Chad Hitchcock
@chadhitchcock.bsky.social
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Chad Hitchcock
@chadhitchcock.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Introductory Thread
Hey! I am Chad Hitchcock and I'm a Museum Professional based in Michigan. I have been in the field since June of 2020 where I worked at the Frankenmuth Historical Museum as a gift shop attendant.
Currently, as of November 2024, I am a Registrar at the Sloan Museum of Discovery.
Hey! I am Chad Hitchcock and I'm a Museum Professional based in Michigan. I have been in the field since June of 2020 where I worked at the Frankenmuth Historical Museum as a gift shop attendant.
Currently, as of November 2024, I am a Registrar at the Sloan Museum of Discovery.
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My office right now. I wanted to do a #FossilFriday post with Deanna's current prep project, but it's not finished yet (watch this space).
In the meantime... this is gonna be a special piece for our exhibit.
#dinosaur #dinosaurs #museum #museumlife #fossil #scicomm #tyrannosaur
In the meantime... this is gonna be a special piece for our exhibit.
#dinosaur #dinosaurs #museum #museumlife #fossil #scicomm #tyrannosaur
February 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
My office right now. I wanted to do a #FossilFriday post with Deanna's current prep project, but it's not finished yet (watch this space).
In the meantime... this is gonna be a special piece for our exhibit.
#dinosaur #dinosaurs #museum #museumlife #fossil #scicomm #tyrannosaur
In the meantime... this is gonna be a special piece for our exhibit.
#dinosaur #dinosaurs #museum #museumlife #fossil #scicomm #tyrannosaur
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This is a carbonized loaf of bread from Pompeii, 79 C.E. - preserved for thousands of years in the volcanic ashes of Mount Vesuvius. The baker left his stamp: “Celer, slave of Quintus Granius Verus." Celer is known to have survived the eruption, as his name later appears on a list of freed men.
February 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This is a carbonized loaf of bread from Pompeii, 79 C.E. - preserved for thousands of years in the volcanic ashes of Mount Vesuvius. The baker left his stamp: “Celer, slave of Quintus Granius Verus." Celer is known to have survived the eruption, as his name later appears on a list of freed men.
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Lancer (1816)
Creator: Horace Vernet
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 418571)
#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt ##TheMet
Creator: Horace Vernet
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 418571)
#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt ##TheMet
February 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Lancer (1816)
Creator: Horace Vernet
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 418571)
#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt ##TheMet
Creator: Horace Vernet
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 418571)
#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt ##TheMet
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“Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss” marble sculpture in the Louvre Museum by Antonio Canova. It was completed 6 years after being commissioned in 1793.
More detail in alt text.
#art #sculpture #museums #travel #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWhite #photography #history #mythology
More detail in alt text.
#art #sculpture #museums #travel #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWhite #photography #history #mythology
December 4, 2024 at 2:48 PM
“Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss” marble sculpture in the Louvre Museum by Antonio Canova. It was completed 6 years after being commissioned in 1793.
More detail in alt text.
#art #sculpture #museums #travel #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWhite #photography #history #mythology
More detail in alt text.
#art #sculpture #museums #travel #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWhite #photography #history #mythology
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Just discovered theneurodiversemuseum.org.uk!
As a member of #TeamNeurodiverse, this is a treasure trove of information, articles and ideas about how to make museum spaces more accessible! #MuseumLife #Galleries #Culturevulture #CultureUK
As a member of #TeamNeurodiverse, this is a treasure trove of information, articles and ideas about how to make museum spaces more accessible! #MuseumLife #Galleries #Culturevulture #CultureUK
The Neurodiverse Museum - Neurodiverse Museum
theneurodiversemuseum.org.uk
December 3, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Just discovered theneurodiversemuseum.org.uk!
As a member of #TeamNeurodiverse, this is a treasure trove of information, articles and ideas about how to make museum spaces more accessible! #MuseumLife #Galleries #Culturevulture #CultureUK
As a member of #TeamNeurodiverse, this is a treasure trove of information, articles and ideas about how to make museum spaces more accessible! #MuseumLife #Galleries #Culturevulture #CultureUK
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Pharmacy jar (probably 18th century)
Creator: unknown
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 185973)
#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt ##TheMet
Creator: unknown
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 185973)
#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt ##TheMet
December 2, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Pharmacy jar (probably 18th century)
Creator: unknown
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 185973)
#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt ##TheMet
Creator: unknown
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 185973)
#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt ##TheMet
These lovely items are from a collection donated to the Sloan Museum of Discovery in 2007. While no date or information was given on these items, visually similar objects appear to be from 1945 to 1970, potentially classifying these as "Mid-Century Modern."
