Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
Interested in learning more about the human impact of historic events? Look no further than personal letters!
Recorded Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Whether you are a historian, genealogist or simply interested in learning more about how people in the past experienced their daily lives, personal correspondence can provide a wealth of information! Join Smithsonian curators Lynn Heidelbaugh and Thomas J. Paone, co-authors of Between Home and the Front: Civil War Letters of the Walters Family, as they discuss the fascinating details of 1860s America found in the National Postal Museum's collection. To help save vintage letters in your possession, creator and curator of Flea Market Love Letters, Liz Maguire, guides participants through her tips and techniques of storing and handling fragile papers.
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/in-appreciation-of-letters
Interested in learning more about the human impact of historic events? Look no further than personal letters!
Recorded Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Whether you are a historian, genealogist or simply interested in learning more about how people in the past experienced their daily lives, personal correspondence can provide a wealth of information! Join Smithsonian curators Lynn Heidelbaugh and Thomas J. Paone, co-authors of Between Home and the Front: Civil War Letters of the Walters Family, as they discuss the fascinating details of 1860s America found in the National Postal Museum's collection. To help save vintage letters in your possession, creator and curator of Flea Market Love Letters, Liz Maguire, guides participants through her tips and techniques of storing and handling fragile papers.
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/in-appreciation-of-letters
