Join us for this week's episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk. In this episode we sit down with museum docent and guest curator Chris Pifer-Foote to discuss her exciting research on Anna Judah.

Anna Judah was influential in building the Transcontinental Railroad. She joined her husband Theodore Judah while he hiked, surveyed, and found the route through the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. While his achievements have been long known and recognized, Chris Pifer-Foote uncovered Anna's crucial role in these expeditions. She often joined him on these trips and painted beautiful water color paintings, sketched the surveyed lands, and complied rare plants into two herbariums. These resources were eventually used to help convince congress to fund the Transcontinental Railroad through the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. This podcast dives into her life, legacy, and offers a glimpse into the research process that led to the California State Railroad Museum's newest exhibit!

To learn more about Anna Judah come and visit her new exhibit at the California State Railroad Museum! The exhibit opens in early May. Follow us for more details coming soon!