Jessie Ackermann was probably the most traveled woman in the Victorian era, conducting eight world tours and visiting every continent except Antarctica. But these weren't leisure trips. Jessie was on a mission.

Episode 5: Jessie Ackermann

“Recollections” is a podcast that explores history and culture through the collections of the B. Carroll Reece Museum. Each episode highlights an artifact at the Reece Museum and uses research and interviews with experts to investigate the stories and cultural themes connected to that artifact. Five-to-ten minutes long, these short form episodes are a curated exploration of some of the items that make up the museum’s impressive collection of nearly 25,000 artifacts.

The Museum is located on the campus of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee and is a unit of CASS, the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services.

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“Recollections” is a podcast that explores history and culture through the collections of the B. Carroll Reece Museum. Each episode highlights an artifact at the Reece Museum and uses research and interviews with experts to investigate the stories and cultural themes connected to that artifact. Five-to-ten minutes long, these short form episodes are a curated exploration of some of the items that make up the museum’s impressive collection of nearly 25,000 artifacts. The Museum is located on the campus of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee and is a unit of CASS, the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services.

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Episode 5: Jessie Ackermann

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