#unitedstateshistory — Public Fediverse posts

Harvard: Harvard releases information on 1,613 enslaved individuals. “Harvard has published a database identifying 1,613 people who were enslaved by University leaders, faculty, or staff or who labored on campus as enslaved individuals between 1636 and 1865.”

Digital History at University of Houston: Important update: Please read this announcement.. “After nearly 25 years of service to students and educators worldwide, Digital History will cease operation on May 31, 2026…. This resource has served millions of users, providing free, reliable content as an alternative to expensive textbooks. However, maintaining the site now requires extensive […]

Digital History at University of Houston: Important update: Please read this announcement.. “After nearly 25 years of service to students and educators worldwide, Digital History will cease operation on May 31, 2026…. This resource has served millions of users, providing free, reliable content as an alternative to expensive textbooks. However, maintaining the site now requires extensive […]

Digital History at University of Houston: Important update: Please read this announcement.. “After nearly 25 years of service to students and educators worldwide, Digital History will cease operation on May 31, 2026…. This resource has served millions of users, providing free, reliable content as an alternative to expensive textbooks. However, maintaining the site now requires extensive […]

Digital History at University of Houston: Important update: Please read this announcement.. “After nearly 25 years of service to students and educators worldwide, Digital History will cease operation on May 31, 2026…. This resource has served millions of users, providing free, reliable content as an alternative to expensive textbooks. However, maintaining the site now requires extensive […]

Digital History at University of Houston: Important update: Please read this announcement.. “After nearly 25 years of service to students and educators worldwide, Digital History will cease operation on May 31, 2026…. This resource has served millions of users, providing free, reliable content as an alternative to expensive textbooks. However, maintaining the site now requires extensive […]

UCLA: ‘Our history is your history’: Multimedia textbook brings Asian American and Pacific Islander experiences to the forefront. “Written by more than 100 leading scholars, journalists, organizers and community historians, and featuring an extensive archive of videos, photographs, audio clips, poems and interviews, plus ready-to-use lesson plans for students in high school and college, it […]

UCLA: ‘Our history is your history’: Multimedia textbook brings Asian American and Pacific Islander experiences to the forefront. “Written by more than 100 leading scholars, journalists, organizers and community historians, and featuring an extensive archive of videos, photographs, audio clips, poems and interviews, plus ready-to-use lesson plans for students in high school and college, it […]

UCLA: ‘Our history is your history’: Multimedia textbook brings Asian American and Pacific Islander experiences to the forefront. “Written by more than 100 leading scholars, journalists, organizers and community historians, and featuring an extensive archive of videos, photographs, audio clips, poems and interviews, plus ready-to-use lesson plans for students in high school and college, it […]

UCLA: ‘Our history is your history’: Multimedia textbook brings Asian American and Pacific Islander experiences to the forefront. “Written by more than 100 leading scholars, journalists, organizers and community historians, and featuring an extensive archive of videos, photographs, audio clips, poems and interviews, plus ready-to-use lesson plans for students in high school and college, it […]

UCLA: ‘Our history is your history’: Multimedia textbook brings Asian American and Pacific Islander experiences to the forefront. “Written by more than 100 leading scholars, journalists, organizers and community historians, and featuring an extensive archive of videos, photographs, audio clips, poems and interviews, plus ready-to-use lesson plans for students in high school and college, it […]

Library of Congress: Travel America: Mapping the Highsmith Photograph Archive. “A new interactive web map is opening the door to fascinating travels across America with the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. After driving along America’s highways and byways for some 50 years, Carol has reached her goal of documenting each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. More than 70,000 […]

Library of Congress: Preserving the 175,000 FSA photographs, one at a time. “Here we are in the digital darkroom of the Prints and Photographs Division, where a 16-year-long effort to digitize in high resolution the 175,000 or so Farm Security Administration photographs of the country in the 1930s and ’40s is coming to an end, perhaps by the end of this year. It’s kind of a big deal.”

Google Blog: Celebrating America’s 250th on Google Arts & Culture. “As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, we are announcing a unique collaboration between the White House Task Force 250, the National Archives, the National Park Service and Google Arts & Culture…. With the launch of Making of the Nation – America at 250, we are surfacing the archives of our […]

Google Blog: Check out the new ways to explore Route 66 on Google Maps.. “Route 66 is one of the most iconic highways in the U.S., stretching 2,448 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica. In celebration of its 100th anniversary, we’re rolling out two new ways to help you explore it, virtually or IRL.”

