All home safely. Hope you all get home safe as well.
And grateful that our relationship (first date was RSC American History at the Folger) and our kids’ lives (20+ years) have been grounded in the RSC universe.
Braving the snow to see @reduced.bsky.social perform All the Great Books (Abridged) with favorite @austintichenor.bsky.social.
Happy to do so. It’s been a great class to teach and partner with students.
Class welcome page for History 428 — digital history at the University of Mary Washington
Excited as I am getting ready for the first day of class of the 10th iteration of Adventures in Digital History, an undergraduate class I started teaching in 2008. Can’t wait to see the projects the students come up with this semester!
AHA Chicago 139th annual meeting
In Chicago for the American Historical Association annual conference. If you are going to be here and want to catch up I am here until Sunday. #aha2026
My semi-annual request for nominations for the digital history reviews section of the Journal of American History. Self-nominations welcome.
www.oah.org/publications...
New York Times article with the headline “when I’m mistakenly put on an email chain, should I hit reply all asking to be removed?“ The article simply says no.
Nine years later, still one of the best NYT articles.
Saturday summer evening at Wolf Trap with family and friends.
Good to see UMW do so well
In the @princetonreview.bsky.social rankings.
www.umw.edu/news/2025/06...
As a member of the advisory team, I am excited to share the launch of The Barbara Johns Story website. Explore her civic action with schoolmates in 1951, their impact, and ongoing relevance in the historical fight for equality in America's public schools.
www.TheBarbaraJohnsStory.org
So many who have worked in DH have imitated the leadership, work, and humanity that @brettbobley.bsky.social has shared with all of us.
12 years ago & before/since, at a conference of aspiring DHers, Brett, in his special way, made such an impact on a group of us who are still changing academia.
13 years ago, the senior class asked me to speak to the graduating seniors as their convocation speaker. I thought the words I said then might still be relevant, even if the pop culture references and inside Mary Wash references might not be.
techist.mcclurken.org/umw/2012-umw...
The conclusion is a little too pat, but this is a lively, readable article genuinely wrestling with a hard issue. +
@jenorr.bsky.social and I are headed to Paris for 4 days. What is the one location/museum/restaurant/church/tour/croissant/wine/store/thing that we should not miss?
About 5-6 inches of snow in Springfield so far today. More to come. Initial shoveling already being filled in.
GoBirds
What a terrific experience, presenting with my eldest at @educonphilly.bsky.social for the first time. Great discussions and what a privilege to share teaching conversations with a future educator.
The world needs more good, accurate, and trustworthy information. I want to help scholars get their research and ideas out into the world by using digital tools and media.
I’d like to create a few How-To videos.
What topics and tools would you like to learn about? What would be helpful to you?
Hey #DigitalHumanities folks, I'd love your help! I'm putting together a list of sample projects for the history senior capstone. I'm looking for projects that are:
- solo-authored
- by a student
- sustained engagements with a research q (akin to a 15-20 pg paper)
- shared with student's permission
@historians.org & the AHA Digital History Working Group are applying for an NEH digital humanities grant. Historians, please take this quick 2-question survey about your interest in digital tools & methods for research/teaching. Help shape future DH workshops & share with interested colleagues.
Thanks! I’ll take a look.
I’ll take a look. Thanks!
I’ll take a look. Thanks for the suggestion.
My semi-annual request for nominations for the digital history reviews section. Self-nominations welcome.
www.oah.org/publications...
Terrific showing for today’s Digital History Projects Showcase! 16 projects from concept to mature DH projects and everything in between. Thanks to @kalanicraig.bsky.social @historians.org, the many presenters and appreciative audience who joined us. See you next year in Chicago! #DH
Coming to #AHA25 and want to hear about latest digital history projects? Have ?s about how to use dig tools in teaching or research? Join us on Sat @ 130 at the Digital Projects Showcase w/14 lightning talks. Come back @ 3:30 for chance to ask Digital Historians ?s on dig tools/projects/pedagogy.
