Carlisle Indian School Research Podcast
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Share my research journey as I make my way through the many sources of information newly available about the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Founded in 1879, Carlisle was the first off-reservation government-sponsored boarding school for Native Americans. I will be examining documentation chronologically and sharing the stories, facts, and insights I discover about the school, its staff, and most importantly, its students.
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Episodes
Episode 25: Research Activity Updates
October 17, 2022 14:50 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBThis week Kate and Jim discuss what's been going on lately, including new acquisitions, walking tours and walking tour publications, a former student in the movies, a finding about Superintendent Mercer and outings, and an update on digitied materials from the Pratt papers at Yale. Show notes, including links and images, here: https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2022/10/17/episode-25-research-activity-update This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Episode 24: A Tragic True Crime Story
July 26, 2022 18:46 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBAs noted at the beginning of this episode, Kate and Jim are discussing a murder-suicide of a former Carlisle student, and reading from newspaper accounts of the time which contain words and characterizations that may be offensive to some listeners. We don’t get into graphic detail of the crimes, but listener discretion is advised. Show notes, including some of the newspaper clippings are available here: https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2022/7/26/episode-24-a-tragic-true-cr...
Episode 23: Our Exploration of the Richard Henry Pratt Papers
July 18, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBWelcome to Season 2! We talk about our first visit to the Beinecke Library and our initial exploration of the Richard Henry Pratt Papers. We talk about what we did, the kinds of things we found, and all the things we want to get back to and explore some more. Show notes: [https://carlisle-indian-school-research.zencast.website/episodes/episode-23-our-exploration-of-the-richard-henry-pratt-papers] This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Episode 22: Calisthenics and The Cage (not what you think)
September 16, 2021 19:30 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBIn this episode Kate examines a book of Calisthenics Songs purchased by the school, and presumably used, in 1879. And we follow a research journey about a building on campus known as "The Cage." It's not as bad as it sounds. Show notes, including the images, are at https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2021/9/13/episode-22-calisthenics-and-the-cage-its-not-what-you-think This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
From the Newspapers of January 1880
September 07, 2021 14:04 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBThis week Kate and Jim review a selection of articles from newspapers across the country about the school published in January of 1880. Articles describe specifics about the school and the activities of the students as well as events on the national level regarding the education of Native Americans. You can find the shownotes for this episode, include parts of some of the articles discussed at https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2021/9/7/episode-21-from-the-newspapers-of-janua...
Episode 20: Big Concepts
July 20, 2021 15:17 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBThis week Kate is on her own sharing some concerns about the process of deciding what Topic tags to apply to publications and documents on the Carlisle Indian School Digitial Resrouce Center site. She also reads some insightful sections from a book about the Holocaust and discusses how she applies similar approaches to her own work. The show notes for this episode are available at https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2021/7/20/episode-20-big-concepts This podcast is powered by...
Introduction to Native American boarding schools in the U.S.
July 06, 2021 15:51 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBThis week Kate and Jim briefly discuss some recent events including the announcement of the creation of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiave and the challenges that group will face. We then give an introduction to the reasons boarding schools were often seen as the most effective way of "civilizing" young Native Americans and what kinds of schools were already in place before Pratt founded Carlisle in 1879. Show notes at: carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2021/7/6/episode-19-i...
Research Roundup
June 08, 2021 15:51 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBThis week, Kate and co-host Jim Gerencser discuss new resources about Chief Spotted Tail and the sons he sent to Carlisle and then quickly removed, as well as more resources about how outings worked, the progress being made on confirming the number of students who attended Carlisle, and the disinterments of deceased persons from the school cemetery which are taking place this summer. Link to the show notes for more info: https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2021/6/8/episode-18-...