Smithsonian: New Smithsonian Online Exhibition Celebrates the Art and Skill of Traditional Trades. “The Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage today launched ‘Built by Hand: Skilled Artisans in the Traditional Trades,’ a new online exhibition that highlights the creativity, knowledge and experiences of skilled artisans and building trades. The exhibition features in depth […]

Smithsonian: New Smithsonian Online Exhibition Celebrates the Art and Skill of Traditional Trades. “The Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage today launched ‘Built by Hand: Skilled Artisans in the Traditional Trades,’ a new online exhibition that highlights the creativity, knowledge and experiences of skilled artisans and building trades. The exhibition features in depth […]

Smithsonian: New Smithsonian Online Exhibition Celebrates the Art and Skill of Traditional Trades. “The Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage today launched ‘Built by Hand: Skilled Artisans in the Traditional Trades,’ a new online exhibition that highlights the creativity, knowledge and experiences of skilled artisans and building trades. The exhibition features in depth […]

Smithsonian: New Smithsonian Online Exhibition Celebrates the Art and Skill of Traditional Trades. “The Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage today launched ‘Built by Hand: Skilled Artisans in the Traditional Trades,’ a new online exhibition that highlights the creativity, knowledge and experiences of skilled artisans and building trades. The exhibition features in depth […]

Smithsonian: New Smithsonian Online Exhibition Celebrates the Art and Skill of Traditional Trades. “The Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage today launched ‘Built by Hand: Skilled Artisans in the Traditional Trades,’ a new online exhibition that highlights the creativity, knowledge and experiences of skilled artisans and building trades. The exhibition features in depth […]

National Security Archive: Cuba: The Bay of Pigs Invasion 65 Years Later. “In the wake of the failed CIA-led Bay of Pigs invasion, President John F. Kennedy considered reconfiguring and even dismantling the intelligence agency, according to documents posted by the National Security Archive on the 65th anniversary of the paramilitary assault on Cuba.”

New-to-me, from Maps Mania: The Ancestry Dot Map of America. “Like its predecessor, the Ancestry Dot Map uses colored dots scattered across the landscape of the United States. But instead of visualizing race at the individual level, each dot here represents reported ancestries, drawn from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (2024).”

Roger Goodell Prioritizes NFL Officiating Improvements Ahead of 2026 Season https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/850294/ #Football #JeffMiller #MikeMacdonald #NationalFootballLeague #NewEnglandPatriots #NFL #NFLCommissioner #NflDraft #RogerGoodell #SeattleSeahawks #UnitedStatesHistory

Roger Goodell Prioritizes NFL Officiating Improvements Ahead of 2026 Season https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/850294/ #Football #JeffMiller #MikeMacdonald #NationalFootballLeague #NewEnglandPatriots #NFL #NFLCommissioner #NflDraft #RogerGoodell #SeattleSeahawks #UnitedStatesHistory

William & Mary: Students digitize Black women’s history, one diary at a time. “[Mia] Hunt is one of a dozen W&M students contributing to the Black Women’s Diaries Project (BWDP), a multi‑year effort led by [Professor Jennifer] Putzi to transcribe, annotate and digitally encode the diaries of 19th‑ and early 20th‑century African American women. The project will debut online in October […]

Smithsonian: Smithsonian Launches Regional Collaboratives, a National Initiative To Strengthen Community Partnerships Across the Country. “The Smithsonian will work alongside local partners to align expertise, collections, research and educational resources to create projects that span from traveling exhibitions, conservation training and research partnerships, to civic education and youth […]

Reuters: Leaked Interior Department database reveals US plans to revise historical information. “An internal government database first reported ​by the Washington Post and posted on two public websites on Monday revealed the scope of the Trump administration’s effort to revise or remove information on African-American history, LGBT rights, climate change and other topics at hundreds of […]

Flager College: Flagler College’s Ottoman Greeks of the US Digital History Project Launches Interactive Map of Early 20th Century Migration . “The interactive map includes five dynamic renders and a statistical analysis of migrants’ places of birth, last residence in the Ottoman Empire, port of embarkation, and destination in the United States. The fifth render, titled The Journey, […]

Mellon Foundation: Opening Up the Arts and Humanities for All Americans. “At Mellon, the arts and humanities have always been understood as essential to a robustly just, problem-solving, and forward-looking society. Now, as the biggest private funder of these sectors in the United States, we are even more determined that they remain as resilient and broadly accessible as possible to chart a […]

GPO: GPO And The Library Of Congress Digitize 10,000 Volumes Of The United States Serial Set. “U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) achieved a major milestone by uploading and making available its 10,000th volume of the United States Congressional Serial Set on GPO’s GovInfo. Those volumes contain more than 185,000 individual Government documents and reports.”

