Smithsonian's Stories from Main Street29 Nov 2023

Special: "Museum on Main Street: A Love Letter to Small-Town America" from Museums in Strange Places

We're excited to share an episode from our host Hannah Hethmon's podcast Museums in Strange Places. Back in 2019, Museums in Strange Places featured the amazing work of the Smithsonian's state and local partners in rural communities. Starting in Moreland, Georgia (pop. 382) in 1994, the Smithsonian, state humanities councils and local history organizations began a collaboration called Museum on Main Street to bring traveling exhibitions and humanities progams to rural communities. Since that kick-off nearly 30 years ago, more than 2,000 communities (with a median population of 8,300) have participated in the program.

Museum on Main Street is all about local history: rural communities use a Smithsonian exhibition and humanities scholars in their state to immerse their visitors in the stories that make their hometowns unique. In 2011, the program launched Stories from Main Street -- the story collection initiative that helps power this podcast -- to elevate and preserve rural voices and perspectives on important topics.

Did you know that about half of the museums in the United States are in small towns? American history and culture is everywhere! Enjoy this look at the work, resourcefulness, creativity, joy and pride our communities bring to the project.

Be sure to listen to Museums in Strange Places where you get your podcasts or at: https://pod.link/1296895315

Museums in Strange Places and Smithsonian's Stories from Main Street are produced by Better Lemon Creative Audio. Hannah Hethmon is your host.

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Episoder(29)

23: It's Summer in the USA

It's getting hot outside. School is out and July 4 is just around the corner. Summer is here! What does the summer season mean to you? Americans are full of great summer stories. Whether you're meetin...

2 Jul 202517min

22: Our Towns Are Our Passion: The Power of Community Service

Explore the many ways that people contribute their skills, their passions, and their time to activities that benefit their hometowns. No matter where we live, we benefit from working together to impro...

5 Jun 202518min

21: Varied and Vital: What Women Contribute to the Country

"Too often, the women were unsung, and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achivements, leadership, courage, strength, and love of the women who built American was as vital as that o...

13 Mar 202517min

20: Love Makes the Difference

In addition to our families, we also share ties that bond us with friends, neighbors, and companions in shared interests like religious, cultural and civic groups. These ties are on prime display in s...

25 Feb 202513min

19: Having Fun in a Small Town

"How do people have fun in your town?" was one of the most interesting questions Stories from Main Street asked of rural Americans over the years. Never let anyone say that life in small towns or rura...

5 Feb 202516min

18: The Food (and Memories) That Unite Us This Holiday Season

Welcome back to the Smithsonian's Stories from Main Street! It's the holidays, and for many of us, that means food. Our foodways connect us in intimate ways to our families, to history, and tradition....

11 Des 202414min

17: Shapeshifters, Ghosts, and Red-Eyed Dogs: Spooky Tales and a Rich Heritage

Welcome back to Smithsonian's Stories from Main Street! We're relaunching this series during an introspective time of year, with Halloween just around the corner. Come join us around the campfire for ...

29 Okt 202418min

16: Hopefully, My Generation Will Be the Ones to Change It

Young people throughout the country bring new perspectives and attitudes to our history and our culture. But often, they don't feel welcome to the conversations that adults have about community and cu...

27 Mar 202438min