Interwoven

Interwoven

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Interwoven episodes

  • Isaac Allerton: Mayflower, Merchant, and Magistrate in the 17th-century Atlantic World
    You may be familiar with some of the more famous Plymouth Colony names like William Bradford, William Brewster, or Miles Standish; but few know much about Isaac Allerton - an enigmatic man who rose to prominence in Plymouth, Marblehead, New Haven, and New Netherlands between 1620 and 1659.
    In this episode, host Hilary Goodnow spoke with historians David Furlow and Lisa Pennington who are working to unravel the mystery of Isaac Allerton and his family across the 17th-century Atlantic World.
    49 min
  • Restoring a National Icon: Part II
    The Interwoven team is back at Mayflower II to catch up with Whit Perry, Director of Maritime Preservation and Operations for Plimoth Plantation and Matt Barnes, lead shipwright on the Mayflower II Restoration Project at Mystic Seaport's Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. They shared exciting updates on the restoration process that have occurred since our last interview in March 2017 and introduced us to some of the project's amazing collaborators.
    Restoring an Icon: Part I is available to download or stream from iTunes and on SoundCloud. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services Museums for America grant number MA-30-16-0166-16.
    29 min
  • Mayflower Memories: From Provincetown To Plymouth
    Sixty years ago, the Mayflower II arrived in Plymouth Harbor after a 55-day sea voyage. She was greeted by a crowd of tens of thousands of spectators. One spectator was Linda Cabot Black who saw the ship first in Provincetown then drove all the way to Plymouth to see her again. In this special soundbite from Interwoven, Ms. Black shares her Mayflower Memories with Plimoth Plantation staff.
    9 min
  • Modern Native Voices: Elaine Yellow Horse (Oglala Lakota)
    What does it mean to be Native/Indian/indigenous/first people in 2017? For this new series of conversations with a diverse group of Native political, educational, and cultural leaders from across the country, ​​Interwoven host Hilary Goodnow spoke with Elaine Yellow Horse, a tribal prosecutor for the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota​,​ about the importance of community, tradition, and restorative justice.
    29 min
  • Modern Native Voices: Dr. Cedric Woods (Lumbee)
    What does it mean to be Native/Indian/indigenous/first people in 2017? As the first in a series of conversations with a diverse group of Native political, educational, and cultural leaders from across the country, Interwoven host Hilary Goodnow talks with Dr. Cedric Woods (Lumbee), Trustee of Plimoth Plantation and ​the ​Founding Director of the Institute for New England Native American Studies at University of Massachusetts, Boston.
    26 min
  • Mayflower Memories: Taking Photos from a Blimp
    During its sail In 1957, when Mayflower II neared Plymouth, Massachusetts, a US Navy blimp hovered above taking pictures. The photographer aboard the blimp was Clarence Goguen. Mr. Goguen visited with Plimoth Plantation staff to share his one-of-a-kind story.
    9 min
  • Restoring a National Icon: Part I
    Podcast host Hilary Goodnow talks with Whit Perry, Director of Maritime Preservation and Operations at Plimoth Plantation, about the on-going restoration of Mayflower II. Whit details aspects of the wooden boat restoration process and shares some of the challenges and joys he's encountered along the way. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services Museums for America grant number MA-30-16-0166-16.
    34 min
  • Grist for the Mill
    Host Hilary Goodnow, takes listeners behind the scenes at Plimoth Plantation’s newest living history exhibit - the Plimoth Grist Mill! Millers Kim VanWormer and Matt Tavares discuss the history, science and technology of grain milling in the 17th century and share their passions for heirloom grains, green energy, and historic trades.
    39 min

About Interwoven

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Interwoven is a podcast from Plimoth Patuxet Museums, the Nation’s premier living history museum. In each episode, we explore the ways stories weave through generations, communities and cultures to inform our contemporary lives. Rooted deep in the 17th century, Interwoven expands beyond the relationships between the Wampanoag people and the Pilgrims to discuss larger cross-cultural interactions of the varied people who lived along these shores of change.