Preservation Technology Podcast

Preservation Technology Podcast episodes:

• 04.23.2024

  All that She Carried

  Megan Reed speaks with Tiya Miles about her book "All that She Caried" and Tiya's deep dive into the history of an object to tell a family's story.

  
• 04.09.2024

  Water Conservation and Use in the Western United States

  Catherine Coopers speaks with Bob Crifasi about cultural and technological approaches to water conservation and use in the Western United States.

  
• 03.26.2024

  National Monuments and Contested Land

  Catherine Cooper speaks with McKenzie Long about National Monuments and why some are more contested than others.

  
• 03.12.2024

  Too Much Stuff

  Tad Britt and Sadie Schoeffler Whitehurst speak with Peter Bleed, a retired professor of anthropology from the University of Nebraska, about creation, use, and management of archaeological collections.

  
• 02.27.2024

  Cultural Impacts of the Apollo Program

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Bret Bennington and Rodney Hill, professors at Hofstra University about the far-ranging cultural importance and impacts of the Apollo Program.

  
• 01.30.2024

  Communities of Ludlow

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Fawn-Amber Montoya and Karin Larkin about the history of the Ludlow Massacre and their involvement with the history and the community.

  
• 01.16.2024

  Voices from Bears Ears

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Rebecca Robinson and Steve Strom about listening to and sharing the various opinions surrounding the formation of Bears Ears National Monument.

  
• 01.02.2024

  Creating Inclusive Museums

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Dr. Porchia Moore, Dr. Rose Paquet, and Aletheia Wittman about advocating for and building inclusive museums.

  
• 12.19.2023

  Uncovering the Work of Sara Plummer Lemmon, a Forgotten Botanist

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Wynne Brown, who has been researching the life and work of Sara Plummer Lemmon, and championing the conservation of her scientific illustrations.

  
• 12.05.2023

  Writing about Louisiana Culture

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Jenny Keegan, the Trade Acquisitions editor at LSU Press, about curating a book series about unique aspects of Louisiana culture and history.

  
• 11.21.2023

  Historical Archaeology and Indigenous Collaboration

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Rae Gould, Holly Herbster, Steve Mrozowski, and Heather Law Pezzarossi about centering indigenous collaboration in their archaeological work in New England.

  
• 11.07.2023

  Archaeological Field School at Kisatchie National Forest

  Sadie Schoeffler Whitehurst speaks with Erlend Johnson, from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana Public Archaeology Lab, and Matt Helmer, Forest Archaeologist for Kisatchie National Forest, about archaeological explorations at Kisatchie National Forest.

  
• 10.24.2023

  Organic Residue Analysis of Archaeological Pottery

  Sadie Schoeffler Whitehurst speaks with Nora Reber about her book An Archaeologist’s Guide to Organic Residues in Pottery

  
• 10.10.2023

  Southern Pine Beetles and Archeological Site Modeling

  Sadie Schoeffler Whitehurst talks with Dr. Zac Selden about his NCPTT Grant research on archaeological site modeling for the Sabine National Forest in advance preparation of the southern pine beetle.

  
• 09.26.2023

  Preserving History in Maison Creole de Freetown in Lafayette, Louisiana

  Sadie Schoeffler Whitehurst speaks with Erica Fox about the work of the cultural and history center, Maison Creole de Freetown in Lafayette, Louisiana.

  
• 09.12.2023

  Activism in Archaeology

  Megan Reed talks with Dr. Christopher Barton about practicing activism through archaeology.

  
• 08.29.2023

  Preserving and Sharing the Story of Women's Suffrage

  Jason Church talks with Joanne Westbrook about preserving and presenting the National Women's Party collections at the Belmont-Paul House. "...the National Women's Party has actually been collecting since the 19-teens, when they were lobbying Congress for the right, for women's suffrage....

  
• 08.15.2023

  Pursuing a Career in Preservation Horticulture

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Erin Fogarty about starting a career in preservation horticulture and her current project at Massachusetts Horticultural Society.

  
• 08.01.2023

  Increasing Access to Primary Materials through Digital Portals

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Jake Mangum about working on the Portal to Texas History.

  
• 07.18.2023

  Analyzing Art Materials Used by Franz Kline

  Catherine Cooper talks with Cory Rogge about Franz Kline's art and examining the materials he used.

  
• 07.04.2023

  Stories of Colorado Women Serving in WWII

  NCPTT's Catherine Cooper speaks with Gail Beaton about her deep dive into collecting the stories of Colorado women who served both abroad and at home during WWII.

  
• 06.20.2023

  Telling Stories in Museums

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Adina Langer about how people approach telling stories through museum exhibits.

  
• 06.06.2023

  Presenting challenging histories at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Felicia Williamson, Director of Library and Archives at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum about collecting and presenting challenging histories.

  
• 05.23.2023

  50 Years of Remembering the Up Stairs Lounge Fire

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Bobby Fieseler about writing "Tinderbox" and the importance of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire in LGBT activism as we come up to the 50th anniversary of the fire.

  
• 05.09.2023

  Sharing the Memoir of a Japanese Draft Resister of Conscience during WWII

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Gail Kuromiya and Art Hansen about the importance of Yosh Kuromiya's memoir and sharing it broadly through publication.

  
• 04.25.2023

  The Past and Future of UNESCO World Heritage After 50 Years

  Sadie S. Whitehurst speaks with Lynn Meskell about the past and future of UNESCO and World Heritage Site designations.

