@satjphd.bsky.social
Historian of the long 19th C. local history, business history, the Civil War, the built environment, Catholic history, Social and Cultural history. Diocesan Archivist during the day. Opinions are my own.
The ACHA is now accepting submissions for several of our awards, including the John Gilmary Shea Prize, the John Tracy Ellis Dissertation Award, and more! For more information and submission rules, visit achahistory.org/awards/.
01.02.2026 22:00 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Seeking roundtable panelist for late breaking session at #2026OAH in Philly on academic freedom and US history. Sponsored by Committee on Academic Freedom. Please repost! DM if interested. ##skystorians π
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ποΈ Psst, friends at #AHA26 #MLA26 and beyond, please share word of the @susih.bsky.social Community Scholars Program, which unlocks library resources for 3 years (onsite + remote) for #contingent faculty & historians at work beyond the traditional academy, due 2/1 s-usih.org/2025/12/cfp-...
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Historians have the right to expect that discussion of their historical work will be conducted in a civil manner, free from harassment and intimidation. The AHA provides resources for historians to support themselves and colleagues if faced with threats, punitive restrictions, and harassment.
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Are you trying to decide which panels you want to attend next week at our Annual Meeting in Chicago? Then look no further than the ACHA Program available via our website or by scanning the QR code! To view it, go to achahistory.org/chicago2026/.
31.12.2025 17:23 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Fantastic resource for historians: a spreadsheet of NARA's digitized microfilm, with links to the files in the Archives catalog. May it help you as much as it has helped me.
www.archives.gov/files/colleg...
"Their resilience is why these sites still exist today to offer a fuller account of American historyβand as a visitor, it is a privilege to hear their stories, on their own terms." ποΈ www.cntraveler.com/story/museum...
18.08.2025 13:27 β π 33 π 13 π¬ 0 π 0I stopped being able to drink grape Koolaid because of Dimetapp.
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After the latest round of grading papers, I wrote about AI, ChatGPT, the death of the student essay, and what it means for the future of human cognition.
19.06.2025 10:44 β π 903 π 357 π¬ 72 π 142Contingent history peeps, check this out ποΈ
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Historians have the right to expect that discussion of their work be conducted in a civil mannerβbut that right can be violated by hate speech and online threats. The AHA has developed a guide for historians encountering harassment on social media. ποΈ
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Registration for our free Virginia Conference on Introductory History Courses, March 28-29, at Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) in Richmond is open now. Join us for thought-provoking discussions and engaging sessions! ποΈ
21.02.2025 16:28 β π 23 π 7 π¬ 0 π 2ποΈ Newspapers.com has a free access weekend. Perfect time to grab any primary source newspapers you need for your research.
14.02.2025 21:24 β π 28 π 19 π¬ 0 π 0π Here is how to donate to the Huntington Libraryβs Disaster Relief Fund, which will aid impacted staff + collections. Please share, #skystorians #library #booksky friends, thank you! ποΈ shorturl.at/TVPPE
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The founders anticipated someone like Trump partly because theyβd been reading Edward Gibbonβs βDecline and Fall of the Roman Empire.β
Jim Sleeper on America's rise and fall:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/americas-dec...
This article editing workshop from @globalhistjnl.bsky.social looks like a great opportunity: networks.h-net.org/group/announ... ποΈ
16.01.2025 19:23 β π 8 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0Hey, #skystoriansποΈ of maritime. Looky ππΌππΌππΌ
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The great @anthonyb1939.bsky.social with Martin Scorsese at the Basilica of Old St. Patrickβs Cathedral @achahistory.bsky.social #ACHA2025 #ACHA25 #AHA2025 #AHA25
04.01.2025 14:37 β π 14 π 5 π¬ 0 π 1Ok you all just convinced me. Masks are coming too!
03.01.2025 02:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This does look like a great session. I wish I could attend but I am giving a paper in the same time slot.
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Book cover with various kinds of evidence of family history arrayed around the author and title, the latter is _Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America_. The kinds of materials include printed texts, manuscripts, a red book (shhhhh that figures largely in the Introduction!), a watercolor family record, Fraktur, gravestone, and a sampler. One repeated text says "born free, born free (etc)"
Itβs been a long time comingβ¦ so thrilled to share the cover (and Oxford UP website last in π§΅) for my book, _Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America_, pub date 7.2.25 (but will ship, so they say very enticingly, mid-June. 1/ #VastEarlyAmerica ποΈ
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#Skystorians coming to #AHA2025!
Join me, Tanisha Ford, @chadwilliams.bsky.social @profgabriele.com @lollardfish.bsky.social & @adapalmer.bsky.social as we discuss the nuts, bolts, and FUN of writing narrative histories for trade publishers.
Sun., Jan. 5, 3:30 p.m.
Sheraton Empire Ballroom West.
The ACHA is honored to announce the 2024 Presidential Travel Grant recipients Meghan Lescault and Sierra Lawson. Mark your calendars for their presentations next week!
27.12.2024 15:49 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0breathtaking. #skystorians
07.12.2024 19:22 β π 20 π 9 π¬ 0 π 1Hey #Skystorians
Follow these southern history folks!
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