by Ben Franklin's World | Nov 8, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/342_Ellis.mp3 Did you know that small Native American nations had the power to dictate the terms of French colonization in the Gulf South region? Elizabeth Ellis, an Assistant Professor of History at Princeton...
by American Association for State and Local History | Oct 28, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
The 2023 AASLH Annual Conference will be held in Boise, Idaho, September 6-9, 2023. In this post, Annie Gavica gives an overview of the “Basque Block,” the center of Boise’s large Basque population and a unique part of the city’s diversity. Session proposals for next...
by Ben Franklin's World | Oct 25, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/341_Cowan.mp3 Prepare for tricks, treats, and time travel! In honor of Halloween, we’re traveling back to the mid-seventeenth century to investigate a case of demonic possession...
by American Association for State and Local History | Oct 24, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, The Profession
Historic marker describing an Underground Railroad stop in Niagara Falls.By Cathy Runnels, George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center, Austin, TX It was by chance that I happened to see the American Association for State and Local History...
by American Association for State and Local History | Oct 24, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
The pre-registration deadline for the 2022 Virtual Conference is this Wednesday! Registration is only $60 for AASLH members and $80 for non-members. Registration includes access to all live sessions, recordings of all general and concurrent sessions, and networking....
by American Association for State and Local History | Oct 21, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, History News, News, The Profession
“I, Too, Am America” is the theme of the 2023 AASLH Annual Conference, which will be held in Boise, Idaho, September 6-9, 2023. The theme is taken from Langston Hughes’ poem “I, Too,” which was published in 1926, the 150th anniversary of the United States. In the...
