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Paula Whitacre 2/17/17 Paula Whitacre 2/17/17

Julia Ward Howe & Julia Wilbur

Julia Ward Howe & Julia Wilbur traveled in different circles--but they did connect at least once.

Paula Whitacre 2/9/17 Paula Whitacre 2/9/17

Heroines of Mercy Street Revisited

A few notes from Heroines of Mercy Street, by Pamela Toler.

Paula Whitacre 11/2/16 Paula Whitacre 11/2/16

Does Your Next (or First) Book Lie Here?

Does your next (or first) book lie behind this door? Learn a bit about the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress.

Paula Whitacre 9/25/16 Paula Whitacre 9/25/16

September 24, 2016 & 1866, Washington, DC

Washington, DC, September 24, 2016--opening of African American History Museum and Library of Congress Book Festival. September 24, 1866--visits to Andrew Johnson and a cure for a "secret disease"

Paula Whitacre 8/8/16 Paula Whitacre 8/8/16

Same Blog, New Site

Paula Whitacre 7/9/16 Paula Whitacre 7/9/16

Made My Deadline: Here's How

I mostly use this blog to talk about aspects of Julia Wilbur's life and times. However, may people have asked me about meeting the deadline for my book (forthcoming from Potomac Books, an imprint of University of Nebraska Press.) The deadline for my book came and went on July 1.

Paula Whitacre 6/6/16 Paula Whitacre 6/6/16

BIO Thoughts

This past weekend, I attended the annual conference of the Biographers International Organization (BIO, nice play on words), held in Richmond. A day of great sessions by experts in the craft.

Paula Whitacre 11/8/15 Paula Whitacre 11/8/15

African American Historic Records at the Library of Virginia

Two staff members from the Library of Virginia came up to Alexandria yesterday to explain some of the resources in the collection in Richmond or online.

Paula Whitacre 4/26/15 Paula Whitacre 4/26/15

Bits from Books Alive 2015

Paula Whitacre 2/6/15 Paula Whitacre 2/6/15

Alexandria Gazette, Online in Arlington

Check out the Alexandria Gazette, available online through the Arlington County Public Library.

Paula Whitacre 1/28/15 Paula Whitacre 1/28/15

Julia Wilbur Diary Transcriptions

Transcriptions of Wilbur's diaries are now online as a searchable PDF.

Paula Whitacre 1/18/15 Paula Whitacre 1/18/15

Book Topic: Civil War Washington

In 1942, Margaret Leech won a Pulitzer for her book Reveille in Washington 1860-1865. The book was one of the first--maybe the first?--to describe Washington as a living, breathing, and, it would have to be said, smelling place, filled with characters large and small.

Paula Whitacre 11/30/14 Paula Whitacre 11/30/14

Living Hell

A few weeks ago, I spent an unseasonably warm and sunny Sunday afternoon hearing about Living Hell.

Paula Whitacre 11/8/14 Paula Whitacre 11/8/14