web02.fireside.fm Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:04:57 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Museum Archipelago - Episodes Tagged with “Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center” https://www.museumarchipelago.com/tags/niagara%20falls%20underground%20railroad%20heritage%20center Mon, 19 Feb 2018 06:45:00 -0500 A tiny show guiding you through the rocky landscape of museums. Museum Archipelago believes that no museum is an island and that museums are not neutral. Taking a broad definition of museums, host Ian Elsner brings you to different museum spaces around the world, dives deep into institutional problems, and introduces you to the people working to fix them. Each episode is rarely longer than 15 minutes, so let’s get started. en-us episodic A tiny show guiding you through the rocky landscape of museums Ian Elsner A tiny show guiding you through the rocky landscape of museums. Museum Archipelago believes that no museum is an island and that museums are not neutral. Taking a broad definition of museums, host Ian Elsner brings you to different museum spaces around the world, dives deep into institutional problems, and introduces you to the people working to fix them. Each episode is rarely longer than 15 minutes, so let’s get started. no best museum podcast, museum podcast, museums, archipelago, sidedoor, Smithsonian, buzludzha, culture museums Ian Elsner ian.elsner@gmail.com 36. The Underground Railroad in Niagara Falls with Bill Bradberry https://www.museumarchipelago.com/36 551e84a3e4b0eb314198ed16:551e854ce4b0ab145383eeb9:5a86e904e2c48398a11f61f9 Mon, 19 Feb 2018 06:45:00 -0500 Ian Elsner full Ian Elsner Bill Bradberry, the President and Chairman of the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Area Commission, thinks of the entire city of Niagara Falls, NY as an open crime scene from “the crime of holding people in bondage, and the man-made crime of trying to escape.” 12:52 no <p>Bill Bradberry, the President and Chairman of the <a href="http://niagarafallsundergroundrailroad.org/">Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Area Commission</a>, thinks of the entire city of Niagara Falls, NY as an open crime scene from “the crime of holding people in bondage, and the man-made crime of trying to escape.” With Canada just across the Niagara river, the Commission conducts research on the Underground Railroad as it relates to Niagara Falls and the surrounding area — for some, the last terminus in the United States.</p><p>The Commission will open the <a href="http://niagarafallsundergroundrailroad.org/exhibitions/exhibit-design/">Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center</a> on May 4th, 2018. Bradberry hopes that the center will show the full story, from black waiters at hotels helping enslaved people escape while serving their enslavers with duplicitous professionalism to massive brawls breaking out between abolitionists and bounty hunters.</p><p>In this episode, Bradberry talks about situating previously unknown stories into our understanding of the Underground Railroad, discovering the lack of non-white faces in the museum world he has recently entered, and his plan to change that.</p><p>Guest:<br>Bill Bradberry</p><p>Topics Discussed: <br>00:00: Intro<br>00:15: Bill Bradberry<br>01:10: The Geography of Escape<br>02:05: <a href="http://niagarafallsundergroundrailroad.org/underground-railroad-sites/site-of-the-cataract-house/">The Cataract House Hotel</a><br>04:25: John Morrison<br>05:10: Historical Research<br>06:12: Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center Opening<br>07:10: The Lack of Non-White Faces in the Museum World<br>11:11: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/museumarchipelago">Introducing Club Archipelago</a> </p><p><em>Museum Archipelago is proud to announce <a href="http://museumarchipelago.com/about#club-archipelago">Club Archipelago</a>, a new, members-only podcast that reviews interactive museum exhibits. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/museumarchipelago">To subscribe, support the show on Patreon</a>.</em></p> Bill Bradberry, the President and Chairman of the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Area Commission, thinks of the entire city of Niagara Falls, NY as an open crime scene from “the crime of holding people in bondage, and the man-made crime of trying to escape.” With Canada just across the Niagara river, the Commission conducts research on the Underground Railroad as it relates to Niagara Falls and the surrounding area — for some, the last terminus in the United States.

The Commission will open the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center on May 4th, 2018. Bradberry hopes that the center will show the full story, from black waiters at hotels helping enslaved people escape while serving their enslavers with duplicitous professionalism to massive brawls breaking out between abolitionists and bounty hunters.

In this episode, Bradberry talks about situating previously unknown stories into our understanding of the Underground Railroad, discovering the lack of non-white faces in the museum world he has recently entered, and his plan to change that.

Guest:
Bill Bradberry

Topics Discussed: 
00:00: Intro
00:15: Bill Bradberry
01:10: The Geography of Escape
02:05: The Cataract House Hotel
04:25: John Morrison
05:10: Historical Research
06:12: Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center Opening
07:10: The Lack of Non-White Faces in the Museum World
11:11: Introducing Club Archipelago 

Museum Archipelago is proud to announce Club Archipelago, a new, members-only podcast that reviews interactive museum exhibits. To subscribe, support the show on Patreon.

Support Museum Archipelago

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The Commission will open the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center on May 4th, 2018. Bradberry hopes that the center will show the full story, from black waiters at hotels helping enslaved people escape while serving their enslavers with duplicitous professionalism to massive brawls breaking out between abolitionists and bounty hunters.

In this episode, Bradberry talks about situating previously unknown stories into our understanding of the Underground Railroad, discovering the lack of non-white faces in the museum world he has recently entered, and his plan to change that.

Guest:
Bill Bradberry

Topics Discussed: 
00:00: Intro
00:15: Bill Bradberry
01:10: The Geography of Escape
02:05: The Cataract House Hotel
04:25: John Morrison
05:10: Historical Research
06:12: Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center Opening
07:10: The Lack of Non-White Faces in the Museum World
11:11: Introducing Club Archipelago 

Museum Archipelago is proud to announce Club Archipelago, a new, members-only podcast that reviews interactive museum exhibits. To subscribe, support the show on Patreon.

Support Museum Archipelago

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