Archive of History and Genealogy Programs

• "Earth Day: Antecedents and History" a presentation by Melora Norman on April 22, 2009.
  
  
  • Streaming audio with slides and text chat (runtime 50:54)
  
  
  • downloadable MP3 audiorecording (16.1 MB; runtime 50:54)
  
  
  • slides only
  
  

• "A Brief Introduction to American Environmental History" a presentation by Melora Norman on March 16, 2009.
  
  
  • Streaming audio with slides and text chat (runtime 1:02:11)
  
  
  • downloadable MP3 audiorecording (19.2 MB; runtime 1:02:11)
  
  
  • slides only
  
  

• "The Great Experiment: The Pullman Manufacturing Town," a presentation by Andrew Bullen on February 27, 2009.
  
  
  • Streaming audio with slides and text chat (runtime 1:07:40)
  
  
  • downloadable MP3 audiorecording (21 MB; runtime 1:07:40)
  
  
  • slides only
  
  

• "John L. Sullivan: The World's First Gloved Heavyweight Champion," . a talk given by author Adam Pollack on February 8, 2009. Sponsored by the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida.
  
  
  • Streaming audio of the Sullivan lecture (runtime 59:17)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording of the Barnum lecture (17.6 MB file; runtime 59:17)
  
  

• "IDA: The Illinois Digital Archives," a presentation by Alyce Scott on February 6, 2009.
  
  
  • Streaming audio with slides and text chat (runtime 51:09)
  
  
  • downloadable MP3 audiorecording (15.4 MB; runtime 51:09)
  
  
  • slides only
  
  

• "Barnum: The Greatest Showman in America," . a talk given by author Philip B. Kunhardt, III on January 4, 2009. Sponsored by the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida.
  
  
  • Streaming audio of the Barnum lecture (runtime 67:32)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording of the Barnum lecture (27.1 MB file; runtime 67:32)
  
  

• Declaring Independence: Beyond the Fourth of July presented by Ken Drexler and Mark Hall from the Library of Congress on July 9, 2008.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about Declaring Independence (Runtime 51:37)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording about Invisible Ancestors (16 MB file; Runtime 51:37)
  
  
  • Resource guide to selected digital resources at the Library of Congress about Declaring Independence

• Invisible Ancestors: Ideas & Strategies for Recreating Their Stories presented by Anne Toohey, Judy Graves, and Peter Armenti from the Library of Congress on June 18, 2008.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about Invisible Ancestors (Runtime 58:07)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording about Invisible Ancestors (18.5 MB file; Runtime 58:07)
  
  
  • Resource guide to selected digital resources at the Library of Congress about Invisible Ancestors

• The World of Chocolate presented by Alison Kelly from the Library of Congress on February 13, 2008.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about Chocolate (Runtime 54:49)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording about Chocolate (16.9 MB file; Runtime 54:49)
  
  
  • Resource guide to selected digital resources at the Library of Congress about Chocolate

• "City of Light: The 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo," presented by author Lauren Belfer on February 3, 2008. Sponsored by the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and slides presented during the Belfer lecture (runtime 47:38)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording of the Belfer lecture (14 MB file; runtime 47:38)
  
  
  • Presentation slides of the Belfer lecture
  
  

• General Washington and the Spy Map presented by the librarians from the Library of Congress on January 9, 2008.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about Washington and the Spy Map (Playback time: 55 minutes)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording about Washington and the Spy Map (16.9 MB file; playback time of 55 minutes)
  
  
  • Resource guide to selected digital resources at the Library of Congress about Washington and the Spy Map

• Gifts to the Nation: American Treasures of the Library of Congress presented by the librarians from the Library of Congress on December 12, 2007.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about Gifts to the Nation (Playback time: 55 minutes)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording about Gifts to the Nation (16.9 MB file; playback time of 55 minutes)
  
  
  • Resource guide to selected digital resources at the Library of Congress about Gifts to the Nation

• Genealogy: How to Write to the Courthouse presented by Christine Merseal of the Jefferson County Library in Missouri in November 2007.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides about Writing the Courthouse (Playback time: 55 minutes)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording about Writing the Courthouse (16.8 MB file; playback time of 55 minutes)
  
  
  • PowerPoint slides about Writing the Courthouse

• Through the Eyes of the Sleuth: Setting the Stage for Mystery presented by Emily Howie from the Library of Congress on November 14, 2007.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about Through the Eyes of the Sleuth (Playback time: 55 minutes)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording about Through the Eyes of the Sleuth (16.9 MB file; playback time of 55 minutes)
  
  
  • Resource guide to selected digital resources at the Library of Congress about Through the Eyes of the Sleuth

