Jonathan Burdick

Birds-eye view of North East, Pennsylvania. #ErieCounty. 1896. Drawn by Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler. (Source: PA State Archives)

Nailed it!!

If I ever strike it rich, I think these shirts would immediately become my new classroom teacher personality. Maybe introduce one new one each week until they’re the only thing I was wearing.

I wrote this in January. It’s deeply depressing to read it again today. #history #skystorians #PBS #publicTV

Yes! The Green Knight is amazing as is Dev Patel. I love the projects he chooses.

Busted out some of my old ‘90s #Superman comics for the kid since he’s still riding high on the movie.

Happy Harrison Ford’s Birthday Day to all who celebrate. 🎉

I keep almost all of my books at work so they’re available to students, but here’s my one little bookshelf of very random selections that I keep at home. Let’s see everybody else’s! #booksky #writersky #skystorians

Piracy on the Baseball Seas How an Erie ballplayer became the inspiration for the Pittsburgh Pirates team name

My latest story is about the ballplayer from #EriePA who inspired the Pittsburgh Pirates team name: "I think he's the greatest second baseman living," manager Ned Hanlon said. “He seems to have the instinct of knowing just where a ball is going to go…”

www.eriereader.com/article/pira...

Celebrity presidential endorsements from April 2008. As seen in Penn State Behrend’s student newspaper. #politics #history #skystorians #politisky

The problem with both this polling & this reporting is they assume "patriotism" means one particular thing, of which national "pride" is a key component. That's never been the only version of American patriotism, though. For more, check out my book!

www.bloomsbury.com/us/of-thee-i...

A few panels from the original Marvel #IndianaJones comic adaptation of Raiders of the Lost Ark. 1981.

I think it’s accurate to say that nobody promotes historical scholarship more passionately and selflessly than Ben. Thanks for sharing as always! #history #skystorians #publichistory

Here’s a few extra photos of Henry Alden Clark that did not make it into the story.

Henry Alden Clark: Erie's Intellectual of the Highest Order A local life lived in service from the Civil War to the Second World War

My latest is about a man who was teenager during the Civil War and lived long enough to see (most of) World War II. “Things aren't a whole lot different now than they ever were," he reflected. #history #skystorians #skystorian

www.eriereader.com/article/henr...

This s’mores pastry was on another level.

Thank you for the affirmation, Scholastic. 🙏🏼

Happy bday to Strong Vincent, who was born on this day in 1837. During the defense of Little Round Top, Vincent stood upon a large boulder and shouted to his soldiers, "Don't give an inch!" He was struck by a bullet during the battle & died from his wounds on July 7, 1863 at age 26. #history

Finally got to see Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade on the big screen. This is easily the most watched movie of my childhood, even moreso than Raiders, so it was extra special that I got to see it with my oldest.

The boys & I finally watched Flow. They were skeptical that it’d be better than The Wild Robot & Inside Out 2 (which it beat at the Oscars), but they were glued to the screen the entire time. It’s a movie that asks a lot from its audience (there’s no dialogue after all), but what a mesmerizing film.

I re-read Cannery Row every few years, just because its dialogue is absolutely masterful. Doc has always been one of my favorite Steinbeck characters. #booksky #readingsky

My dream was always a Daniel Day-Lewis version of John Brown, but Ethan Hawke was great.

All evidence pointed to somebody who just didn’t seem to care. I wasn’t mad, more fascinated.

I genuinely want to know what goes through someone’s mind when they make a conscious decision to park like this.

John Brown’s grief. #skystorians #history

An editorial on the “disease” that is cheating. October 13, 1983. Penn State Behrend’s student newspaper. #Education #EduSky #Teaching

In the late-1960s, Artis Simmons of #EriePA was ranked in the top five karate fighters in the entire United States, just below karate legends Joe Lewis, Ron Marchini, and yes… Chuck Norris. #karate #history #skystorians

Excited to read this! Congrats on the publication!

Right? I feel like I packed a lot of lifetimes of experiences into my high school years.

Apologies for any existential dread!