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Bonus Episode: Curating Tennessee with Patrick Hollis

In our previous episode, Patrick Hollis, the executive director and curator at Mabry-Hazen House in Knoxville, Tennessee, talked about everyday objects that open discussions about the lived experiences of all the historic house’s past residents. In this short bonus episode, you’ll hear his ideas about what would flabbergast America’s revolutionaries.-- This episode is part of By the People: Conversations Beyond 250, a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.  This project is also funded under an agreement with the State of Tennessee administered by the Tennessee Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial.

Curating Tennessee with Patrick Hollis

In this episode of our special series Curating Tennessee: 1776-2076, we're joined by Patrick Hollis, the Executive Director and Curator at Mabry-Hazen House in Knoxville, Tennessee. This episode is part of By the People: Conversations Beyond 250, a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. This project is also funded under an agreement with the State of Tennessee administered by the Tennessee Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial.

Bonus Episode: Curating Tennessee at Red Clay State Park

In our previous episode, Erin Medley and Aubrey Michaels from Red Clay State Park in Cleveland, Tennessee, discussed how they utilize their park’s landscape and programming to create a more perfect union. In this short bonus episode, you’ll hear them discuss a museum interactive America’s founding fathers couldn’t have imagined. This episode is part of By the People: Conversations Beyond 250, a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.  This project is also funded under an agreement with the State of Tennessee administered by the Tennessee Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial.

Curating Tennessee at Red Clay State Park

In this episode of our special series Curating Tennessee: 1776-2076, we're joined by Erin Medley, the Park Manager at Red Clay State Park in Cleveland, Tennessee, and Aubrey Michaels, one of the park’s interpretive rangers. This episode is part of By the People: Conversations Beyond 250, a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. This project is also funded under an agreement with the State of Tennessee administered by the Tennessee Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial.

Bonus Episode: Curating Tennessee with Tonya Staggs

In our previous episode, you heard Tonya Staggs, the Executive Director of Historic Castalian Springs in Sumner County, Tennessee, share objects from their historic house museum that speak to the process of creating a more perfect union. In this short bonus episode, you'll hear her discuss an artifact she believes the founding fathers couldn't have envisioned.This episode is part of By the People: Conversations Beyond 250, a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. This project is also partially funded under an agreement with the State of Tennessee administered by the Tennessee Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial.