What is your birthday . Six month, eight day, 1926 are. 26 . How old are you today . I will be 91 this friday. You look too young. What is the secret . Having a good wife and a Good Relationship help tremendously. How long are you married . Will be 66 years on july 16. 66 years, where were you born . I was born in the state of washington. In 1926. Family me about your growing up. Came from North Carolina. I came from North Carolina area i have been in two states. How about schools . Highonne school. It has been torn down, it is gone. In the state of washington . It is in North Carolina. When did you graduate . 1945. Since you are born in 1926, you went through the Great Depression. You were four years old when the Great Depression occurs, how was it . My dad was working for the railroad. He got laid off. We lived on a farm in North Carolina. Must be hard. I didnt hear you. Must be hard. It was. Later got a tractor but it was after i left. Im the middle kid of two brothers, one older an
Abraham lincolns hand. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this took place virtually, and the New York Historical society provided the video. Good evening, everyone. It is my absolute delight and pleasure to have the opportunity to speak with my good friend and professional colleague Harold Holzer. And as we said, please feel free to use the q a button at the bottom or the top of the screen and well get to as many questions toward the end. Lets turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. And might we see the cover of our book, civil war in 50 objects. In the museum realm, particularly the history museum, the art, objects, and documents on display have the power to stand in for a larger historical narrative conveying so much more than what is structurally defining of that object itself. But harold, what about our book civil war in 50 objects . How did this come about, and how effective is it at conveying the narrative of the civil war in 50 objects . Its kind of
Publication the civil war in 50 objects. In this program they discuss documents related to slavery, abolition and recruising freedman to the union army. So now i would like to turn our to some objects to help us describe the civil war. As a curator in the museum realm, particularly the history museum, i am always struck by how art objects, documents on display, have the power to stand in for larger historical narratives, than what they are structurally defined by in an object. For those of you who missed last weeks program, lets talk about this book. How did it come about and how effective do you think it is at the narrative suite of the civil war in only 50 objects . Well, it came about as i confess last week because louise mirror asked me to undertake the project for the Historical Society. And it was a lucky day for me. And you remember we got to see three times 50 objects, an array before us on some conference tables in the Historical Society so it was a matter of picturing represe
Artifacts featured in their joint publication. In this, they discuss objects relateded to the july 1863 draft riots in new york city. This conversation took place online due to the coronavirus pandemic. The New York Historical society provided the video. Good evening, everyone. Im delighted to again have the opportunity to talk with my good friend and professional colleague, Harold Holzer. Before we get started, i want to remind you, you can ask questions anytime during the program by using the q a button at the bottom of in my case, top of your screens. Well get to your questions after our conversation. And now lets turn our attention to some objects that help us describe the civil war. In the history museum, objects do a lot of heavy lifting and standing in for larger historical narratives beyond the characteristics that define the object itself. So, lets just talk for a moment about the book, civil war and 50 objects, which inspired this program. Harold, tell us about it and how did
Technology. This conversation took place on line due to the coronavirus pandemic and the New York Historical society provided the video. Harold, weve been talking in this series about the power of objects to be touchstones of historical events, to be con duties for understanding the past. Its a thrill and an extraordinary experience to be a historian at New York Historical where i work alongside these treasures and use them in my exhibitions. Lets talk for a second about the inspiration for this program, the book civil war in 50 objects. How can 50 objects tell such a sweeping story . We used to ask ourselves that question often when we were whittling down the list and there was so much to choose from. The way we did it, as i recall, is first we discussed the medium of the object, we wanted photographs, paintings, documents, relics, and then we wanted to represent every year of the civil war. First the year leading up to it and then 1861, 2, 3, 4, 5. By the time we shifted through the