COLUMBIA Conversations is a podcast that highlights authors, historians, archivists and others working to preserve and share the history of Washington state and the Pacific Northwest.On this episode, host Feliks Banel speaks with Lynette Miller, who retired from the Washington State Historical Society as Head of Collections in February 2020. Miller was with WSHS for 23 years, and is a specialist in Native American basketry. She looks back on her career and the changes in museums and collecting that she's witnessed over the years, as well as the enduring power of genuine artifacts to tell important stories.To donate an artifact to the Washington State Historical Society:www.washingtonhistory.org/research/collections/collections-donation/For more information or to subscribe to COLUMBIA Magazine:www.washingtonhistory.orgCOLUMBIA Conversations is a production of COLUMBIA magazine, a publication of the Washington State Historical Society.