#Museums #MuseumMonday #SloanMuseum
#Museums #MuseumMonday #SloanMuseum
December 2, 2024 at 6:23 PM
These lovely items are from a collection donated to the Sloan Museum of Discovery in 2007. While no date or information was given on these items, visually similar objects appear to be from 1945 to 1970, potentially classifying these as "Mid-Century Modern."
#Museums #MuseumMonday #SloanMuseum
#Museums #MuseumMonday #SloanMuseum
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A favorite of the collection!
"Muddy Alligators"
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925), 1917, watercolor over graphite, with masking out and scraping, on thick, textured, cream wove paper, 34.4 × 53 cm (13 9/16 × 20 7/8 in.)
Sustaining Membership Fund, 1917.86
#artmuseum #bsmuseums #watercolors
"Muddy Alligators"
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925), 1917, watercolor over graphite, with masking out and scraping, on thick, textured, cream wove paper, 34.4 × 53 cm (13 9/16 × 20 7/8 in.)
Sustaining Membership Fund, 1917.86
#artmuseum #bsmuseums #watercolors
November 21, 2024 at 9:11 PM
A favorite of the collection!
"Muddy Alligators"
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925), 1917, watercolor over graphite, with masking out and scraping, on thick, textured, cream wove paper, 34.4 × 53 cm (13 9/16 × 20 7/8 in.)
Sustaining Membership Fund, 1917.86
#artmuseum #bsmuseums #watercolors
"Muddy Alligators"
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925), 1917, watercolor over graphite, with masking out and scraping, on thick, textured, cream wove paper, 34.4 × 53 cm (13 9/16 × 20 7/8 in.)
Sustaining Membership Fund, 1917.86
#artmuseum #bsmuseums #watercolors
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“The American Horse” at the Frederik Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids.
🐎
#travel #gaytravel #grandrapids #sculpture #michigan #experiencegr #meijergardens #horse #travelphotography #museum #statue
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#travel #gaytravel #grandrapids #sculpture #michigan #experiencegr #meijergardens #horse #travelphotography #museum #statue
November 22, 2024 at 4:43 AM
“The American Horse” at the Frederik Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids.
🐎
#travel #gaytravel #grandrapids #sculpture #michigan #experiencegr #meijergardens #horse #travelphotography #museum #statue
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#travel #gaytravel #grandrapids #sculpture #michigan #experiencegr #meijergardens #horse #travelphotography #museum #statue
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During the 18th century, we are told that a woman known as Mary Bebb was charged in Shrewsbury for the crime of 'Profanely uttering 67 Curses'. One can only wonder what drove her to it...
#Witchcraft #Shropshire #Folklore #History
#Witchcraft #Shropshire #Folklore #History
November 21, 2024 at 6:53 PM
During the 18th century, we are told that a woman known as Mary Bebb was charged in Shrewsbury for the crime of 'Profanely uttering 67 Curses'. One can only wonder what drove her to it...
#Witchcraft #Shropshire #Folklore #History
#Witchcraft #Shropshire #Folklore #History
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#OTD in 1942, WRA encourages Japanese Americans to find work outside of the incarceration camps. Though applicants will need to be thoroughly vetted, it offers a chance for freedom outside of the camps. Thousands of Japanese Americans will leave the camps by the end of the war.
🗃 #skystorians
🗃 #skystorians
November 21, 2024 at 3:02 PM
#OTD in 1942, WRA encourages Japanese Americans to find work outside of the incarceration camps. Though applicants will need to be thoroughly vetted, it offers a chance for freedom outside of the camps. Thousands of Japanese Americans will leave the camps by the end of the war.
