup: https://canadaehx.com/2020/11/28/mr-dressup/
The Beachcombers: https://canadaehx.com/2020/09/26/the-beachcombers/
History of Picture Butte: https://canadaehx.com/2021/09/13/the-history-of-picture-butte/

On Twitter: @CraigBaird

From John to Justin podcast

On Instagram: @bairdo37


Pierre Berton:  Author of Canadian History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Berton

Maclean's Magazine Article: Valley of Mystery by Pierre Berton, March 15, 1947: https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1947/3/15/valley-of-mystery

McLeod Brothers: https://nahanni.com/blog/river-stories-the-mcleod-brothers-three/

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This is the fourth episode of our 2021 Halloween Season series 👻🧛‍♀️ In this episode, Lauren McDonough, cohost of Operation History,  tells us about the nineteenth-century vampire scare of Rhode Island. Yep, you heard me right, vampire scare!

Lauren describes herself as a 20-something corn miller with a master's in colonial American history. She is one of four cohosts of the podcast Operation History, a podcast where four history majors come together to discuss, debate, and educate all matters of history. Topics range from the dawn of time to the end of the 20th century (and everywhere in between).

Resources

Operation History

Twitter: @OperationHist

Website: https://operationhistorypodcast.wordpress.com

Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires, by Michael E. Bell

Episodes mentioned:

Spooky New England Folklore and History:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/5aPtErUDKXJLAKePcyagsR

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