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2024-12-20

This holiday season, bring tradition to your table with "A Southwest Christmas"! 🎄

Join Angie Torres and others as they whip up cherished recipes like biscochitos, tortillas, and empanadas.

Courtesy of New Mexico PBS.

🔗 americanarchive.org/catalog/cp

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2024-12-17

Get into the holiday spirit with this 70s classic featuring Erica Wilson, "The Julia Child of Needlework!" Discover how to create your own Christmas heirlooms — like this charming embroidered Christmas tree. With Erica's expert guidance, starting a new holiday tradition has never been easier (or more fun)!

Courtesy of @wgbh

🔗 americanarchive.org/catalog/cp

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2024-12-12

Do you remember the must-have gifts of 1999?

"Wall $treet Week with Louis Rukeyser" took a look at the top holiday hits for kids and adults alike. See which gifts had everyone talking—and shopping—that year!

🔗 americanarchive.org/catalog/cp

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2024-12-05

Today, we reflect on the legacy of , who passed away in 2013.

In 1994, just months after becoming South Africa’s first democratically elected president, Mandela spoke at Howard University’s Commencement Convocation, where he was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws degree. In his speech, Mandela celebrated the transformative power of education, acknowledging Howard’s historic contributions to progress.

🔗 americanarchive.org/catalog/cp

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2024-11-26

As you plan your Thanksgiving menu this week, why not take a page out of Julia Child’s book? 🥧 Join icons Julia Child and Leslie Mackie as they teach you the secrets to making the perfect tart and pie crusts. 🍂✨

Courtesy of Maryland Public Television

🔗 americanarchive.org/catalog/cp

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2024-11-20

💃🕺 This Wednesday, we feel like dancing!

Step back in time with the 1997 PBS special “Bandstand Days,” featuring Dick Clark, original “American Bandstand” regulars, fan club members, and more as they share behind-the-scenes stories from the iconic show.

🔗 americanarchive.org/catalog/cp

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2024-11-18

It’s ! 🌍 Celebrate with the National Geographic Bee—hosted by the legendary Alex Trebek (until 2013) and captivating audiences from 1989 to 2019.

This iconic competition showcased the brilliance of young minds across the nation, putting their worldly wisdom and passion for exploration to the test.

Courtesy of Maryland Public Television.

🔗 bit.ly/4frRwMC

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2024-11-15

This , we honor the stories of Native Americans with powerful documentaries like “Surviving Columbus,” which explores the history and resilience of the Pueblo people.

Discover this and many more films featuring Native voices from Native producers in the AAPB’s Vision Maker Media Documentaries Collection: americanarchive.org/special_co

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2024-11-13

Who better to rely on for some Wednesday wisdom than Mister Rogers?

In 2002, Mister Rogers spoke with WQED about gifting your honest self to your neighbors.

Watch the full interview in the AAPB: americanarchive.org/catalog/cp

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2024-11-11

Yesterday, in 1969, "Sesame Street" premiered, introducing children around the world to the whimsical characters that would go on to raise generations.
Did you know Oscar the Grouch wasn’t always green? Check out his very first appearance back in the day!

Watch the full first episode in the AAPB archive and relive the magic that started it all: americanarchive.org/catalog/cp

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2024-11-08

In celebration of , check out Randall Davis of MIT predicting the future back in 1983! As part of The MacNeil/Lehrer Report’s coverage on Artificial Intelligence, Davis offers fascinating insights that feel as relevant today as ever.

Courtesy of NewsHour

🔗 americanarchive.org/catalog/cp

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2024-11-05

This , hear what voting meant to Americans in 1964.

"The Voter," an episode from "Of People and Politics," explores the factors that shaped voters’ decisions—from party loyalty and voter apathy to societal pressures. Featuring on-the-spot interviews with voters at the New York World's Fair and insights from political experts, this episode offers a vivid snapshot of the American political landscape of the time: americanarchive.org/catalog/cp

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2024-10-31

Happy Halloween! 🎃 Kids say the darndest things- hear what "ZOOM" fans were afraid of back in 1972! 👻

Courtesy of @wgbh and GBH Archives: americanarchive.org/catalog/cp

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2024-10-28

Did you ever wonder how R.L. Stine came up with the "Goosebumps" story "The Haunted Mask"? It was a bit closer to home than you might think!

Hear the full story on ¡Colores!: americanarchive.org/catalog/cp

Courtesy of New Mexico PBS.

