Stories New & Old

In this episode Alyssa shares the story of the rise and fall of snuffboxes as an art form and status symbol.

You’ll learn about the origin of snuffboxes, the popular materials and designs used, and some notable snuffboxes that call The Metropolitan Museum of Art home.

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In this episode Alyssa shares the story of lotteries in the early United States.

You’ll get to learn about Founding Fathers who were involved in lotteries, the scandals that plagued lotteries as they grew in popularity, and how they even contributed to setting a legal precedent.

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Original lottery blog post

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In this episode Alyssa shares the story of how she uses history to decide where she wants to travel next.

You’ll learn about the trip she's taking now and how to gather inspiration for your travels.

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John Adams Amsterdam podcast episode

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In this episode Alyssa shares the story of libraries from the dawn of time to early America.

You’ll learn about how libraries evolved over the years, how clubs formed around sharing knowledge, and how people throughout time have been resilient in their pursuit of books.

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Bower Boys podcast episode on Andrew Carnegie and libraries

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In this episode Alyssa shares the story of Old Captain “Fish Hook” Mulford.

You’ll learn about the history of the whaling industry in early America, the lengths Captain Mulford was willing to go to fight for the rights of whalers against the British Crown, and his ingenious way of preventing pick pocketing.

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Episode 10, John Adams

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In this episode Alyssa shares the story of Luigi Palma di Cesnola, the first director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

You’ll learn about his adventures as a war hero, his excavation and collecting that put him on the map, and a special story about what days the museum is open and what Luigi thought about it all.

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*Rogues' Gallery The Secret History of the Moguls and the Money that Made the Metropolitan Museum* by Michael Gross

The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Howard Hibbard

Making The Met by Andrea Bayer and Laura D Corey

Podcast episode about The Met

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In this episode Alyssa shares the story of John Adams securing a loan from the Dutch during the American Revolution.

You’ll learn about who John Adams was, the characteristics that made him the best revolutionary, and why he should be more highly valued for his contributions.

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In this episode Alyssa shares the story of Robert Moses.

You’ll learn about who Robert Moses was, his impact on New York, his portrayal in media, and a story that illustrates just how much he was willing to do to accomplish his goals.

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Robert Moses podcast episodes from The Bowery Boys

Coming Face to Face with Robert A. Caro blog post

The Ballad of Robert Moses by John Forster

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In this episode Alyssa shares the story of how women got the right to vote in the United States.

You’ll learn about the deciding vote cast by a man in Tennessee, how women tried to bribe and sway the legislature, and how voting fraud ran rampant in New Jersey in the early 1800s.

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Blog post - The Wild, True Story of the Vote for Women

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In this episode Alyssa shares the story of Martha Gellhorn - a reporter, author, and adventurer, who just so happens to be the 3rd wife of Ernest Hemingway.

You’ll learn about how she became friends with Eleanor Rosevelt, her adventures as a war correspondent, and how she was the only woman at the D-Day invasion.

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Blog post - The Woman Who is More Than a Footnote in Ernest Hemingway’s Life

Town & Country article

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