Surgery and Salvation. The Roots of Reproductive Injustice in Mexico 1770-1940 (2023). - Not Even Past
Daniela Sánchez reviews Surgery and Salvation. The Roots of Reproductive Injustice in Mexico 1770-1940 (2025) by Elizabeth O'Brien.| Not Even Past
These satisfying alphabets are from the 1900 and 1910 editions of The New Zanerian Alphabets, archived at The Weinberg Memorial Library’s Zaner-Bloser Penmanship Collection, an extensive collections of American ornamental penmanship from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The company was founded in 1888 by Charles P. Zaner as the Zanerian School of Penmanship. … Continue reading "Alphabets From The Zanerian School of Penmanship, c.1910" The post Alphabets From The Zanerian School of ...| Flashbak
Daniela Sánchez reviews Surgery and Salvation. The Roots of Reproductive Injustice in Mexico 1770-1940 (2025) by Elizabeth O'Brien.| Not Even Past
In September 1935, Jimmie Lee Robinson and fourteen other Black Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers stationed at Palo Duro State Park in the Texas Panhandle wrote to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to protest their treatment in the CCC camp. “We work some time six days in a week,” they said, “and have to go to […] The post Constructing a Canyon: Black CCC Workers and the Making of Palo Duro appeared first on Not Even Past.| Not Even Past
Sarah Porter reviews The Hard Work of Hope: a Memoir by Michael Ansara, published in 2025.| Not Even Past
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Welcome back to our serial story, The Dance of Discord. No, you aren’t mistaken. I’ve posted a serial episode midweek, rather than on the weekend. Remember t…| Teagan's Books
In this page, we bring together the full collection of NEP’s Archive Chronicles! Curated by Associate Editor Camila Ordorica, this series explores archives as affective and historical spaces in their own right, while offering insights into the process of conducting archival work. Each installment provides a unique perspective on the treasures and challenges researchers encounter […] The post NEP’s Archive Chronicles – Full Series appeared first on Not Even Past.| Not Even Past
Though you won’t become a millionaire panning for gold in Indiana, today’s recreational gold hunters have a lot of fun sloshing around Hoosier creeks in search of the shiny metal that led many a conquistador to his doom. Around 1900, however, Indiana farmers and geologists explored the possibility that the hills of Brown, Monroe, and Morgan … Continue reading "Indiana’s “Pot of Gold”"| The Indiana History Blog
I love the historian’s craft. I love doing research. And I particularly love it when I find a new source that provides information from a new angle about an event that I already know about. R…| History Research Shenanigans
The recording of the recent season finale live show episode of the Let’s Find Out podcast that I was on is now live! Check out the show’s blog post here and give it a listen! It was a truly engaging evening with some knowledgeable co-panelists and an incredibly thoughtful audience. There are always so many … Continue reading Lost National Parks of Canada| History Research Shenanigans
Hello everyone! Do you have plans for Thursday September 21st, 2023? Why not join us for an interesting evening for nature nerds and history afficionados alike? I’ve been invited to be a part of a panel for a podcast live show. The Let’s Find Out podcast is a podcast that explores the ins and outs … Continue reading How to Make a National Park: Let’s Find Out Podcast Live Show| History Research Shenanigans
One of my favourite questions is “how do we know what we know?” This fascinates me both as a historian and as an environmental educator. I love seeing range maps for different species. I really enjoy using iNaturalist, and clicking on the profile of a species to see where else other users have logged seeing … Continue reading Jack Miner’s Bird Sanctuary and the Early History of Bird Banding in Canada| History Research Shenanigans
A review of a coin collection, including morgan silver dollars, indian cents, wheat cents, large cents, and some beautiful foreign coins!| Coin Thrill
An American painter and illustrator, John White Alexander (Fig. 1) began his career in New York in 1875 working for Harper’s Weekly. In 1877, Alexander moved to Paris for formal art training. From there he traveled to Bavaria, Italy, and back to New York. By 1881, he was on his way to becoming a successful painter, and by 1893, both his American and European reputations were flourishing. From his early landscapes and genre scenes to his later psychological portrait studies of women, Alexand...| Fashion History Timeline
