Episode 1: The New York State Fair 1890-Present

S5E3: "Survivors: The things we hold onto and collect in storage units"I met with Tony, cohost of the podcast "Storage Unit 217," at the AES Ephemera Fair earlier this year, and we got to talking about our shared interest in helping otherwise forgotten pieces of the past survive as long as possible.Learn more about EPS To Go! and join the conversation at everything-history.com

S5E2: "Age of Enlightenment: Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson as a document of history"Gibby sat down with me at this year's Makers Fest at the Children's Museum of New Hampshire to talk about Calvin and Hobbes and the comic strip's role as a document of the era in which it ran.Learn more about EPS To Go! at everything-history.com/epstogoJoin the discussion at everything-history.com.#history #popculture #calvinandhobbes #comicstrip #sundaycomics #dailycomics 

Season Premiere! S5E1: "All's Fair: The New York State Fair as a living document of the 19th century"I spoke with Jason, a teacher with the NYS OCFS, about the significance of the New York State Fair to Central New York's history and identity.Learn more about EPS To Go! at everything-history.com/epstogoJoin the discussion at everything-history.com.#NYSFair #History #popculture #newyorkhistory #Fair

SEASON FINALE!  S4E50: "Never Forget What They Did Here: The Battle of Gettysburg, and its legacy' as primary sources"Picking up where episode 38 of this season left off, Danielle and I dissect the Battle of Gettysburg--what it connects to in other parts of American History, and its legacy as reflections of different time periods since July 1-3, 1863.Would you like to add your ideas to this conversation? Visit everything-history.com/classroom/epsproject to involve your voice in the dialogue.#history #popculture #civilwar #battleofgettysburg #gettysburg

S4E49: "Magic Moments: Walt Disney World Silhouette Portrait Souvenirs as Primary Sources"I met with Lenore at the Ephemera Fair this past Winter and we talked about the Walt Disney World silhouette portrait souvenir I had on display, something she and her siblings had made when visiting the park in the 1970s.  Although Walt Disney had passed away by the time his company's second park opened that decade, these kinds of souvenirs (which, despite what I report on the podcast, you can still have made), and the Main Street USA section of the park where they can be found, are reminders of his affinity for the simplicity of early 20th Century America.  Lenore and I talk about this trait of Disney's parks as they act as an anchor of sorts, balancing out the high-tech imagineering taking place elsewhere on the same property.#disney #popculture #history #waltdisneyworld #disneyworld #early20thcentury

S4E48: "A Literal Deep-Dive: Scuba diving as a document of modern history"I met Paul at the Ephemera Fair in Greenwich Conn. this past Winter as he was looking to learn about some financial documents that have been in his family since the mid 19th century.  A "Diver's Log" in my collection caught his eye and so we ended up doing a deep dive on the underwater archaeology activity that he is quite familiar with.  #history #popculture #scuba #ephemera #deepdive

S4E47: "Ciencia Publica: Analyzing Popular Science magazine as a primary source"Sylvia is an archivist and a practitioner of material culture analysis.  I was delighted to speak with her a few months ago at the Ephemera Fair in Old Greenwich Connecticut regarding a 1931 issue of Popular Science (or cover thereof) that a student gifted me last year.  In the ultimate coincidence, we just happened to be having our discussion in the former home of Conde Nast publishing, the maker of several popular magazine titles of the 20th century, including Glamour, Vogue, House & Garden, and Vanity Fair.Add to the conversation at everything-history.com/classroom/epsproject#magazines #popularscience #1920s #1930s #history #popculture

S4E46: "In Memorial: ' A Young Man on the Front Line' as a Primary SourceI caught up with Elaine Makas last Fall at the NCSS conference in Boston where she was promoting her book,  A Young Man on the Front Line: Lessons of War.  It is a World War II story following the experiences in the conflict and afterwards by her father, Sgt. Chris Makas.  We discuss not only how his generation and how they handled the crisis that was World War II is a reflection of time and place, but the practice of memorializing them through films, audio and books is a indicator of who we are in the modern era, too.#wwii #memorialday #memoirs #history #popculture

S4E45: "Highways and Byways: Gas station roadmaps of the 20th century as primary sources."Chris has a fondness for the many road trips he and his family took when he was growing up in the second half of the 20th century.  Perhaps it was collecting and studying the maps they picked up at gas stations which propelled him to a career in graphic design.  Even if it didn't, we had a great conversation this past winter at the Ephemera Fair based on the stack of glove-compartment maps I brought along.Join the conversation at everything-history.com/classroom/epsproject#highway #roadsideamericana #byways #roadtrip #memorialdayweekend #roadside #popculture #history

S4E44: "Gilbert & Salmonsen Present 'Space Opera': The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy as documents of their time"I met Gilbert, a social studies teacher in Louisiana, at the NCSS conference in Boston last year.  While Star Wars has been a consistent topic on this podcast, the prequel trilogy has yet to be covered, so Gilbert and I remedied that.  These movies certainly have their flaws, but just like everything else, they are still very telling of time and place. Take part in the conversation at everything-history.com  #starwars #prequels #starwarsprequeltrilogy #starwarsprequels #episodeI #episodeII #episodeIII #Starwarsday #mayforce #may4thbewithyou #history #popculture #modernhistory