Are you tired of the same old, same old in your US History II survey? Feeling stuck in a rut? Annoyed that your students won't read long articles? Have no fear -- "US History in 15 Photographs" is here to save the day!

Three years ago, I received a mistaken email chronicling a presentation fiasco in which the speaker accidentally let a very audible fart rip - in the conference room with "the echo" no less!

1/ Four years ago, I approached the Wyandotte Nation with a proposal to replace a historical marker that described their removal as a “departure” and “journey.” "To see someone else's voice telling something about ... a monumental piece of our history just didn't seem right," Heather Miller said.

Tomorrow we will unveil the first of 13 historical markers along the Wyandot Removal Trail. Our project has been 4 years in the making, and we are thrilled to take this first step where it all began in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...

It's been a while, but I have exciting news! Our department is hiring a Digital Historian with a specialization in Early America. Help us spread the word by sharing this opportunity within your networks. #DigitalHistory #DH #HigherEdJobs jobs.uc.edu/job/Cincinna...

I had to run for the train this morning, which I feel is a Luxembourgish rite of passage. Also, indicative of my Sabbatical Life that I usually don't have anywhere to be at any particular time in the morning.

Three years ago, a student entered my Public History class eager and excited. A month in he began disengaging. I watched his reactions to the material and the other students. It became increasingly clear that his stances were at odds with most students and that his joy history was diminishing.

I’m joining the starter pack train: here’s a bunch of historians of the American West here on Bluesky!

As a reminder, the deadline for the WHA's Trennert-Iverson Scholarship is tomorrow (June 15th). There's still time to get those applications in! We'll award two $500 scholarships to MA & PhD students to help defray the cost of attending the conference in Oct. www.westernhistory.org/awards/trenn...

Remember dial up and how the internet would release a death wail every time it connected to the internet? Now it's me. I release the death wail.

Disseminate is still one of my least favorite words, but academics love it. Do I start a Change.org or...?

My students are stressed about getting a dream job directly out of college. So I tell them about how I got my first museum job bc I used to manage a cafe with a robust catering schedule & they needed someone to coordinate school tours. Not all jobs are dream jobs, but all jobs are skill-building.

Today I learned that modern American fair culture traces back to Elkanah Watson and the Berkshire Society’s “cow show” in 1810. The thing that distinguishes American fairs from European predecessors? I'll give you one guess. .... .... .... Yeah you got it. Capitalism.

my colleague signed off on an email with "yours, under water," and I feel this in my bones

Today's Coffeeshop Chronicles include two women trying to get an older gentleman on their side in what they have dubbed "The Dog Park Fight."

Me, on January 3rd, scheduling a meeting for June 21st.

My sister was watching one of her favorite fashion historian YouTubers and lo and behold, she cited me. This might be the first time my sister has been excited about anything I've published. Bet she still won't read it though. 🤣

We are fortunate at UC to have a generous endowment through the Taft Research Center. I was just awarded an additional release to extend my sabbatical a full year. I should also announce that I will spend 2 months as a research fellow at the University of Luxembourg's C2DH. AY 24-25 FTW!

Forget hands -- are you right screened or left screened?

There's always a network if you tilt your head and squint just right. These are Crows farming cooperatively derived from 1915 & 1922 survey data.

Okay but why does DayQuil make their medicine so hard to open? I'm a weak, ill, history physician, not a marine with expertise in safecracking.

History friends: does anyone have any fun/interesting/unusual ways they teach a survey class? Looking for inspiration! (Mine will be approx 25 students and second half of US Survey)

Last night I had nightmares about a student pouring contact lenses full of blood into my eyes and stabbing me repeatedly in the left eye with a needle. Anyway, I'm doing fine, thanks for asking.

Just revising some grad papers and imparting all my best wisdom.

Academic Confessional Despite having one for the past 15 years, I still don't know if an MA is Master's or Masters, so I just never write it out. What's yours?

I have a PhD student who -- after 4 WEEKS -- finally found a clue to the name of a Black woman she's writing about from the 1890s. The three white men involved are all named. This is what historians mean when they talk about the difficulty in reconstituting the lives of marginalized people.

About half of my students steadfastly refuse to revise their passive voice, so I started sending them a Very Scary Email in all active voice. Then I translate it into passive voice to prove that reading experience is the equivalent of a wet noodle.

Listening to coffee shop patrons argue over the pros and cons of the time change reveals just how untethered the whole thing has become from its historic origins.

I hate to ruin all your mornings, but remember that woman who clipped her nails at the table next to me in the coffeeshop? She's back.

Bringing this Delta energy with me for the rest of the week, betches.

Listening to another professor (don't know her) brag about how much time she saves by having ChatGPT write her letters of recommendation has me on edge.

Sent the following to my #wha2023 presenters: Just a reminder to email me those slides by Wednesday evening. I'll be assembling them all into One PowerPoint To Rule Them All. I have a clicker and everything for you. And an airhorn. And a sparkle blazer. 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼Hoping I win this year! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 RSW

Calling all historians, journalists, etc., of the North American West, I've set up a new Bluesky feed called American West that pulls in posts tagged with #amwest, #noramwest, or the current WHA conference hashtag, #WHA2023. Like and follow!

my hair falls out when I'm stressed is the vainest reason ive ever regretted my phd

For the next 13hrs, I am caught up on my grading.

In 2020, RememberingRondo.org went down. In the midst of George Floyd's murder, someone forgot to pay the bill. We are recreating a hub for projects old & new, but now someone is holding my partner's site hostage. Anyway capitalism turns people into garbage & this is your PSA.

had the best teaching day ever. i found cookies in my pocket and i ate them knowing full well i didn't bring enough for the whole class.

I replied to an email from July 2022. Please clap.

I just emailed a student and tried to compliment a colleague they're working with, but the only thing that came out was "she has a great brain to storm with." so happy friday or whatever

Not trying to brag, but as a digital historian I have a lot in common with my browser. We both use session cookies to improve performance and reaction time.

Asked my students to choose an object of significance to them, tell me why in unlimited words, and then write a museum label for it. To the student who included their Bose speaker bc it makes chores bearable, thank you for the much-needed chuckle.

Update: the fungi exhibit was exactly as amazing as it sounds.

Yesterday my students and I wandered outside, let our curiosity run wild, and then reflected on our exploration under the shade of tree on the campus lawn. Just give me some tweed and I'm basically John Keating.

There's nothing quite as demoralizing as transcribing oral histories and listening to your own verbal tics.

well shoot. i accidentally yelled about spider crickets in my intro to public history class today. the educational components of this course are off to an auspicious start.

Look… If you had one shot or one opportunity… To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment…Would you capture it… Or just let it slip? Yo… his palms are sweaty—

oh hey i just finished ch1 for the tenth time but this time i mean it

Four days into the semester and university police have already issued their first announcement of sexual assault.

1/2 As many of you know, I went down a research rabbit hole on mail-order / kit houses. Don't ask. Companies like Montgomery Ward and Sears & Roebuck started as mail-order companies, established brick-and-mortar department stores, filed for bankruptcy as Americans stopped shopping in person, ...

I just spent an hour drafting an email. Drafting. Not sending. Drafting.