2017
Dennis Mahan’s Leadership and Tactics: How a West Point Professor Shaped the Course of the Civil War, Nick Tarchis (November 1, 2017)
A City Divided: Cosmo Mackenzie and Baltimore on the Eve of Civil War, Zachary A. Wesley (October 30, 2017)
Discovering the War at Home: Oakland Manor, George Gaither, and the Shipley Brothers, Anika N. Jensen (October 27, 2017)
“Let Us Stand or Fall Together”: Hood’s Texas Brigade: An interview with Dr. Susannah Ural, Ashley Whitehead Luskey (October 24, 2017)
Finding Meaning in the Flag: Furl that Banner, Olivia Ortman (October 20, 2017)
Waging Just Warfare During America’s Civil War: An Interview With Dr. D.H. Dilbeck, Ashley Whitehead Luskey (October 12, 2017)
“Died of the Spotted Fever”: The Spot Resolutions and the Making of Abraham Lincoln, Ryan D. Bilger (October 4, 2017)
We All Bleed Red: African American Soldiers and the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, Savannah A. Labbe (October 2, 2017)
Revisiting Fredericksburg: Using Provocation to Explore New Questions, Jonathan Tracey (August 28, 2017)
Provocation through Accessibility at Special Collections at Musselman Library, Chloe Parrella (August 25, 2017)
Concord’s Wayside: Home of What?, Olivia Ortman (August 21, 2017)
Choosing Your Battles: Provoking the Public at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Abby M. Currier (August 18, 2017)
Making the Most of Interpretative Tours at Fredericksburg and Spotslyvania National Military Park, Julia K. Deros (August 14, 2017)
A Different Sort of Park: Interpreting POW Experiences at Andersonville National Historic Site, Andrew Knight (August 11, 2017)
Interpreting the Life and Times of Maggie Walker, Lucy A. Marks (August 7, 2017)
Risky Business Provocation and Interpretation, Alexandria J. Andrioli (August 4, 2017)
Provoking New Questions at Richmond National Battlefield Park, Kaylyn L. Sawyer (July 31, 2017)
Provocation and Personalization: Sharing the History of Manassas Battlefield, Jeffrey R. Martin (July 28, 2017)
A Not-So-Distant Mirror: Bringing the Revolution to Life through Interpretation, Jonathan G. Danchik (July 24, 2017)
A Beacon of Hope: Contraband Camps, Harpers Ferry, and John Brown, Alexandria J. Andrioli (June 7, 2017)
“This Is War”: The Construction of the Laird Rams, Hannah M. Christensen (June 5, 2017)
Marching in Step: USCT Veterans and the Grand Army of the Republic, Ryan Bilger (May 31, 2017)
A Home for Volunteers: Togus and the National Soldiers’ Homes, Savannah Labbe (May 29, 2017)
Black Servicemen on the Seas: African Americans in the Union Navy, Hannah M. Christensen (May 24, 2017)
Bearing the Battle, Binding the Wounds, Kaylyn L. Sawyer (May 22, 2017)
Fredericksburg’s Gray Angel: Truth or Utility?, Jonathan G. Danchik (May 17, 2017)
Brother against Brother: John Wilkes and Edwin Booth, Laurel J. Wilson (May 16, 2017)
Science, Signals, and Service: The Smithsonian Institution’s Role During the Civil War, Danielle E. Jones (May 15, 2017)
A Gun With a Story: Waller Patton’s Civil War Pistol, Laurel J. Wilson (May 10, 2017)
Confederate Memory, Olivia Ortman (May 8, 2017)
Donald Trump, Andrew Jackson, and the Civil War: A CWI Fellow’s Response, Ryan Bilger (May 3, 2017)
Lincoln’s First 100 Days, Hannah M. Christensen (May 1, 2017)
Battlefields and Supermarkets: The Importance of Battlefield Preservation and the Case of Camp Letterman, Savannah Labbe (April 26, 2017)
