Washington Writers Conference 2018
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My own panel, and lots more learned (and a shot in the arm) from colleagues.
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They Knew Lincoln
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A conversation at Ford's Theatre on April 16--D.C. Emancipation Day--between historian Kate Masur and journalist Michele Norris about this fascinating book and its original author, John E. Washington
Read MoreUpon Hearing about the Death of Abraham Lincoln
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Julia Wilbur records what she felt and saw the day after Lincoln's assassination.
Read MoreHarriet Tubman Photo in the Public Domain
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This wonderful photograph of Harriet Tubman, re-discovered last year, is now conserved and in the public domain!
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Pitching, Panels, and Prose
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This could be you. At a little, round table with an agent to make an in-person pitch. Washington Writers Conference, May 4-5.
Read More"Dealer in Slaves" to Freedom House
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There's been a lot in the paper lately about Freedom House in Alexandria. Here's some background.
Read MoreHarriet Jacobs Alive (sort of)
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An evening with Nikki O'Dell, who portrayed Harriet Jacobs in the PBS documentary Slavery and the Making of America.
Read More#JuliaWilburRoadTrip
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A great trip to Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut, with lots of connections and conversations.
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The Presidio in the Civil War
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No, the GG bridge wasn't built in the Civil War, but the Presidio was up and running.
Read MoreNew Year's Eve Day--A Sad Time for Julia Wilbur
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December 31, 1859, was a sad milestone for Julia Wilbur, but one that propelled her in a very different direction.
Read MoreHoliday Gift, 1850s: Autographs for Freedom
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Hot Christmas gift in 1853-1854: Autographs for Freedom, compiled by the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society.
Read MoreAt the Gettysburg Cemetery: The Minnesota Urn
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Daryl and Diane Sannes' generosity calls attention to Minnesotans who fought at Gettysburg and suffered a horrific casualty rate. And it turns out that their own home has a connection to two members of the regiment, one of whom died in the battle.
Read MoreBook Plates from Afar
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Want to give someone a signed copy of A Civil Life in an Uncivil Time from afar? Here's the solution
Read MoreThanksgiving in Alexandria, 1862
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In 1861, Julia Wilbur celebrated Thanksiving quietly in New York State. The following year was a different story.
Read MoreVisiting Dr. Mudd
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Contemplating the role of Dr. Samuel Mudd in the Lincoln assassination, while surrounded by his and his family's possessions.
Read MoreLost Alexandria
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Lance Mallamo helped a rapt audience "find" some pieces of lost Alexandria.
Read MoreGoat Castle
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"Murder, aristocracy, recluses, and goats"--and race relations in this book by Karen L. Cox.
Read MoreFrom Diary to Biography
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I hope my guest blog for the University of Nebraska Press gives you some useful tips to go from diary pages to a narrative.
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