In this bonus episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk, Jake Jennerjohn, Alex Clark, and Amanda DeFazio embark on an Old Sac Paranormal Investigation with Lisa Praxel and Susan Voskuil-Starcevich from the Sacramento History Museum. Sacramento History Museum Website: sachistorymuseum.org As the investigation delves into the more frightening stories of Old Sacramento, this episode may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.
Oct 29, 2021•44 min
Join us on this week's episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk. In this episode, we hear from California State Railroad Museum Guide Debbie Hollingsworth about the connections between Schenectady, New York and many of the famous railroaders who made the Transcontinental Railroad possible.
Sep 25, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Join us on this week's episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk. In this episode, we hear from California State Railroad Museum docent Olga Rosander about her family's immigration story across the Atlantic and subsequent journey on the Transcontinental Railroad.
Sep 11, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Have you ever fed an elephant? Have you ever seen a person do tricks while riding a horse? When was the last time you saw a clown or acrobats flip high in the air? Have you ever heard a big band orchestra play? People used to do all of this and so much more in one day at the circus. The railroad transformed to circus, and the circus transformed American identity. Find out how in our newest podcast.
Aug 28, 2021•35 min
Join us to learn about John Muir, noted conservationist, and his family connections to the Railroad. In this episode Audrey Lokteff sits down with Interpretive Intern Colette Shaw from the John Muir National Historic Site. To learn more please visit https://www.nps.gov/jomu/index.htm.
Aug 14, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 12
In this week's episode, listen to CSRM staff interview Leroy Wallace Jr. And his son, Leroy Wallace III about their shared story with the railroad. Kept from working as a higher-up because of his race, Leroy’s son has gone on to work on the Napa Valley Wine Train. Hear about their lives and how multiple generations are affected by the railroad in distinct ways. Share your railroad story: https://www.californiarailroad.museum/my-story Podcast topic reccomendations: https://forms.gle/dzmU8YQ2HwMKv...
Jul 16, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 10
In this podcast Park Interpretive Specialist Audrey Lokteff sits down with Grammy Award Winning Sound Archivist and Curator Jeff Place to discuss the connections between the railroad and music. This episode is dedicated to Art Cort, a docent at the California state railroad museum for 29 years. Art passed away on August 17th, 2020. He will be best remembered as a museum host, welcoming thousands of guests with warm and happy tunes on his harmonica. He was a long-time participant of the Amtrak In...
Jul 03, 2021•30 min
When you go to a Museum do you see your story reflected in the exhibits and collections? Museums are places that collect and share American Culture, History, and Identity. And like American Culture, History, and Identity, Museums are steeped in echoes of the past. Who is represented in museum collections? Whose stories do we tell? How are we going to move into a shared future? Join Museum Director, Ty Smith, Program & Exhibit Designer, Kim Whitfield, and Museum Curator, Melanie Tran as we ta...
Jun 25, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 8
This collaborative program between the California State Railroad Museum and Angel Island State Park travels through California history by examining how Chinese immigration for the Gold Rush and the building of the Transcontinental Railroad led to discriminatory policies in California, which are visible at the Angel Island Immigration Station. This AAPI heritage month, we reflect on California as a gateway to opportunity-- open to some and closed to others. Full program: https://youtu.be/31oqyTwa...
Jun 11, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 7
May 2021 marks 40 years of CSRM! Join us this week for a conversation with our Museum Director and Coordinator of Exhibit & Interpretive Programs as they talk about the Railroad Museum’s mission and philosophy. Here at the railroad museum, our lives are made of railroad stories. If you would like to share your own railroad story, we would love to hear it! Visit: https://www.californiarailroad.museum/my-story/
May 28, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 6
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month #AAPImonth and we honor their legacy and contribution to American Culture and the railroad. This week on Roundhouse Crosstalk Podcast in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Park Interpreter II, Kim Whitfield, talks with Chinese Railroad Worker descendant, film producers, and friends of the Museum, Baldwin Chiu and Larissa Lam about their film documentaries, “Finding Cleveland,” and “Far East Deep South,” and their ...