🗃 #skystorians
🗃 #skystorians
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From #AHAPerspectives in 2020: @itsjohn.bsky.social asked, "How should historians behave in response to an active movement aiming to paint them as partisans seeking points in a zero-sum game?" 🗃️
If You Charge Facts with Bias, Historians Are Guilty – AHA
A historian reflects on the political backlash he faced after an op-ed was picked up by the right-wing media.
www.historians.org
November 20, 2024 at 3:19 PM
From #AHAPerspectives in 2020: @itsjohn.bsky.social asked, "How should historians behave in response to an active movement aiming to paint them as partisans seeking points in a zero-sum game?" 🗃️
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The Seven County Witch Hunt Project is now on Bluesky! Follow us for updates and interesting research on the 1640s witch trials in England. 🧹
New blog post the last Thursday of every month. See below for where it all began...
medium.com/@Witches7Hun...
#witchcraft #history #skystorians
New blog post the last Thursday of every month. See below for where it all began...
medium.com/@Witches7Hun...
#witchcraft #history #skystorians
Introducing the Seven County Witch-Hunt Project
Between 1645–1647, when England was embroiled in a bloody Civil War, roughly 300 people in the South East were accused of witchcraft…
medium.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:33 PM
The Seven County Witch Hunt Project is now on Bluesky! Follow us for updates and interesting research on the 1640s witch trials in England. 🧹
New blog post the last Thursday of every month. See below for where it all began...
medium.com/@Witches7Hun...
#witchcraft #history #skystorians
New blog post the last Thursday of every month. See below for where it all began...
medium.com/@Witches7Hun...
#witchcraft #history #skystorians
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Hello! I'm a legal historian specializing in immigration & First Amendment law/history. Unfortunately, my research & writing on ideological exclusion/deportation (1798 to Trump 1.0) continues to be relevant. I post on current events, immigration, free speech, & history. Also post my 📸, 🎧🎵, 🎬 recs. 🗃️
kermit the frog is talking on a phone
ALT: kermit the frog is talking on a phone
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Hello! I'm a legal historian specializing in immigration & First Amendment law/history. Unfortunately, my research & writing on ideological exclusion/deportation (1798 to Trump 1.0) continues to be relevant. I post on current events, immigration, free speech, & history. Also post my 📸, 🎧🎵, 🎬 recs. 🗃️
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Terracotta fragment of an oinochoe (jug) (late 6th/early 5th centuries BCE)
Creator: unknown
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 759871)
#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt ##TheMet
Creator: unknown
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 759871)
#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt ##TheMet
November 19, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Terracotta fragment of an oinochoe (jug) (late 6th/early 5th centuries BCE)
Creator: unknown
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 759871)
#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt ##TheMet
Creator: unknown
🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 759871)
#MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt ##TheMet
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Together with @fatahblack.bsky.social we launched a new book series on slavery and its aftermath: Slavery and Emancipation.
The first book will be published in January 2025, with many more in the pipeline. Reach out if you’re interested in submitting a proposal!
@amsterdamupress.bsky.social
The first book will be published in January 2025, with many more in the pipeline. Reach out if you’re interested in submitting a proposal!
@amsterdamupress.bsky.social
Slavery and Emancipation
This series contributes to breaking the mold of slavery studies by offering a platform for a wide range of historiographical approaches springing from a critical re-examination of primary sources.
www.aup.nl
November 14, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Together with @fatahblack.bsky.social we launched a new book series on slavery and its aftermath: Slavery and Emancipation.
The first book will be published in January 2025, with many more in the pipeline. Reach out if you’re interested in submitting a proposal!
@amsterdamupress.bsky.social
The first book will be published in January 2025, with many more in the pipeline. Reach out if you’re interested in submitting a proposal!
@amsterdamupress.bsky.social
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This is a carbonized loaf of bread from Pompeii, 79 C.E. - preserved for thousands of years in the volcanic ashes of Mount Vesuvius. The baker left his stamp, which reads: “Celer, slave of Quintus Granius Verus." Celer survived, as his name later appears on a list of freed men. #skystorians
November 18, 2024 at 5:22 PM
This is a carbonized loaf of bread from Pompeii, 79 C.E. - preserved for thousands of years in the volcanic ashes of Mount Vesuvius. The baker left his stamp, which reads: “Celer, slave of Quintus Granius Verus." Celer survived, as his name later appears on a list of freed men. #skystorians
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What's this? Free, open-source newspapers from 84 countries, some dating back centuries? 🗃️
For you, my #Skystorians friends! This quick blog contains the link that will have you diving into rabbit holes in no time.
www.joehistorian.com/blog/2020/2/...
For you, my #Skystorians friends! This quick blog contains the link that will have you diving into rabbit holes in no time.
www.joehistorian.com/blog/2020/2/...