• Maps of Discovery presented by Ed Redmond from the Library of Congress on October 17, 2007.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about Maps of Discovery (Playback time: 56 minutes)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording about Maps of Discovery (16.9 MB file; playback time of 56 minutes)
  
  
  • Resource guide to selected digital resources at the Library of Congress about Maps of Discovery

• One Woman's Journey: Mary Ringo presented by librarians from the Library of Congress on March 21, 2007.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about Mary Ringo (Playback time: 53 minutes)
  
  
  • original WMA audiorecording about Mary Ringo (8.1 MB file; playback time of 53 minutes)
  
  
  • converted MP3 audiorecording about Mary Ringo (21.3 MB file; playback time of 53 minutes)
  
  
  • Resource guide to selected digital resources at the Library of Congress about Mary Ringo and women's diaries

• James Gilbert on George Pullman's Factory Town and the Panic of 1894 presented on March 4, 2007. Sponsored by the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides about George Pullman's Factory Town and the Panic of 1894 (Playback time: 64 minutes)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording about George Pullman's Factory Town and the Panic of 1894 (14.5 MB file; playback time of 64 minutes)
  
  

• African American Authors Translated into Chinese presented by librarians from the Library of Congress on February 27, 2007.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about African American authors translated into Chinese (Playback time: 56 minutes)
  
  
  • original WMA audiorecording about African American authors translated into Chinese (8.3 MB file; playback time of 56 minutes)
  
  
  • converted MP3 audiorecording about African American authors translated into Chinese (22.4 MB file; playback time of 56 minutes)
  
  
  • Resource guide to selected digital resources at the Library of Congress about African American authors translated into Chinese

• Ellen Cangi on Boss Cox's Cincinnati presented on February 25, 2007. Sponsored by the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides about Boss Cox's Cincinnati (Playback time: 53 minutes)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording about Boss Cox's Cincinnati (12 MB file; playback time of 53 minutes)
  
  

• John Blades on West Palm Beach: Company Town, Servants' Town, or Something Else? presented on February 18, 2007. Sponsored by the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides about West Palm Beach (Playback time: 53 minutes)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording about West Palm Beach (12.2 MB file; playback time of 53 minutes)
  
  

• Kenneth Ackerman on Boss Tweed: The Rise and Fall of the Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York presented on February 11, 2007. Sponsored by the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides about Boss Tweed (Playback time: 67 minutes)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording about Boss Tweed (20 MB file; playback time of 67 minutes)
  
  

• Michael D'Antonio on The Sweetest Company Town Ever Built: Hershey, PA presented on February 4, 2007. Sponsored by the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides about Hershey (Playback time: 93 minutes)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording about Hershey (37.4 MB file; playback time of 93 minutes)
  
  

• Recipes and Cookbooks: A Tasty Window into Our Past presented by librarians from the Library of Congress on December 13, 2006.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about recipes and cookbooks (Playback time: 46 minutes)
  
  
  • original WMA audiorecording about recipes and cookbooks (6.9 MB file; playback time of 46 minutes)
  
  
  • converted MP3 audiorecording about recipes and cookbooks (18.3 MB file; playback time of 46 minutes)
  
  
  • Resource guide to selected digital resources at the Library of Congress about American cookery

• Enduring Outrage: The Editorial and Political Cartoons of Herb Block (Herblock) presented by librarians from the Library of Congress on October 11, 2006.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about the political cartoons of Herb Block (Playback time: 60 minutes)
  
  
  • original WMA audiorecording about the political cartoons of Herb Block (9.1 MB file; playback time of 60 minutes)
  
  
  • converted MP3 audiorecording about the political cartoons of Herb Block (24.2 MB file; playback time of 60 minutes)
  
  
  • Resource Guide to the Political Cartoon Collections at the Library of Congress

• Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story presented by Marion Blumenthal Lazan on September 11, 2006. Sponsored by the Bensenville (Illinois) Community Public Library.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, presentation slides, and webpages visited about Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story (Playback time of 60 minutes.)
  
  
  • original WMA audiorecording about Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story (9.1 MB file; playback time of 60 minutes)
  
  
  • converted MP3 audiorecording about Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story (24.1 MB file; playback time of 60 minutes)
  
  
  • Presentation Slides about Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story

• Family Reunions: Exploring Your Roots presented by librarians from the Library of Congress on June 14, 2006.
  
  
  • original WMA audiorecording about family roots (7.1 MB file; playback time of 47 minutes)
  
  
  • converted MP3 audiorecording about family roots (19 MB file; playback time of 47 minutes)
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about family roots (Playback time: 43 minutes)
  
  
  • Resource Guide to Exploring Your Family Roots

• Poetry On High: A History of U.S. Poets Laureate presented by Peter Armenti and Judy Graves from the Library of Congress on April 12, 2006.
  