Adams County in the Great War, Jonathan Tracey (April 24, 2017)
The Conflicting Conflict: Memorialization and Memory of the Great War, Danielle E. Jones (April 19, 2017)
Appomattox: 152 Years Later, Jonathan Tracey (April 17, 2017)
King Cotton and the Rising Sun: The Japanese Navy’s Confederate Ironclad, Alexandria J. Andrioli (April 12, 2017)
The Corwin Amendment: The Last Last-Minute Attempt to Save the Union, Hannah M. Christensen (April 10, 2017)
Finding Meaning in the Flag: Ex-Slaves and Newsies, Olivia Ortman (April 3, 2017)
The Legacy of “Old Osawatomie”: John Brown in Art and Memory, Ryan Bilger (March 29, 2017)
A Taste of the Civil War: Barbara Sanders’ Lecture on Civil War Era Food, Savannah Labbe (March 27, 2017)
Bringing the Past into the Present: Joshua Chamberlain’s Legacy in Maine, Savannah Labbe (March 20, 2017)
Abolitionists Day: Why Now?, Olivia Ortman (March 6, 2017)
Profiles in Patriotism: Muslims and the Civil War, Jeffrey L. Lauck (March 1, 2017)
Dusting Off the Old Heroes of the Republic: The Newest Civil Rights Movement in Washington, D.C., Matthew D. LaRoche (February 22, 2017)
No, Trump’s Election Does Not “Feel Like the Fall of Reconstruction”, Jeffrey L. Lauck (February 15, 2017)
Finding Meaning in the Flag: Rebel Flag, Olivia Ortman (February 13, 2017)
A Bid for Brotherhood: The Civil War and the Emergence of the Lexington Triad, Jonathan G. Danchik (February 8, 2017)
Cannons and Columns: The Phoenix Iron Company and the Civil War, Laurel J. Wilson (January 30, 2017)
For Duty, Honor, and Family: Color Bearers in the Civil War, Savannah A. Labbe (January 25, 2017)
Finding Meaning in the Flag: Birth of a Symbol, Olivia J. Ortman (January 23, 2017)
Finding Meaning in the Flag: Contextualizing the Confederate Flag, Olivia J. Ortman (January 9, 2017)
From Farmers to Soldiers: Raising a Civil War Volunteer Regiment, Savannah A. Labbe (January 2, 2017)
2016
Star Wars, Syria, and Our Civil War: Bearing Witness to Atrocity and Suffering, Kevin P. Lavery (December 21, 2016)
A Hike through History: Students Explore the Appalachian Trail, Laurel J. Wilson (December 14, 2016)
The Unknown Legacy of the 13th Amendment, Danielle E. Jones (December 12, 2016)
The 2016 Fortenbaugh Lecture: Individual Responses to Lincoln’s Assassination, Hannah M. Christensen (December 7, 2016)
A Soldier and His Many Hats: The Evolution of American Military Headgear, Jonathan E. Tracey (December 5, 2016)
The Disquieted Heart and the Lighted Path: LeVar Burton’s Dedication Day Speech, Matthew D. LaRoche (November 23, 2016)
Sticking to His Plan: An Interview with Dedication Day Keynote Speaker LeVar Burton, Anika N. Jensen (November 21, 2016)
Something Must Be Done: The Construction and Dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Hannah M. Christensen (November 19, 2016)
A People’s Journey, A Nation’s Past: The National Museum of African American History and Culture, Danielle E. Jones (November 14, 2016)
In the Shadow of the Twentieth: Maine Regiments at Gettysburg, Savannah A. Labbe (November 9, 2016)
Point/Counterpoint: The Gettysburg Battlefield Marathon, Jeffrey L. Lauck and Matthew D. LaRoche (November 4, 2016)
The Moment We’ve all Been Waiting For: Lee’s Gettysburg Headquarters Opens, Savannah Rose (October 31, 2016)
Grave’s Anatomy: Abolitionists, Body Snatchers, and the Demise of Winchester Medical College, Kaylyn L. Sawyer (October 26, 2016)
