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<p>In this episode, cohosts Adreonna Bennett and Conor Casey speak with Maigen Sullivan and Joshua Burford of <a href="https://invisiblehistory.org/">Invisible Histories</a>, a community-based archives that locates, collects, preserves, researches, and creates for local communities an accessible collection of the rich and diverse history of LGBTQ life in the US South.</p>



<p><a href="https://societyofarchivists.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/FilesSite/ESRv6030hbJFgmeivQFYp_wBt0kzRhgNHc1dJsa83Ex8tw?e=7K0ivV">Read the transcript.</a></p>



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<p class="has-text-align-center">Check out Invisible Histories on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/invisiblehistoriesproject/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@invisiblehistories">TikTok</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/invisiblehistoriesproject">Facebook</a>!</p>



<p class="has-text-align-center">You can help support the Invisible Histories mission <a href="https://invisiblehistory.org/support-and-connect/">here</a>.</p>



<p class="has-text-align-center">Register or submit a proposal for <a href="https://invisiblehistory.org/qhs2026/">Queer History South 2026</a>. The event will be fully virtual from <strong>February 20–21, 2026</strong>. </p>



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Season 9, Episode 2: Chris Pandza

Archives in Context is a podcast about archives and the people behind them. Members of the podcast team include Mary Caldera, Adreonna Bennett, Conor Casey, Lauren Kata, Emily Mathay, Camila Zorrilla Tessler, Carmela Furio, Kate Greenberg, and Hannah Stryker. All opinions expressed in this podcast are our own and are not reflective of a particular institution.