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Archives for History Matters

“The Singing Will Never Be Done”

November 11, 2009

Today is Armistice Day. It doesn’t seem appropriate to dwell here on how powerfully affecting I find the Great War and the poetry that came out of those bloody years. Instead I’ll point you to The First World War Poetry Archive, an amazing online collection of manuscripts, photos, and other artifacts and echoes of the… Continue reading »

Hoax Ahoy

December 26, 2008

I’ve been distracted with one thing and another of late (holidays, children, writing projects), so I’m behind on posting. Sorry about that. Meanwhile, I had the pleasure last week of writing about a historical hoax perpetrated by a bunch of students in a history class at George Mason University. They created a fictional 19th-century pirate… Continue reading »

Happy T-Day

November 27, 2008

Give thanks for whatever you have to be thankful for. If you feel like taking the long view, you can read more about the history of the holiday over at the National Archives website: On October 3, 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation naming Thursday, November 26, 1789 as an official holiday of “sincere… Continue reading »

An American Studies Tagline

September 30, 2008

Cloud tagging with a purpose: “a visual historiography of an evolving discipline.” Fun to play with, and maybe even illuminating, if you pay attention. (Via HNN.)

As If the Hurricanes Weren’t Bad Enough

September 22, 2008

The National Trust has been assessing the damage that Gustav and Ike inflicted on historic structures in Galveston and elsewhere (even as far north as Plano, Illinois). More upsetting is this news from New Orleans: The Trust also reports increased pressure from the Nagin administration in New Orleans to demolish historic properties damaged by Hurricane… Continue reading »

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