Julia Wilbur does New York City--July 1863, right before the Draft Riots. I follow her footsteps in 2018.

Julia Wilbur’s experiences as a teacher from 1844 to 1859 ring true today. Equal pay for equal work, anyone?

In which I learn more from the author about the life of female government employees (including Julia Wilbur) in the 1860s.

My own panel, and lots more learned (and a shot in the arm) from colleagues.

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

Julia Wilbur records what she felt and saw the day after Lincoln's assassination.

This wonderful photograph of Harriet Tubman, re-discovered last year, is now conserved and in the public domain!

A visit to Congressional Cemetery at dusk in late March.

This could be you. At a little, round table with an agent to make an in-person pitch. Washington Writers Conference, May 4-5.

There's been a lot in the paper lately about Freedom House in Alexandria. Here's some background.

An evening with Nikki O'Dell, who portrayed Harriet Jacobs in the PBS documentary Slavery and the Making of America.

A great trip to Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut, with lots of connections and conversations.

We all have our particular interests.

No, the GG bridge wasn't built in the Civil War, but the Presidio was up and running.

December 31, 1859, was a sad milestone for Julia Wilbur, but one that propelled her in a very different direction.

Hot Christmas gift in 1853-1854: Autographs for Freedom, compiled by the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society.

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.

Want to give someone a signed copy of A Civil Life in an Uncivil Time from afar? Here's the solution

In 1861, Julia Wilbur celebrated Thanksiving quietly in New York State. The following year was a different story.

Contemplating the role of Dr. Samuel Mudd in the Lincoln assassination, while surrounded by his and his family's possessions.