Open Source Newspapers: Terrific for Family History or… for Clio’s sake — Dr. Joseph J. Krulder
A bonanza of data for family or history at Wiki's "Open Source Newspaper" Project
www.joehistorian.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:24 PM
What's this? Free, open-source newspapers from 84 countries, some dating back centuries? 🗃️
For you, my #Skystorians friends! This quick blog contains the link that will have you diving into rabbit holes in no time.
www.joehistorian.com/blog/2020/2/...
For you, my #Skystorians friends! This quick blog contains the link that will have you diving into rabbit holes in no time.
www.joehistorian.com/blog/2020/2/...
#MuseumMonday
Today I want to shoutout Sloan Museum of Discovery, which is my current place of work!
Sloan Museum is a Museum that serves the Genesee County area of Michigan. They are equal parts Science, Children, and History and are open Tuesday through Sunday!
sloanlongway.org/sloan/
Today I want to shoutout Sloan Museum of Discovery, which is my current place of work!
Sloan Museum is a Museum that serves the Genesee County area of Michigan. They are equal parts Science, Children, and History and are open Tuesday through Sunday!
sloanlongway.org/sloan/
Sloan Museum of Discovery
Welcome to the NEW
SLOAN MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY This 107,000 square feet hands-on science and history museum re-opened in 2022 after an extensive expansion and renovation. The new Sloan Museum of Discov...
sloanlongway.org
November 18, 2024 at 5:56 PM
#MuseumMonday
Today I want to shoutout Sloan Museum of Discovery, which is my current place of work!
Sloan Museum is a Museum that serves the Genesee County area of Michigan. They are equal parts Science, Children, and History and are open Tuesday through Sunday!
sloanlongway.org/sloan/
Today I want to shoutout Sloan Museum of Discovery, which is my current place of work!
Sloan Museum is a Museum that serves the Genesee County area of Michigan. They are equal parts Science, Children, and History and are open Tuesday through Sunday!
sloanlongway.org/sloan/
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On this day in history
11/17/1978 Richard Nixon held a press conference in regards to Watergate where he said his famous line "I am not a crook" 🗃️ Later he would become the first president in history to resign from office
11/17/1978 Richard Nixon held a press conference in regards to Watergate where he said his famous line "I am not a crook" 🗃️ Later he would become the first president in history to resign from office
November 17, 2024 at 9:28 PM
On this day in history
11/17/1978 Richard Nixon held a press conference in regards to Watergate where he said his famous line "I am not a crook" 🗃️ Later he would become the first president in history to resign from office
11/17/1978 Richard Nixon held a press conference in regards to Watergate where he said his famous line "I am not a crook" 🗃️ Later he would become the first president in history to resign from office
I want to shout-out an organization that I believe deserves a bit more attention.
Invisible History is an organization based in southern U.S.A that archives LGBTQ+ history found both digitally and physically.
invisiblehistory.org?fbclid=PAY2x...
Invisible History is an organization based in southern U.S.A that archives LGBTQ+ history found both digitally and physically.
invisiblehistory.org?fbclid=PAY2x...
Invisible Histories - Home
Invisible Histories locates, collects, researches, and creates community-based, educational programming around LGBTQ history in the Deep South. Invisible Histories believes archiving is resistance to ...
invisiblehistory.org
November 17, 2024 at 9:13 PM
I want to shout-out an organization that I believe deserves a bit more attention.
Invisible History is an organization based in southern U.S.A that archives LGBTQ+ history found both digitally and physically.
invisiblehistory.org?fbclid=PAY2x...
Invisible History is an organization based in southern U.S.A that archives LGBTQ+ history found both digitally and physically.
invisiblehistory.org?fbclid=PAY2x...
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Out now as full open access!
“Displacing and Displaying the Objects of Others. The Materiality of Identity and Depots of Global History“ ed. by @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social, Friederike Odenwald and me.
“Displacing and Displaying the Objects of Others. The Materiality of Identity and Depots of Global History“ ed. by @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social, Friederike Odenwald and me.
November 16, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Out now as full open access!
“Displacing and Displaying the Objects of Others. The Materiality of Identity and Depots of Global History“ ed. by @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social, Friederike Odenwald and me.
“Displacing and Displaying the Objects of Others. The Materiality of Identity and Depots of Global History“ ed. by @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social, Friederike Odenwald and me.