Journals / diaries are such an intimate window into the past. I often ask people to consider keeping a journal so future historians can continue to study our “shared humanity that crosses centuries.” Take a moment for this sad and lovely article.
ageofrevolutions.com/2026/03/02/h...
Couldn't wait to get my eyes on this article since I'm currently dipping my toes in historical fiction. Nadler nails it when he says he's not looking to document history but to present what the lived experience might have been like. That's why we #histfic.
contingentmagazine.org/2026/02/27/w...
In my ears at the gym. Pairs nicely with kettlebells. #histgym
open.spotify.com/episode/6RlX...
Boston Fleet game day in Ottawa.
Back in business ⚓️
🆚: @pwhlcharge.bsky.social
⏰: 2:00 PM ET
📍: TD Place
📺: NESN, NESN+
Edit: Send ME the STH package. (Always catch the typos as you press send.)
Face off at a women’s professional hockey game.
Finally got to attend a @thepwhl.com game live last night. So much fun and the vibes were divine. Hey DC - get a team and send my the STH package.
I’ve adopted the Boston Fleet until DC gets a team. Ultimately this means they will always have a special place in my heart as my first.
Hey locals...
Adding this to my reading list.
So many levels of disappointment.
Finally getting around to watching the Ken Burns American Revolution documentary. I feel so behind on my semiquin responsibilities.
Alysa Liu!!! What a fantastic afternoon of ice sports! (I’m exhausted…)
That game! US women's hockey is golden! (And my throat hurts from screaming.)
At least the hockey game is at intermission for Amber Glenn's skate.
Toggling back and forth between USA v CAN women's hockey and the women's free skate and I know I'm not the only one frustrated by this scheduling. #olympics
Speaking of the Library of Congress...
Just over here thinking about the Library of Congress...or any library really.
U.S. v SWE women’s hockey on the tv and I’m killing this gym sesh. Weights are moving smooothe. #olympics #hockey #histgym
Gariboldi 5 - done. #flute
Book cover: Being a Historian by James M. Banner, Jr.
If this book had existed in 1994, when I was wrapping up my history degree and choosing a graduate program, I might have made different decisions.
A dark blue mug with an American flag reads “AMERICA 1776 – 2026”
Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
In the background, light red and blue flowing colors. In the foreground, a mockup of the book, When the Declaration of Independence Was News, with date April 2026.
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No book about the Declaration is complete without a signature! Go to emilysneff.com/signing to learn more
Health advice delivered in the form of song, from the ever cheerful Art of Invigorating and Prolonging Life (1822): https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-art-of-invigorating-and-prolonging-life-1822
Picture of a book titled “Unfreedom: Slavery and Dependence in 18th c. Boston” by Jared Ross Hardesty
What are you reading rn? (Just trying to distract us from the horrors of the world for bit.) #amreading #books #history
In that sweet spot where the coffee and cold medicine are doing their thing, so I'm plowing through some client work while I can. Of course I'm going to start the new year with a cold. Grrr...
14th century painting of St. Margaret of Antioch attacking a devil woman in a virid dress hitting a demon with a hammer
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
Why yes, I did just play my flute in a Christmas concert. Baby's first performance. It was so much fun!
Hate to brag, but...today I wore my "Read books. Lift weights. Fight fascists." hat to the library and everybody loved it and now I feel like a rock star.
Woman in front of a Christmas tree wearing a blue winter hat that says Read books. Lift weights. Fight fascists.
New hat, same vibe.
