The written word, particularly at a time when families are frequently separated for the first time and they have provided the information that you need to not only understand the family networks, but the Community Networks and the Postal Network and whats happening geopolitically in the United States during the civil war. So really looking forward to this talk. Lynn heidelberg is a curator here at the Smithsonian National postal museum. Shes specializes in the history of u. S. Postal service and has published essays and created several exhibits, specifically in this case on military mail, including mail call, which you can visit out in the gallery floor as well as my fellow soldiers letters from world war one, for which she received the smithson sheehan secretarys Research Prize in 2018. Thomas halon curates the lighter than air collections, including balloons, lamps and airships at the Smithsonian National air and space museum. His research focuses on ballooning in the civil war, as w
now it is my distinct pleasure to introduce this book and its editors. tom and lynn. the walters family letters are here at the national postal museum, and they are really at the heart of this book. and one of the wonderful things about the way that they have organized this book is that the letters really pull you in to a period 160 years ago and help you understand the centrality of the written word, particularly at a time when families are frequently separated for the first time and they have provided the information that you need to not only understand the family networks, but the community networks and the postal network and what s happening geopolitically in the united states during the civil war. so really looking forward to this talk. lynn heidelberg is a curator here at the smithsonian national postal museum. she s specializes in the history of u.s. postal service and has published essays and created several exhibits, specifically in this case on military mail, includ
to introduce this book and its editors. tom and lynn. the walters family letters are here at the national postal museum, and they are really at the heart of this book. and one of the wonderful things about the way that they have organized this book is that the letters really pull you in to a period 160 years ago and help you understand the centrality of the written word, particularly at a time when families are frequently separated for the first time and they have provided the information that you need to not only understand the family networks, but the community networks and the postal network and what s happening geopolitically in the united states during the civil war. so really looking forward to this talk. lynn heidelberg is a curator here at the smithsonian national postal museum. she s specializes in the history of u.s. postal service and has published essays and created several exhibits, specifically in this case on military mail, including mail call, which you can vi
now it is my distinct pleasure to introduce this book and its editors. tom and lynn. the walters family letters are here at the national postal museum, and they are really at the heart of this book. and one of the wonderful things about the way that they have organized this book is that the letters really pull you in to a period 160 years ago and help you understand the centrality of the written word, particularly at a time when families are frequently separated for the first time and they have provided the information that you need to not only understand the family networks, but the community networks and the postal network and what s happening geopolitically in the united states during the civil war. so really looking forward to this talk. lynn heidelberg is a curator here at the smithsonian national postal museum. she s specializes in the history of u.s. postal service and has published essays and created several exhibits, specifically in this case on military mail, includ