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The Object of HistoryAuthor: Massachusetts Historical Society
The extraordinary collections of the MHS tell the story of America through millions of rare and unique documents, artifacts, and irreplaceable national treasures. Each episode of the podcast takes you on a behind the scenes tour of that vast collection. If you are someone who loves to learn about history through material objects and manuscripts, then this podcast is for you. This show uses materials by Dominic Giam of Ketsa Music (licensed under a commercial non-exclusive license by the Massachusetts Historical Society through Ketsa.uk). Language: en Genres: History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Making War Part I: The Knox Diary and Seizing Ticonderoga's Cannons
Episode 3
Saturday, 14 March, 2026
On this episode of The Object of History, we begin a three-part narrative about the geography, characters, and events that shaped the first years of the American Revolution. Part one starts in May of 1775 at Fort Ticonderoga, New York, on the banks of Lake Champlain. We are joined by Fort Ticonderoga's Curator Dr. Matthew Keagle to discuss the capture of the fort, the colonists' dire need for artillery to break the siege at Boston, and how the Canadian campaign developed in the summer and fall of that year. We also speak with Samantha Couture, Nora Saltonstall Conservator & Preservation Librarian at the MHS, to talk about the diary of Henry Knox. Learn more about episode objects here: https://www.masshist.org/podcast/season-5-episode-3-knox-diary Email us at podcast@masshist.org. Episode Special Guests: Dr. Matthew Keagle is the Curator at Fort Ticonderoga, where he oversees one of the largest collections of 18th-century military material culture in North America. He holds a PhD from the Bard Graduate Center, and his research focuses on the American Revolution and the material world of 18th-century warfare. Samantha Couture is the Nora Saltonstall Conservator & Preservation Librarian at the Massachusetts Historical Society. This episode uses materials from: Cloudbank by Podington Bear (Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported) Psychic by Dominic Giam of Ketsa Music (licensed under a commercial non-exclusive license by the Massachusetts Historical Society through Ketsa.uk) Curious Nature by Dominic Giam of Ketsa Music (licensed under a commercial non-exclusive license by the Massachusetts Historical Society through Ketsa.uk)