  
  • original WMA audiorecording about the history of U.S. Poets Laureate (6.5 MB file; playback time of 43 minutes)
  
  
  • converted MP3 audiorecording about the history of U.S. Poets Laureate (14.9 MB file; playback time of 43 minutes)
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about the history of U.S. Poets Laureate (Playback time: 43 minutes)
  
  
  • Resource Guide to U.S. Poets Laureate

• Irish in America presented by Judy Graves and Peter Armenti from the Library of Congress on March 8, 2006.
  
  
  • original WMA audiorecording about the Irish in America (7 MB file; playback time of 46 minutes)
  
  
  • converted MP3 audiorecording about the Irish in America (15.7 MB file; playback time of 46 minutes)
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about the Irish in America (Playback time: 46 minutes)
  
  
  • Resource Guide to Library of Congress digital resources about the Irish in America

• Lincoln: Ironies, Curiosities & Weird Stuff, presented by Kim Bauer, the Lincoln Curator at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, on February 22, 2006.
  
  
  • original WMA audiorecording about Lincoln (8.3 MB file; playback time of 56 minutes)
  
  
  • converted MP3 audiorecording about Lincoln (19.1 MB file; playback time of 56 minutes)
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides about Lincoln (Playback time: 56 minutes)
  
  
  • PowerPoint slides about Lincoln

• Introducing New Orleans: Its History, Culture, and People presented by the librarians at the Library of Congress on February 15, 2006.
  
  
  • original WMA audiorecording about New Orleans (8.2 MB file; playback time of 55 minutes)
  
  
  • converted MP3 audiorecording about New Orleans (18.8 MB file; playback time of 55 minutes)
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about New Orleans (Playback time: 55 minutes)
  
  
  • Resource Guide to Library of Congress digital resources about New Orleans

• The Civil Rights Movement in America: A Tribute to Rosa Parks presented by the librarians at the Library of Congress on February 6, 2006.
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording about civil rights (15.8 MB file; playback time of 46 minutes)
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about civil rights (Part 1: playback time of 23 minutes)
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about civil rights (Part 2: playback time of 24 minutes)
  
  
  • Resource Guide to Library of Congress digital resources about the Civil Rights Movement

• From Telephone to Ice Cream Cone: Inventions and Their Inventors presented by the librarians at the Library of Congress on October 12, 2005.
  
  
  • WMA audiorecording about American inventions (8.7 MB file; playback time of 59 minutes)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording about American inventions (20.2 MB file; playback time of 59 minutes)
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and webpages visited about American inventions
  
  
  • Resource Guide to Library of Congress digital resources about American inventions

• Cowboys, Buckaroos, Vacqueros - Who Were They, Really? presented by the librarians at the Library of Congress on August 10, 2005.
  
  
  • WMA audiorecording only Cowboys (8 MB file; playback time of 53 minutes)
  
  
  • MP3 audiorecording about Cowboys (15 MB file; playback time of 53 minutes)
  
  
  • Audiorecording, text chat, and webpages visited about Cowboys
  
  
  • Resource Guide to Library of Congress digital resources about Cowboys

• Family Reunions: Exploring Your Roots presented by the librarians at the Library of Congress on June 8, 2005.
  
  
  • Audiorecording only about exploring your family's roots (7.9 MB WMA file; playback time of 52 minutes)
  
  
  • Audiorecording, text chat, and webpages visited about exploring your family's roots
  
  
  • Resource Guide to Library of Congress digital resources for exploring your roots

• Introduction to the Veterans History Project presented by the librarians at the Library of Congress on May 18, 2005.
  
  
  • Audiorecording only about the Veterans History Project (5.3 MB WMA file; playback time of 44 minutes)
  
  
  • Audiorecording, text chat, and webpages visited about the Veterans History Project
  
  
  • Resource Guide to Library of Congress Digital Resources regarding Wars and Conflicts from the Civil War to 9/11

• African-American Genealogy Basics, presented by Jack Simpson from the Newberry Library in Chicago
  
  
  • Audiorecording only of African-American Genealogy, part 1 (5.4 MB WMA file; playback time of 44 minutes)
  
  
  • Audiorecording only of African-American Genealogy, part 2 (1.8 MB WMA file; playback time of 15 minutes)
  
  
  • Audiorecording, text chat, and webpages visited of African-American Genealogy, Part 1
  
  
  • Audiorecording, text chat, and webpages visited of African-American Genealogy, Part 2
  
  
  • Presentation visuals only of African-American Genealogy

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