yt:channel:UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg National Museum of American History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg 2008-09-22T22:09:08+00:00 yt:video:IwbFaTIM0y8 IwbFaTIM0y8 UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg National Museum of American History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg 2017-07-07T20:55:52+00:00 2017-07-19T15:52:03+00:00 Religion in Early American Symposium On June 26th, 2017 the National Museum of American History hosted a religion symposium to highlight the new exhibition Religion in Early America. Tim Eriksen, Grammy-nominated shape-note singer, opened the symposium with a performance and interactive experience for the audience. Then our religion curator, Peter Manseau led a discussion with Stephen Prothero and Jenna Weissman Joselit about the importance of objects in studying American religious history. Captions to come! yt:video:mTXtSt0ditw mTXtSt0ditw UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg National Museum of American History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg 2017-06-27T13:38:30+00:00 2017-06-27T16:38:46+00:00 The History Film Forum - Merging History, Film, and Learning The History Film Forum is the premier film festival focused on history in the United States. A four-day exploration of history on the screen, the Forum brings together experts and audiences to examine the state of both narrative and documentary history film as vehicles for teaching and interpreting history. A collaboration of the Smithsonian Institution and the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Forum is unique in its connection of audiences, historians, filmmakers, journalists, and policy leaders at our National Museum. yt:video:I5bxRr9CD6o I5bxRr9CD6o UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg National Museum of American History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg 2017-06-19T20:05:46+00:00 2017-06-27T22:31:56+00:00 2016 highlights On November 29, 2016, the National Museum of American History hosted its second Philanthropy Initiative symposium, The Power of Giving: Philanthropy’s Impact on American Life. Programming focused on the annual theme—philanthropy’s historic and contemporary role in addressing issues of sustainability and the environment. Featured speakers included Erin Barnes, Austin Blackmon, Jean Case, Brian Clark Howard, Katherine Lorenz, Gifford Pinchot III, Nancy Pinchot, Philip Rigdon, David M. Rubenstein, Michael Scott, Sonal Shah, Lisa Pike Sheehy, Ted Steinberg, Mark Tercek, and Darryl Young. yt:video:NS58ilwIa2Q NS58ilwIa2Q UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg National Museum of American History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg 2017-06-14T21:18:43+00:00 2017-07-18T22:58:04+00:00 Smithsonian Visitors Sing the Star Spangled Banner Smithsonian visitors at the National Museum of American History unfold a replica of the 30x42 foot Star Spangled Banner and sing the National Anthem together. yt:video:k1yRrEp5Qjg k1yRrEp5Qjg UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg National Museum of American History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg 2017-06-07T20:00:16+00:00 2017-07-17T12:17:45+00:00 17th-century Iron Cross Replica When the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History opens the new exhibition, “Religion in Early America,” in June 2017, included will be a 17th-century iron cross made by the first English Catholics to arrive in Maryland. It is on loan from Georgetown University. The Museum’s fabrication shop took on the challenge of creating a replica for Georgetown to display while the original is on view in The Nicholas F. and Eugenia Taubman Gallery. This time-lapse video shows the faux-finish work being completed on the wooden base. Iron cross from Georgetown University. Legend claims it was made of materials from the Ark and the Dove. Replica produced by the National Museum of American History. The vertical bar of the cross was inscribed with the words, “This cross is said to have been brought by the first settlers from England to St. Mary’s.” The crossbar, meanwhile, holds words in Latin that call for the perpetual remembrance of those first arrivals: “Ad perpetuam rei memoria” (For the eternal memory of the event). Faux-finish by Exhibits Specialist, Shawnie McRaney View the iron cross and other