Bonus: Why Historians Study History (Doing History)

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

History, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2016

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

History is about people, but what do we know about the people behind history’s scenes? Who are the people who tell us what we know about our past? How do they come to know what they know? Today, we begin our year-long “Doing History” series with a special bonus episode about historians and why they do the work that they do. 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/historians 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
0:03.0	Umahundro Institute of Early American History and Culture.
0:06.0	History is what happened in the past.
0:09.0	Doing history is how we understand the past.
0:12.0	Doing history is locating, selecting, assembling, and interpreting
0:16.0	historical artifacts. At the Omaha hundred Institute, our special focus is on early American history, but our mission is broad.
0:25.4	We support historical research and help make it great.
0:29.1	We've been doing that for more than seven decades.
0:32.0	Welcome to Ben Frank. for more than seven decades.
0:36.0	Welcome to Ben Franklin's world. Podcast about Early American History with Liz Covart.
0:40.0	The study of history is key to understanding who we are and how we can affect the better future.
0:45.0	Van Franklin's world will introduce you to historical people and events that have impacted and shaped our present day world.
0:52.0	And now, here's your host, Liz Carter. impacted and shaped our present day world.
0:52.9	And now here's your host, Liz Colart.
0:55.8	Hello and welcome to a special bonus episode of Ben Franklin's
1:00.1	world, the podcast dedicated to helping you, learn more about how the people and events of our early American past have shaped the present day world we live in.
1:10.0	History tells us who we are and how we came to be who we are.
1:14.0	Its study tells us about people, how they lived and interacted with one another.
1:19.0	The past informs our present.
1:21.0	But how do we know what we know about the past?
1:25.4	If history is inherently about people,
1:28.1	what do we know about the people behind history scenes,
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