Family genealogy can sometimes uncover a family mystery. Dr. Christopher Castaneda does just that. You will never believe what he uncovered with ten years of research into his father’s family history.

Eureka!

Caitie talks with Sacramento State history professor Dr. Aaron Cohen about how his work in Russian archives helped shape his book, War Monuments, Public Patriotism, and Bereavement in Russia, 1905-2015. Stay tuned for an interesting discussion about Russian archives operate differently  than American archives and how the Russian people view memory.

Russian Archival Memory

California Native Americans is a history worth knowing, a true crime American tragedy that needs to be re-introduce into the California History Narrative. Dr. Brendan Lindsay’s Murder Book: California Native American’s Genocide from 1846-1873 does just that.

Murder State

In this episode of Out of the Dust, Caitie talks to Sacramento State history professor Dr. Mona Siegel about her book Peace on Our Terms: The Global Battle for Women's Rights After the First World War. Dr. Siegel discusses visiting archives in Europe and why women chose the 1919 Paris Peace Conference to demand equality. Dr. Siegel brings to light an important aspect of women's history that doesn't always get discussed.

Representing Half of Humanity

This podcast is about two history loving individuals who caught the living history tourism bug. Learn about what it takes to become a full time living history interpreter

Living History

Caitie talks to Dr. Robert Gross from the University of Connecticut about his book "The Minutemen and Their World." Dr. Gross talks about who the minutemen were, what they meant to the Revolutionary War and what it was like to have a book come out the same year as the Bicentennial celebrations.

Let's Talk About Minutemen

In this episode of Out of the Dust, Caitie talks with Shelby about her internship at the Gibson House. The Gibson House is in Woodland, California and is the former property of William Gibson, a prosperous farmer. Caitie discusses what it was like to be an intern at a house museum, learning about farming in Yolo County, and having to deal with lots of dust!

Who Knew Farming Could be so Dusty?

In this episode of Out of the Dust, Shelby provides a behind the scenes look at the State Archives of Historic Preservation. Through interviews with a public historian, a geographer, and an archeologist you will get a behind the scene look into the innerworkings of the IMU (Informational Management Unit).

Shoe Trees

In the Special Collections and University Archives at California State University of Sacramento we found 20 recorded interviews with people involved with the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station (nuclear power plant). Rancho Seco is located off of highway 104, between Galt and Ione in Northern California and was surrounded with controversy due to its constant outages and bad publicity. We listen to interview with Daniel Whitney, who was Nuclear Engineer for SMUD when the plant opened. He worked in Rancho Seco and rose to become a Manager in the Electric System Planning Department. He shares his perspective as an engineer handling the nuclear power plant and the complicated internal struggles caused by the protests against Rancho Seco.

Episode 16: Rancho Seco, The Times Changed

In today's episode of Out of the Dust, Liam and A.R. bring you a part of the tale of the former timber town of Hobart Mills, California. Through the oral history of Demar Dundas, the human element of Hobart Mills is brought to life, while the two hosts provide basic information about the former town and offer their commentary on a few topics. Stayed tuned for an episode of amusing tales and lost pieces of California's past.

Episode 15:  Hobart Mills, a Lost and Forgotten California Town

Francis and Anjelica present an oral history with Esteban Villa, a trailblazing Chicano artist and Sacramento State emeritus professor. In his interview, he discusses his experiences both as an artist and as one of the university's first Chicano faculty members.

Episode 14: Esteban Villa & The Royal Chicano Air Force

In Feminade part 2 Erin and Laurie pick up where episode 12 leaves off.  This episode continues the story of women in journalism. We explore the accomplishments of the women interviewed in the later portions of the project.

Episode 13: Feminade Part 2

FEMIN-ADE- part 1 looks at the beginning of serious female journalism. We honor Mary Garber, who was a trailblazer for female reporters during World War II. Join back in for FEMIN-ADE- part 2... Where we will finish our narrative of powerful women and how they influenced our modern day lives.

Episode 12: FEMIN-ADE part 1 The Story of Mary Garber

In this episode of "Out of the Dust," Liam and A.R. bring you the tale of the remarkable Marilyn Blocksom, a woman who broke past the societal norms of the 1950s to support herself and her children. This episode brings up family bonds, pushing past norms to create a better future, and the power and usefulness of financial assistance for those struggling on the path of life

Episode 11: "Struggling to Get By" - The Story of Marilyn Blocksom

We discovered an Oral History  in the Special Collections and University Archives at Sacramento State. Lilo Neumann lived in Berlin, Germany. She lost her father while she was attending high school in Berlin. While Neumann's family was still adjusting the Nazi's took over. Neumann shares her story with us.

Episode 10: "We Were the Outcasts" - Lilo Neumann Escapes the Nazis

In this episode of Out of the Dust, Francis and Anjelica examine the life of the Japanese-American and Californian artist Ruth Asawa through her oral history. Asawa describes her work, her education, and life as a teenager in a Japanese-American internment camp.

Episode 9: Japanese-American Artist Ruth Asawa

We uncovered artifacts in the CSUS archives from the South Eastern Asian Collection. This special collection has pieces from Hmong, Mien, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Thai, and Chinese cultures. We focused on Hmong artifacts, describing the pieces and share the stories we heard from members of the Hmong community.

Episode 8: Out of the Archives Southeast Asia Collection

In this episode of Out of the Dust, the Sacramento Rock and Poll Poster collection's history and reason for its presence at the Sacramento State University Archives are explained by Anjelica and A.R. Some of the posters of this vast collection are described, while a few fun facts are presented for listeners to enjoy and increase their understanding of the collection.

Episode 7: Rockin' Sacramento

Exploring the collections at Sacramento University Archives, we uncover the Sally Wagner papers. Discuss her importance for the development of women studies on campus and beyond.

Episode 6: Sally Wagner and the Creation of Women's Studies

Erin and Gianna discuss "The Aardvark," a privately owned and run collegiate newspaper that operated in the 1970s and 1980s throughout Sacramento’s college and high school campuses. Five volumes of the publication are available in Sacramento State University’s Special Collections and University Archives.

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