significant religious artifacts at the National Museum of American History’s “Religion in Early America” exhibition, opening June 28, 2017. For more information, please visit: americanhistory.si.edu Music written and performed by: Garrett Thompson yt:video:BpoqrNVKEzY BpoqrNVKEzY UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg National Museum of American History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg 2017-05-23T21:40:58+00:00 2017-05-24T03:22:10+00:00 An interview with Maj. Lisa Jaster, Graduate of U.S. Army Ranger School From the program "100 Years of American Women in Uniform: Reflecting Upon an Epoch" An interview with Lisa Jaster US Army Reserves - Major, Engineer Graduate of U.S. Army Ranger School, October 2015 March 18, 2017 Granting Institution: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grant Program: Dialogues on the Experience of War Grant Recipients: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History & University of Maryland School of Public Health yt:video:neu2QjwIs_s neu2QjwIs_s UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg National Museum of American History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg 2017-04-28T18:59:06+00:00 2017-04-28T20:14:37+00:00 Power of Nature (9) On November 29, 2016, the National Museum of American History hosted its second Philanthropy Initiative symposium, The Power of Giving: Philanthropy’s Impact on American Life. Programming focused on the annual theme—philanthropy’s historic and contemporary role in addressing issues of sustainability and the environment. Featured speakers included Erin Barnes, Austin Blackmon, Jean Case, Brian Clark Howard, Katherine Lorenz, Gifford Pinchot III, Nancy Pinchot, Philip Rigdon, David M. Rubenstein, Michael Scott, Sonal Shah, Lisa Pike Sheehy, Ted Steinberg, Mark Tercek, and Darryl Young. yt:video:IK_MErJXdXI IK_MErJXdXI UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg National Museum of American History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg 2017-04-28T18:59:06+00:00 2017-04-28T23:59:45+00:00 Conservation and Social Responsibility: Four Generations of Pinchot Philanthropy (4) On November 29, 2016, the National Museum of American History hosted its second Philanthropy Initiative symposium, The Power of Giving: Philanthropy’s Impact on American Life. Programming focused on the annual theme—philanthropy’s historic and contemporary role in addressing issues of sustainability and the environment. Featured speakers included Erin Barnes, Austin Blackmon, Jean Case, Brian Clark Howard, Katherine Lorenz, Gifford Pinchot III, Nancy Pinchot, Philip Rigdon, David M. Rubenstein, Michael Scott, Sonal Shah, Lisa Pike Sheehy, Ted Steinberg, Mark Tercek, and Darryl Young. yt:video:fqVM6P0_Vy0 fqVM6P0_Vy0 UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg National Museum of American History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg 2017-04-28T18:59:06+00:00 2017-04-29T03:40:13+00:00 A Conversation with Jean Case: Impact Investing and the Environment (7) On November 29, 2016, the National Museum of American History hosted its second Philanthropy Initiative symposium, The Power of Giving: Philanthropy’s Impact on American Life. Programming focused on the annual theme—philanthropy’s historic and contemporary role in addressing issues of sustainability and the environment. Featured speakers included Erin Barnes, Austin Blackmon, Jean Case, Brian Clark Howard, Katherine Lorenz, Gifford Pinchot III, Nancy Pinchot, Philip Rigdon, David M. Rubenstein, Michael Scott, Sonal Shah, Lisa Pike Sheehy, Ted Steinberg, Mark Tercek, and Darryl Young. yt:video:KFOKWNZcER8 KFOKWNZcER8 UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg National Museum of American History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg 2017-04-28T18:59:06+00:00 2017-04-29T02:52:50+00:00 Next Gen Environment Philanthropy (8) On November 29, 2016, the National Museum of American History hosted its second Philanthropy Initiative symposium, The Power of Giving: Philanthropy’s Impact on American Life. Programming focused on the annual theme—philanthropy’s historic and contemporary role in addressing issues of sustainability and the environment. Featured speakers included Erin Barnes, Austin Blackmon, Jean Case, Brian Clark Howard, Katherine Lorenz, Gifford Pinchot III, Nancy Pinchot, Philip Rigdon, David M. Rubenstein, Michael