  
• 04.11.2023

  Exploring Non-Destructive Analysis of Ceramics

  NCPTT's Sadie Schoeffler Whitehurst speaks with Chandra Reedy about her project to test the applications of Mirage OPTIR microscopy to non-destructive analysis of ceramics.

  
• 03.28.2023

  Interpreting History with the Slave Dwelling Project

  Jason Church speaks with Joe McGill about the Slave Dwelling Project and the importance of how we interpret and share history.

  
• 03.14.2023

  Cherie Quarters

  Jason Church talks with Ruth Laney about her book, Cherie Quarters: The Place and the People who Inspired Ernest J. Gaines.

  
• 02.28.2023

  Dutton's Dirty Diggers

  Jason Church talks with Kay Fowler about Bertha Dutton's Girl Scout Archaeology Camps of the 1940s and 1950s.

  
• 02.14.2023

  Stewart Butler's Legacy of LGBT+ Activism

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Frank Perez about Stewart Butler and his LGBT+ and Civil Rights activism.

  
• 01.31.2023

  Practicing Engaged Archaeology

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Sarah Herr and Kelley Hays-Gilpin about different ways archaeologists are practicing engaged archaeology in the American Southwest.

  
• 12.06.2022

  Archaeological Exploration of Material Production

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Dr. Chris Fennell about industrial archaeology

  
• 11.17.2022

  Reimagining Historic House Museums

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Max van Balgooy and Ken Turino about approaches and solutions to solve challenges facing historic house museums.

  
• 10.29.2022

  The Mystique of Florida's Key Marco Cat (Episode 118)

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Austin Bell about the Key Marco Cat, an artifact from Marco Island Florida with a long and storied history.

  
• 10.15.2022

  Sharing the Birthplace of Kermit the Frog (Episode 117)

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Stephanie, a volunteer at the Jim Henson Boyhood Exhibit, Birthplace of the Frog.

  
• 09.29.2022

  Uncovering the gardens at Amache (Episode 116)

  Dr. Catherine Cooper speaks with Dr. Bonnie Clark about excavations of the gardens at the Amache WWII Incarceration Camp

  
• 09.15.2022

  Book Publishing in Cultural Heritage (Episode 115)

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Mary Puckett, associate acquisitions editor at the University Press of Florida

  
• 08.26.2022

  Conserving a Building and Continuing a Mission at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (Episode 114)

  Dr. Catherine Cooper speaks with Gordon Umbarger and Sandra Vicchio about the ongoing building renovations at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

  
• 08.04.2022

  Stories of Women in Archaeology (Episode 113)

  Dr. Catherine Cooper speaks with Suzy Eskenazi and Dr. Nicole Herzog about their book "With Grit and Determination: A Century of Change for Women in Great Basin and American Archaeology"

  
• 06.21.2022

  Sharing Experiences with the Louisiana Trans Oral History Project (Episode 112)

  Dr. Catherine Cooper speaks with Sophie Ziegler about the Louisiana Trans Oral History Project

  
• 06.16.2022

  Stories from the Mississippi Delta Chinese Heritage Museum (Episode 111)

  Catherine Cooper speaks with leaders of the Mississippi Delta Chinese Heritage Museum about the stories shared and made there.

  
• 05.23.2022

  Creating the Mississippi Delta Chinese Heritage Museum (Episode 110)

  Dr. Catherine Cooper speaks with board members of the Mississippi Delta Chinese Heritage Museum in Cleveland, Mississippi about the creation, purpose and growth of the museum.

  
• 02.14.2022

  Expanding the Louisiana Digital Library Collections with the Y’ALL Award (Episode 109)

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Sophie Ziegler and Leah Duncan at the Louisiana State University Library about their work on the Y'ALL initiative to increase the diversity of the Louisiana Digital Library holdings.

  
• 01.25.2022

  Setting up Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park with Chris Collins (Episode 108)

  Catherine Cooper speaks with Superintendent Chris Collins about the establishment of Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park

  
• 11.24.2021

  "Why Keep That?" Examining WWI through Memorabilia (Episode 107)

  Dr. Catherine Cooper, Research Scientist at NCPTT, speaking with Stacie Petersen, Director of Exhibitions and Registrar at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, about the “Why Keep That?” exhibit.

  
• 09.29.2021

  Examining Hélio Oiticica’s Pigments (Episode 106)

  Cory Rogge, the Andrew W. Mellon Research Scientist at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Menil Collection. In this podcast, they talk about Cory’s work examining the pigments and works of Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica

  
• 09.03.2021

  Conservation and Community Use: the Collection Access Program at the Museum of Anthropology (Episode 105)

  Heidi Swierenga, Senior Conservator at the Museum of Anthropology--frequently called MOA--in Vancouver, British Columbia. In this podcast they talk about MOA's Collections Access Program.

  
• 08.27.2021

  Discussing the Display of Mummies with Curator Gina Borromeo (Episode 102)

  Dr. Gina Borromeo, Curator of Ancient Art at the Rhode Island School of Design Art Museum. In this podcast, they talk about Gina’s work on redesigning the RISD Museum’s Egyptian Art exhibit and the museum’s decision to rehouse the mummy,...

  
• 07.21.2021

  Dr. Jennifer Kramer, “Shake Up: Preserving What We Value” (Episode 104)

  Today we join Catherine Cooper as she speaks with Dr. Jennifer Kramer, who holds a joint position at the Museum of Anthropology--frequently called MOA--and the Department of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. In this podcast they talk about...