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2024-10-25

Halloween costume inspo: Julia Child doing her thing 👩‍🍳🔪

@wgbh

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2024-10-23

About time Spirit of Halloween got on the preservation train! 🎞️👻

Spirit of Halloween costume bag cover with a photo of an AAPB archivist holding a reel of tape. Text reads: Archivist. - Cozy sweater to brave the temp-controlled rooms. - Sensible shoes for navigating the endless shelves. - Bottomless coffee mug. - USB drive. Obsolete media not included. Warning: May cause intense curiosity and an obsession with metadata.
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2024-10-21

Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at the AAPB and GBH Archives (@wgbh)?

We answered your most pressing preservation questions in our recent Reddit AMA for !

Check out the full AMA: reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/com

Question: What does an archive actually look like? I always imagine an "archive" as a library with tons of boxes and old tapes/papers, but do archivists mostly work out of computers and digital databases these days? Answer: Hi u/scrollingstump! Thank you for your question! For us, it’s a variety of spaces that fall into different categories. Storage in our vault looks a lot like a library but patrons can’t browse the shelves they must request items they find by browsing our database. Our file storage reminds me a little of the closing scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark (lol) but the boxes are smaller and cardboard, and the content is not face melting. But a lot of the day-to-day work is done in a regular looking office space in digital databases and on lots of spreadsheets. - Lauren Jefferson, Archivist, AAPB and GBH ArchivesQuestion: Do you know the total length of tape y'all have archived/digitized?! I bet it's millions of feet. Answer: Hi u/LostCategory2717! Thank you for your question! We opted out of doing the full math but with our U-matics videotape alone, we've digitized around 14 million feet of tape! - Rebecca Fraimow, Manager, MLA Digital Assets and Operations, GBH ArchivesQuestion: What’s the oldest thing you’ve archived? Answer: Hi u/funnyhahaorjustfunny! Thank you for your question! Here are the oldest items we have in the GBH Archives and in the AAPB. GBH oldest item: The oldest media in GBH’s collection is an audio recording from 2/2/1947 of our founder Ralph Lowell introducing the Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting Council, the precursor to WGBH. This recording was made one day before the LICBC’s first broadcast. We have four other recordings from 1947, courtesy of the Brown Media Archives at the University of Georgia. AAPB oldest items: People's Century; On The Line; 107 - (1920) “Archival films from the Ford Collection; Henry Ford visiting his factory construction site. Ford ice skating with his family. River Rouge plant, assembly lines, factory workers, steel making.” Available by request or On Location. Muni; Miscellaneous; Vegetable juice cocktail and corn fritters (1900?)“The exact date of this episode is unknown. We've filled in the date above with a placeholder. What we actually have on record is: 19uu-10-uu.” Boys LAC Brownie Winter (1931) “Raw footage, 16mm home movies featuring John Crosby family activities. John Crosby was the founder of The Santa Fe Opera.”Question: What would you say is the biggest challenge you face when it comes to archiving? Or perhaps even in other aspects? Answer: Hi u/TheHondoGod! Thank you for your question! The AAPB works with stations throughout the country to preserve local programming. One of the biggest challenges I face is that some of the programs I’d love to include in the archive are difficult to track down. Often, programs from the 1970s and ‘80s were discarded by stations a long time ago. Sometimes stations donated them to state and university archives, but too often, they were discarded due to space constraints, or taped over. - Michelle Kelley, AAPB Media Historian and Curator
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2024-10-09

It may be spooky season, but preserving your station's materials doesn't have to be scary! 👻

Learn how to partner with the AAPB for free digitization services, thanks to the Mellon Foundation, in just six simple steps. 🎃📼

How-To-Guide: Digitizing Your Media with the AAPB. Did you know the AAPB offers FREE digitization services?Step One. Submit a One-Sheet Summary: Provide a general description of the materials you’d like to digitize, including programming types, number of items, and formats.Step two. Sign a Deed of Gift: This deed grants the AAPB permission to digitize and preserve your materials.Step three. Create an Inventory: Use our inventory template to itemize the materials you’re submitting for digitization.
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2024-10-03

On Wednesdays, we answer questions about digitization, preservation, and archiving! 💁‍♀️

Join us on Wednesday, October 16, for Day to ask all your questions about the important work we do at the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. We’ll be hosting an AMA on Reddit, but you can submit questions on any of our platforms!

Mean Girls scene where Aaron Samuels asks Cady Heron what day it is. This is a play on that scene reading: "On October 3rd he asked me what day ask an archivist is." "It's October 16th."
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2024-10-01

This , join us in traveling back to 1962, when Newton Minow, then-chair of the FCC, sat down with Eleanor Roosevelt on "Prospects of Mankind" to discuss the future of television.

In this insightful clip, Minow advocates for re-airing important programs, envisioning a future where reruns would expand access to knowledge for all.

Watch the full program: americanarchive.org/catalog/cp
Produced and contributed by @wgbh

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