079 What is a Historical Source? (Doing History)

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 26 April 2016

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Historians research the past through historical sources. But what are the materials that tell historians about past peoples, places, and events? Today, James Horn, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation, helps us investigate historical sources by taking us on an exploration of historic Jamestown and the types of sources that inform what we know about it. Doing History Series This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians Work" series. “Doing History” episodes will introduce you to historians who will tell you what they know about the past and reveal how they came to their knowledge. Each episode will air on the last Tuesday of each month in 2016. This series is part of a partnership between Ben Franklin’s World and the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/079 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Historian Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Support for Ben Franklin's world comes from the
0:02.5	Omaha Institute of Early American History and Culture.
0:05.5	Peter Mancall is the director of the USC Huntington Early Modern Studies
0:09.8	Institute in Southern California.
0:11.8	The USC Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute supports historical research on human societies
0:17.8	between 1450 and 1850.
0:20.6	They support this work largely through fellowships and seminars.
0:24.3	In addition to serving as the director of the USC Huntington Early Modern Studies Institute,
0:29.0	Peter also makes time to serve on the Omahaandro Institute's Executive Board and to chair its
0:34.0	council. I asked Peter why he supports the O'Mahandro Institute and its mission to
0:39.2	build our knowledge of the early North American past.
0:41.4	What I find most compelling about what happens at the Omaha
0:47.0	is that this is a place that is just completely committed to furthering our knowledge of a discipline, a place that encourages
0:58.8	scholars at all levels to really pursue information and to follow leads that they might not otherwise think of
1:07.0	following.
1:08.0	It is a commitment to excellence which we want to see in every academic or cultural institution but which is
1:14.7	absolutely the hallmark of the omejandro you know and that has made early
1:19.2	America in my opinion the most fertile area of scholarship that I mean I know in the
1:24.7	historical sciences. The Omahahandro Institute promoting knowledge and
1:28.5	excellence in early American history since 1943.
1:31.8	Welcome to Ben Franklin's world.
1:35.0	Podcasts About Early American History with Liz Covert.
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