Library of Congress: Library of Congress Celebrates America’s 250 Years. “The 225-year-old Library of Congress serves Congress and the American people with more than 181 million physical items and an expansive digital archive. In 2026, the Library will be opening several new exhibitions to connect the public with the Library’s collections, including…”

Enfilade: Collecting250 Educator Guides Available from The Decorative Arts Trust. “The Decorative Arts Trust is excited to announce the publication of four complimentary educator guides related to Collecting250.org, a free, public resource that commemorates the United States Semiquincentennial with a celebration of 250 historic objects from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.”

Enfilade: Collecting250 Educator Guides Available from The Decorative Arts Trust. “The Decorative Arts Trust is excited to announce the publication of four complimentary educator guides related to Collecting250.org, a free, public resource that commemorates the United States Semiquincentennial with a celebration of 250 historic objects from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.”

Enfilade: Collecting250 Educator Guides Available from The Decorative Arts Trust. “The Decorative Arts Trust is excited to announce the publication of four complimentary educator guides related to Collecting250.org, a free, public resource that commemorates the United States Semiquincentennial with a celebration of 250 historic objects from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.”

Enfilade: Collecting250 Educator Guides Available from The Decorative Arts Trust. “The Decorative Arts Trust is excited to announce the publication of four complimentary educator guides related to Collecting250.org, a free, public resource that commemorates the United States Semiquincentennial with a celebration of 250 historic objects from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.”

Enfilade: Collecting250 Educator Guides Available from The Decorative Arts Trust. “The Decorative Arts Trust is excited to announce the publication of four complimentary educator guides related to Collecting250.org, a free, public resource that commemorates the United States Semiquincentennial with a celebration of 250 historic objects from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.”

The Shorthorn: UTA professor emeritus debuts database exploring American literary canons over time. “English professor emeritus Ken Roemer and the UTA Libraries have launched Covers, Titles and Tables: The Formations of American Literary Canons in Anthologies, a digital archive housing American literary documents…. The project has collected approximately 3,000 searchable pages that suggest […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/21/the-shorthorn-uta-professor-emeritus-debuts-database-exploring-american-literary-canons-over-time/

New Mexico State University: NMSU Archives acquires Frederick Nolan papers, a treasure trove on Lincoln County War, Billy the Kid. “New Mexico State University’s Archives and Special Collections has acquired the papers of Frederick Nolan, the pre-eminent historian of Lincoln County, the Lincoln County War and Billy the Kid. The collection, shipped from London to Las Cruces, marks a highly […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/13/new-mexico-state-university-nmsu-archives-acquires-frederick-nolan-papers-a-treasure-trove-on-lincoln-county-war-billy-the-kid/

Library of Congress: Library of Congress Unveils Major Upgrades to Chronicling America Website. “The redesigned interface introduces numerous user-focused improvements, including a fully responsive design that ensures seamless use on computers, tablets and smartphones; enhanced image viewing for improved readability; and intuitive browsing options with refined filters. An upgraded advanced […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/04/library-of-congress-library-of-congress-unveils-major-upgrades-to-chronicling-america-website/

The Art Newspaper: ‘It’s much more extreme’: US institutions and artists enter a new culture war. “The fight over America’s cultural soul has begun. In the few short months since US President Donald Trump took office, swathes of the country’s cultural infrastructure have been dismantled and efforts are being made to reshape what remains as instruments of White House policy. The […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/29/its-much-more-extreme-us-institutions-and-artists-enter-a-new-culture-war-the-art-newspaper/

Found in my RSS feeds: Dispossessions in the Americas. “Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples of the Americas have been dispossessed of their territories, bodies, and cultural heritage for centuries. Our site allows you to access art, maps, narratives, podcasts, storymaps, films, curricula, and more. Here, you can learn not only about histories of dispossession but also about ongoing […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/29/dispossessions-in-the-americas/

Enfilade: The Decorative Arts Trust Launches Collecting250. “To commemorate America’s 250th, the United States Semiquincentennial, the Trust asked museums and historical societies to submit images and information about objects in their collections that tell powerful stories about national, state, or local identity. Collecting250 showcases 250 objects from over 140 institutions, and the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/28/enfilade-the-decorative-arts-trust-launches-collecting250/