valerie paleo of the new york historical society talk about artifacts featured in their joint publication, the civil war in 50 objects. in this program, they discuss objects related to soldiers, uniforms, and accoutrements. this conversation took place online at the new york historical society provided the video. so now, civil war fashion. this series has been investigating the power of objects to be emblematic of historical events and to help us understand the passed as a historian, i work alongside these treasures every day. it s my great privilege to use them in exhibitions, as well. but harold, let s talk to the audience about what the inspiration for our program is, the civil war in 50 objects. how can only 50 objects still such a sweeping story? as the cover shows, we ve managed to marry media, message, tactile objects, images, but probably as you describe this is fashion, i will get you for that one. the hardest thing is to preserve, and you know better than most,
that is the lack of conservation ethic and the culture of our society. all parts of it are important. i received a germination of this kind of ethic in this country. i ve been talking for almost 35 years around the country, every up manyd somebody comes of them are teachers. they have a strong ethical concept. high school kids coming up whose parents are more sensitive teaching them. i see the germination of an ethic that will say that if we intruding someplace, what are the consequences? had any ordinary commonsense in the politics of would not have practically destroyed the everglades by diverting the water and so forth. destroyed halfve the wetlands of the country, areidizing crops that already in surplus to the wetlands and drain grow more. we would not have polluted the rivers and so forth. a society outelop thehe young folks here, society that demands to know and asks the question, what are the consequences of our actions and if they are negative, we just will not do it
drew gruber as the executive director of civil war trails, lives in williamsburg with his wife kate, their two cats, he enjoys reading, oysters, brown liquor and peace and quiet. drew gruber. [applause] [laughter] [applause] i am going to introduce my co-author, doug crenshaw, who is going to lecture about williamsburg today. [laughter] i sat down last night to review notes, and i couldn t think couldn t help but think about how ryan ended his presentation yesterday. it caused me to rewrite the whole thing. thanks, ryan. forgotten battles is a cool thing and i was going to open with a quote and then i thought about it, we have a morbid fascination with body count, only big, bloody battles are important. then richard lewis said last night, the guy who falls from dysentery, that is his forgotten battle and certainly his family s forgotten battle. at the one guy on picket one night by himself on a cold day who is shut down, that is probably his most important battle. so i am g
good afternoon. i get the privilege of introducing a good friend. drew and i have been arguing over the past two days, what i should do in this introduction. i will just read what you sent me. it is best it is kind of funny, actually. drew gruber as the executive director of civil war trails, lives in williamsburg with his wife kate, their two cats, he enjoys reading, oysters, brown liquor and peace and quiet. drew gruber. i am going to introduce my co-author, doug crenshaw, who is going to lecture about williamsburg today. i sat down last night to review notes, and i couldn t think couldn t help but think about how ryan ended his presentation yesterday. it caused me to rewrite the whole thing. thanks, ryan. forgotten battles is a cool thing and i was going to open with a quote and then i thought about it, we have a morbid fascination with body count, only big, bloody battles are important. then richard lewis said last night, the guy who falls from dysentery, that is his fo
mr. orrison: good afternoon. i get the privilege of introducing a really good friend. drew and i have been arguing over the past two days, what i should do in this introduction. i will just read what you sent me. [laughter] mr. orrison: it is kind of funny, actually. drew gruber as the executive director of civil war trails, lives in williamsburg with his wife kate, their two cats, he enjoys reading, oysters, brown liquor and peace and quiet. drew gruber. [applause] time, i am at this going to introduce my co-author, doug crenshaw, who is going to lecture about williamsburg today. [laughter] mr. gruber: i sat down last night to review notes, and i couldn t help but think about how ryan ended his presentation yesterday. it caused me to rewrite the whole thing. thanks, ryan. forgotten battles is a cool thing and i was going to open with a quote and then i thought about it, we have a morbid fascination with body count, only big, bloody battles are important. then richard lewis y