HeyJaredThe Nantucket Gam
A gam is known as a social meeting or informal conversation, notably used among whalers at sea. The Nantucket Gam centers each episode around a particular theme, with the episode consisting of about 20-25 minutes of storytelling and conversation around the topic, bringing in…
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Principles in Action - The Life of Anna Gardner with Historian Barbara White (opens the original)
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Join the Gam and learn all about Nantucket’s own Anna Gardner - an educator, writer, and reformer who went above and beyond to live her principles during Antebellum and Reconstruction era America. We follow Anna’s life from her early years through her travels into the civil war south, to her work in freedman’s schools in Virginia. Plus, an interview with Author, Historian, Educator and NHA Research Fellow Barbara White!
Driving the Debate - Nantucket's Car Ban with Brian Quigley (opens the original)
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Tired of those loud, noisy trucks that trundle through the tight streets of Nantucket? Done with being stuck in 45 minutes of traffic on Old South Road? Tire screeching of fast and flashy cars ruining your beach day? You’re not alone! Over a century ago, many islanders would have agreed with you. Join the Gam this month to learn all about the history of Nantucket’s stand against the automobile - the Nantucket Car Ban. Plus, for our interview, we are joined by Brian Quigley, who discusses the his
Nantucket and the American Revolution - Part 2 with Nathaniel Philbrick (opens the original)
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Join us for part two of our series on Nantucket and the American Revolution! In part two, we are joined once again by Nathaniel Philbrick, the award-winning author, Nantucket historian and NHA Research Fellow who has published extensively on different stories of the American Revolution and Nantucket. Philbrick joins our Gam to explore more stories of Nantucket during the conflict and the broader context of the American Revolution. Plus, learn when to look for his new book on the California Gold
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