BONUS EPISODE: 2026 AASLH History Leadership Institute Fellow Erik Bauer

About this episode

Feliks Banel interviews Erik Bauer, an archivist and historian selected as a fellow for the 2026 History Leadership Institute.

On this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY, Feliks Banel speaks Erik Bauer, archivist and historian for the regional Episcopal Diocese of Olympia in Seattle, Washington who was selected by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) to be a "fellow" in the 2026 History Leadership Institute. Bauer works as an archivist and public historian in the Pacific Northwest, and is taking part in the annual History Leadership Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota. CASCADE OF HISTORY spoke with Erik Bauer from Minnesota (while the Institute was underway) on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. More information about AASLH's History Leadership Institute and 2026 Fellows: https://www.aaslh.org/meet-the-2026-history-leadership-institute-seminar-fellows/ More information about the archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia in Seattle: https://ecww.org/ Links to more information as well as images related to most topics discussed on the show are often available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via flagship station SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams…

People in this episode

Host: Feliks Banel

Guest: Erik Bauer

Topics covered

• history leadership
• archivist
• public historian
• Episcopal Diocese
• Pacific Northwest history
• AASLH fellows

Keywords

• Erik Bauer
• AASLH
• history leadership
• archivist
• Episcopal Diocese
• Pacific Northwest
• public historian

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Association for State and Local History

Places: Seattle, Washington, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Pacific Northwest, Magnuson Park, Sand Point Naval Air Station

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