May 07, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 5
This podcast will focus on Rosina Tucker, a union organizer and a powerful voice in the Civil Rights Movement. She is best known for her work with the Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters--the first African American trade union. Rosina fought to improve working conditions for Pullman Porters. Her work lives on here at the California State Railroad Museum in our Crossing Lines exhibit, which focuses on the many contributions of women on the railroad. Today Audrey Lokteff meets with one of the ...
Apr 23, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 4
This episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk will take an intimate look at the lives of the Black Americans who worked on the railroad. You will hear oral history interviews from the Oregon State Universities African American Railroad Porters Oral History Collection, these interviews provide insight into railroad jobs such as, Red Caps, Porters, Waiters, and Cooks. All of these interviews were recorded in the 1980s by Michael Grice, and are now available online. Black Americans held many jobs on the rai...
Apr 09, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Today, Jason Rankins our Guide II Supervisor at the California State Railroad Museum, will be speaking with Natalia Fernandez the Interim Director of the Special Collections and Archives Research Center at Oregon State University. Natalia Fernandez is also the curator of the Oregon Multicultural Archives which documents the oral stories and experiences of porters on the railroad during the first half of the 20th century. If you are interested in listening to the oral history collection you can f...
Mar 26, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Thank you everyone for listening to this week's episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk! If you would like to share your story please visit https://www.californiarailroad.museum/my-story.
Nov 20, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Thank you everyone for listening to this week's episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk! If you would like to share your story please visit https://www.californiarailroad.museum/my-story.
Nov 06, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Thank you everyone for listening to this week's episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk! If you would like to share your story please visit https://www.californiarailroad.museum/my-story.
Oct 09, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Thank you everyone for listening to this week's episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk! If you would like to share your story please visit https://www.californiarailroad.museum/my-story.
Sep 11, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Thank you everyone for listening to this week's episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk! If you would like to share your story please visit https://www.californiarailroad.museum/my-story.
Sep 05, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This week we have a phone interview with Robin Surmont. If you would like to share your story please visit https://www.californiarailroad.museum/my-story.
Aug 28, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This week we have a phone interview with Wes Beyer. If you would like to share your story please email Jason.rankins@parks.ca.gov to set up an interview. Your story can include vocational experience, fond childhood memories of trains or even a passion model train collecting!
Aug 21, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 14
This week we have a phone interview with Matthew Blackburn. If you would like to share your story please email Jason.rankins@parks.ca.gov to set up an interview. Your story can include vocational experience, fond childhood memories of trains or even a passion model train collecting!
Aug 14, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 12
This week we have a phone interview with John Cockrell. If you would like to share your story please email Jason.rankins@parks.ca.gov to set up an interview. Your story can include vocational experience, fond childhood memories of trains or even a passion model train collecting!
Aug 07, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 12
This week we have a phone interview with Robert Powell. If you would like to share your story please email Jason.rankins@parks.ca.gov to set up an interview. Your story can include vocational experience, fond childhood memories of trains or even a passion model train collecting!
Jul 24, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This week we have a phone interview with Alan Swanson. If you would like to share your story please email Jason.rankins@parks.ca.gov to set up an interview. Your story can include vocational experience, fond childhood memories of trains or even a passion model train collecting!
Jul 10, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This week we have a phone interview with Joann Cole. If you would like to share your story please email Jason.rankins@parks.ca.gov to set up an interview. Your story can include vocational experience, fond childhood memories of trains or even a passion model train collecting!
Jun 26, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This week we talk to Alan Lew, a volunteer at the California State Railroad Museum, about his lifelong passion for the railroad and his childhood passion for all things train. If you would like to share your story on this platform please contact Jason Rankins.
Jun 20, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This week we talk to Peter Norgaard, a volunteer at the California State Railroad Museum, about his lifelong passion for the railroad. If you would like to share your story on this platform please contact Jason Rankins.
Jun 12, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week I speak with Peter to discuss, among other things, his childhood fondness for trains and how his family influenced his lifelong passion for the railroad.
Jun 05, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This week we have a phone interview with Ken Dixon. If you would like to share your story please email Jason.rankins@parks.ca.gov to set up an interview. Your story can include vocational experience, fond childhood memories of trains or even a passion model train collecting!
May 29, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 5