Episode 17: Comparing evidence about the gathering of the first students
April 21, 2021 14:15 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBThis week, Kate and Jim do their first "mythology busting" episode and compare the stories and details of the available documentary sources about the gathering of the first students to come to Carlisle. Show notes available at: Carlisle Indian School Resarch: Episode 17 This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Episode 16: Research Roundup
April 13, 2021 13:59 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBThis week, Kate and Jim discuss a LOT of discoveries they made this past week including a photo that led to an interesting example of a student on outing, uncovering people who have documentation as students but who actually never were enrolled, a Dickinson college-CIIS connection that Jim didn't know about before, and a link to an interesting talk about the football program at the school. Show notes: Episode 16: Research Roundup This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Tour of the school grounds in 1879
March 29, 2021 17:58 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBThis week Kate and Jim discuss the buildings that were remaining on the grounds from the Army's Carlisle Barracks, their condition, and how they were adapted and used by the Carlisle Indian Industrial School when it first opened in 1879. Show notes, including images, are at: https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2021/3/29/episode-15-tour-of-the-school-grounds-in-1879 This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Episode 14: Research Roundup
March 18, 2021 15:26 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBThis week Kate explains why there's no proper new episode this week because of all the other interesting research activity, including exploring information on students and updating information about those places in other places online. Show notes with links: This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Episode 13: Beginning to mine the correspondence files
March 09, 2021 14:40 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBThis week, Kate is once again joined by Jim Gerencser to begin to explore the incoming correspondece files from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. In this episode we are focusing on the difficulties the school's founder, Richard Henry Pratt, had in obtaining needed supplies and funds as the school opened. Show notes for this episode: https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2021/3/9/episode-13 This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Episode 12: Research Roundup
March 03, 2021 16:45 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBThis week, Kate goes solo and gives an update on what's been crossing her desk this past week, including books to read, new photos, old photos, and considering organizational software. Show notes at: https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2021/3/3/episode-12-research-roundup This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Episode Eleven: Newspapers from 1879
February 23, 2021 15:03 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBThis week, Kate is joined again by Jim Gerencser to review some of the content about the Carlisle Indian School in a selection of newspapers from 1879--the year the school was founded. You can find the shownotes here: https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2021/2/23/episode-eleven-newspapers-from-1879 This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Episode Ten: Early documentation
February 16, 2021 15:41 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBThis week, host Kate Theimer and resident expert Jim Gerencser discuss what documentation about the school and its students is available for the years 1879 and 1880. Show notes available at: https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2021/2/16/episode-ten-early-documentation-1879-1880 This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Episode Nine: An Introduction to Medicine at the School with guest Frank Vitale
May 12, 2020 16:23 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this episode Kate welcomes guest Frank Vitale who gives a overview of the history of medicine at the Carlisle Indian School, including how students were treated, what the most common ailments were, and many references to "we really need to give that topic an episode of its own!" Shownotes here: https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2020/4/22/episode-nine-an-introduction-to-medicine-at-the-school-with-guest-frank-vitale This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Episode Eight: Local churches and the Indian School
April 03, 2020 19:07 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBIn this episode I give an overview of how church attendance figured into the lives of students at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and role I think it played in the school's goal of assimilation. To see the images and find links to more information go to: https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2020/3/23/episode-eight-local-churches-and-the-indian-school This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Episode Seven: Discoveries among the glass plate negatives
February 24, 2020 21:50 - 19.8 MBThis week, I discuss some of the discoveries I made while working with thousands, yes, thousands, of images of Carlisle Indian School subjects. Just a couple of high-level observations about photographer J.N. Choate's process. To see the images and find links to more information go to: https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2020/2/6/episode-seven-lets-talk-glass-plate-negatives This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Episode Six: Carlisle Before Carlisle
December 06, 2019 16:42 - 28 minutes - 13 MBIn this episode I discuss the Native people who originally lived in the Carlisle area, the history of the Carlilse Barracks, and a bit about what Carlisle would have been like in 1879 when the first students arrived. See the show notes at https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2019/12/6/episode-six-carlisle-before-carlisle This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Episode Five: Researching Ulysses G. Paisano
November 20, 2019 16:10 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MBThis week I answer a question received via Facebook about a specific student: Ulysses G. Paisano. In doing so I share a deep-ish dive into the kinds of documentation we have connected to him, as well as exploring the information about him in the student newspapers. UPDATED with information that I overlooked. Because sometimes I'm just a careless idiot. Let's hope not most of the time. To learn more, visit the show notes for the episode at: https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/...
Episode Four: How young were the students?
November 14, 2019 15:28 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBIn this episode I sort of answer the questions "how young was the youngest student?" and "how young were the students generally?" So, you'll get some numbers and some stories. And some photos if you check out the show notes at: https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2019/11/13/episode-four-the-youngest-student Thanks for listening! This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Episode Three: Richard Henry Pratt's Beginnings
October 28, 2019 14:35 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBIn this episode I share my research about the family, youth, and military career of Richard Henry Pratt, the founder of the Carlisle Indian School. For complete show notes visit: https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2019/10/25/episode-3-youth-and-military-career-of-richard-henry-pratt This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Episode Two: The arrival of the first students
October 04, 2019 15:12 - 15.3 MBIn this episode Kate reads some newspaper and first person accounts of the arrival of the first students at the school and share some information about the photographs taken of the first group. You can find complete show notes for this episode at: https://carlisleindianschoolresearch.com/podcast/2019/10/2/episode-1-the-arrival-of-the-first-students This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Episode One: I Don't Feel Ready, But Let's Begin
July 24, 2019 14:00 - 4 minutes - 2.04 MBThis is super-brief introduction to what I hope this podcast will be about and my background and approach for researching the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.