Scott, Sonal Shah, Lisa Pike Sheehy, Ted Steinberg, Mark Tercek, and Darryl Young. yt:video:rp7WkUdhqxo rp7WkUdhqxo UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg National Museum of American History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg 2017-04-28T18:59:06+00:00 2017-04-28T20:46:19+00:00 Protecting the North American West: Philanthropy’s Role in Conservation (5) On November 29, 2016, the National Museum of American History hosted its second Philanthropy Initiative symposium, The Power of Giving: Philanthropy’s Impact on American Life. Programming focused on the annual theme—philanthropy’s historic and contemporary role in addressing issues of sustainability and the environment. Featured speakers included Erin Barnes, Austin Blackmon, Jean Case, Brian Clark Howard, Katherine Lorenz, Gifford Pinchot III, Nancy Pinchot, Philip Rigdon, David M. Rubenstein, Michael Scott, Sonal Shah, Lisa Pike Sheehy, Ted Steinberg, Mark Tercek, and Darryl Young. yt:video:z0WZpqhATs4 z0WZpqhATs4 UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg National Museum of American History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg 2017-04-28T18:59:06+00:00 2017-04-28T19:49:10+00:00 Closing Remarks (10) On November 29, 2016, the National Museum of American History hosted its second Philanthropy Initiative symposium, The Power of Giving: Philanthropy’s Impact on American Life. Programming focused on the annual theme—philanthropy’s historic and contemporary role in addressing issues of sustainability and the environment. Featured speakers included Erin Barnes, Austin Blackmon, Jean Case, Brian Clark Howard, Katherine Lorenz, Gifford Pinchot III, Nancy Pinchot, Philip Rigdon, David M. Rubenstein, Michael Scott, Sonal Shah, Lisa Pike Sheehy, Ted Steinberg, Mark Tercek, and Darryl Young. yt:video:7-GjwLpBqWk 7-GjwLpBqWk UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg National Museum of American History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg 2017-04-28T18:42:03+00:00 2017-04-30T02:33:35+00:00 Nature’s Role in American History: New York as a Case Study (3) On November 29, 2016, the National Museum of American History hosted its second Philanthropy Initiative symposium, The Power of Giving: Philanthropy’s Impact on American Life. Programming focused on the annual theme—philanthropy’s historic and contemporary role in addressing issues of sustainability and the environment. Featured speakers included Erin Barnes, Austin Blackmon, Jean Case, Brian Clark Howard, Katherine Lorenz, Gifford Pinchot III, Nancy Pinchot, Philip Rigdon, David M. Rubenstein, Michael Scott, Sonal Shah, Lisa Pike Sheehy, Ted Steinberg, Mark Tercek, and Darryl Young. yt:video:olGmVXdmc0w olGmVXdmc0w UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg National Museum of American History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg 2017-04-28T18:41:57+00:00 2017-06-23T13:55:29+00:00 Museum Welcome (2) On November 29, 2016, the National Museum of American History hosted its second Philanthropy Initiative symposium, The Power of Giving: Philanthropy’s Impact on American Life. Programming focused on the annual theme—philanthropy’s historic and contemporary role in addressing issues of sustainability and the environment. Featured speakers included Erin Barnes, Austin Blackmon, Jean Case, Brian Clark Howard, Katherine Lorenz, Gifford Pinchot III, Nancy Pinchot, Philip Rigdon, David M. Rubenstein, Michael Scott, Sonal Shah, Lisa Pike Sheehy, Ted Steinberg, Mark Tercek, and Darryl Young. yt:video:P1em4giApkY P1em4giApkY UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg National Museum of American History https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcBeQ2q6YyOpOaUREG-Z3pg 2017-04-28T18:41:16+00:00 2017-05-06T04:52:34+00:00 Smithsonian Welcome (1) On November 29, 2016, the National Museum of American History hosted its second Philanthropy Initiative symposium, The Power of Giving: Philanthropy’s Impact on American Life. Programming focused on the annual theme—philanthropy’s historic and contemporary role in addressing issues of sustainability and the environment. Featured speakers included Erin Barnes, Austin Blackmon, Jean Case, Brian Clark Howard, Katherine Lorenz, Gifford Pinchot III, Nancy Pinchot, Philip Rigdon, David M. Rubenstein, Michael Scott, Sonal Shah, Lisa Pike Sheehy, Ted Steinberg, Mark Tercek, and Darryl Young.