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Join the Discover Uncover podcast on journeys back in time using historical artifacts from the Sloan Museum of Discovery's collection of over 50,000. Our goal is to give listeners a deeper understanding of our region's history, and how the objects and stories of the past relate to today's culture, customs and society. We hope you enjoy! If you have a personal connection to one of our podcast historical topics, an artifact relating to Flint or Genesee County history, or have a burning questio ...
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Flint Faience Tiles – AC Spark Plug’s Clever Spinoff That Beautified the World
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Sloan Museum Curator of Collections, Geoff Woodcox, tells the intriguing genesis of Flint Faience Tiles. This short-lived tile company began with an unusual partnership between French-born Albert Champion, who founded AC Spark Plug (now ACDelco), and an entrepreneurial Belgian-born ceramic tile artist named Carl Bergmans. Faience is a style of tile…
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The 1956 Buick Centurion Concept Car – a Marvel of Ingenuity and Art
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This 1956 Buick Centurion on display in Sloan Museum's vehicle gallery is a one-of-a-kind concept car. Developed for and debuted at the 1956 Motorama, the Buick Centurion's futuristic design has been beloved for decades. With many features considered "new" today, this car was certainly ahead of its time. In this episode, Sloan Museum Curator of Col…
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Flint’s Bozo The Clown – The Legacy of Frank Cady
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Most big city television markets had a Bozo the Clown show in the 1960-70s. In Flint, Michigan, Frank Cady was Bozo. As part of the Sloan Museum of Discovery's artifact collection, Frank Cady's original costume, clown shoes, hair and accessories are on display. In this lighthearted episode of Discover Uncover, Jerome and Geoff go into some of Bozo …
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Revisiting The Impact of the 44-Day UAW Sit Down Strike of 1936-1937
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The long-lasting effects of the historic United Auto Worker Sit-Down Strike in Flint, Michigan can hardly be overstated. The resolutions from the strike greatly improved the quality of life for generations of automotive manufacturing workers throughout the country. In this podcast, Geoff Woodcox, Curator of Sloan's Historical Collections, goes into…
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Uncovering the Legacy of Flint’s WWII Hellcat Tank Destroyer
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The WWII Hellcat Tank Destroyer was built by General Motors in the Flint, Michigan, region from 1942-1945. General Motors stopped building automobiles during that time frame to build the Hellcat, engines, and ammunitions as part of the war effort. Curator of Collections, Geoff Woodcox, gives some fascinating historical details about the 33,000 poun…
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A Conversation with Adam Avery – Anishinabek Artist
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Sloan Curator of Collections and Jerome Threlkeld interview Adam Avery, a Michigan-based Anishinabek artist who created and donated his Native American regalia art. to Sloan's History Gallery. Their conversation in this episode delves into the process to get the details accurate in the Anishinabek section of the History Gallery through Sloan's part…
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An Equal Opportunity Lie: Housing Discrimination in the City of Flint
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As the birthplace of General Motors, the City of Flint's population exploded in the early 20th century, going from about 30,000 to 90,000 people between 1910 and 1920 as workers from the Southern US and abroad poured into the region for jobs. Flint's infrastructure wasn't keeping up as tent cities and shanty towns cropped up. As a housing solution …
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Beecher Tornado: Commemorating 70 Years Since the Record Breaking EF5 Tornado
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Listen in as Geoff Woodcox, Sloan Museum curator of Collections, and Jerome Threlkeld, Community Engagement Coordinator, discuss the catastrophic EF5 tornado that destroyed entire neighborhoods in the Beecher community. Letters from high school students' accounts of the storm are read aloud, as well as how the community came together to heal and re…
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