The Evolution of the Military Dog Tag: From the Civil War to Present Day, Savannah A. Labbe (October 24, 2016)
A Tale of Two Universities: Harvard and Georgetown Accept Their Ties to Slavery, Alexandria J. Andrioli (October 17, 2016)
Remember Harpers Ferry: Masculinity and the 126th New York, Anika N. Jensen (October 10, 2016)
All For Honor: Officer Responses to the McConaughy Letters, Olivia J. Ortman (October 7, 2016)
Images of Power, Images of War: Schmucker Art Gallery’s New Exhibit, Laurel J. Wilson (October 3, 2016)
First In the Nation’s History: Gettysburg From Battlefield Memorial Association to National Park, Hannah M. Christensen (September 30, 2016)
Intersections of Religion and War: Examining a USCC Diary, Savannah A. Labbe (September 26, 2016)
Lessons from My European Travels: Love, Hate, and the Fate of Humanity, Matthew D. LaRoche (September 23, 2016)
Beneath the Mulberry Tree: Sarah Edmonds and Women in Memory, Anika N. Jensen (September 19, 2016)
An End to Slavery in the Confederacy: One of the Civil War's Greatest "What-Ifs", Jeffrey L. Lauck (September 1, 2016)
Ten Weeks at Manassas, Kevin P. Lavery (August 30, 2016)
A Summer at FredSpot: Far More Than Answering Phones and Getting Coffee, Jeffrey R. Martin (August 25, 2016)
"Throwing Light" on Life at The Wayside, Alexandria J. Andrioli (August 23, 2016)
A Connecticut Yankee in Jeff Davis's Court, Jeffrey L. Lauck (August 18, 2016)
Changemakers: Harpers Ferry History Prompts Social Awareness, Anika N. Jensen (August 16, 2016)
Serving the Public First: Archives 2.0, Matthew D. LaRoche (August 6, 2016)
Yonder Stands Jackson Beyond Reproach, Kevin P. Lavery (August 2, 2016)
The 'Angel of Marye's Heights' and Civil War Memory, Jonathan G. Danchik (July 19, 2016)
"Of the Human Heart": Personal Significance and the Key to Interpretation, Alexandria J. Andrioli (July 13, 2016)
Understanding the Civil War and Its Place in the American Mind, Kevin P. Lavery (June 27, 2016)
Beyond the Battlefield: The Park That Once Was Stevens’s Furnace, Kevin P. Lavery (June 24, 2016)
The Mysteries of History and the Digital Age, Ryan M. Nadeau (June 20, 2016)
Confederate War Etchings: Adalbert J. Volck’s Visual Depiction of the Confederate War Effort, Savannah G. Rose (June 13, 2016)
Securing the High Ground: The Civil War Roots of Aerial Reconnaissance, Kaylyn L. Sawyer (May 30, 2016)
From Post to Park: The Fort Monroe National Monument, Kaylyn L. Sawyer (May 27, 2016)
Instruments of War: A Canadian Musician in a Rhode Island Regiment, Ryan M. Nadeau (May 16, 2016)
“The Union Forever”: Frederick, Maryland in the Elections of 1860 and 1864, Megan E. McNish (May 2, 2016)
Harriet takes the $20: Black Bodies, Historical Precedence, and Political Implications, Megan E. McNish (April 29, 2016)
“A Terrible Beauty is Born”: A Panel on the 1916 Easter Rising, Meg A. Sutter (April 27, 2016)
This Month in Civil War History: April 2016, Jeffrey L. Lauck (April 25, 2016)
Find Your Park Friday: For the Love of Nature, Jeffrey L. Lauck (April 22, 2016)
Special Collections Roadshow — Episode Ten: Union Uniform, Meg A. Sutter and Megan E. McNish (April 18, 2016)
Find Your Park Friday: Meg and Megan Take Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP, Meg A. Sutter and Megan E. McNish (April 15, 2016)
The Forgotten 150th: Why the Civil War Sesquicentennial is Far From Over, Jeffrey L. Lauck (April 8, 2016)