A monthly roundup of Gilded Age and Progressive Era news articles and blog posts from around the web.
A brief photographic history of swan boats
The Wright brothers collection at the Library of Congress
Primary source sets for teaching the Great Migration
Only two women served in both World Wars
Discover the Pui Tak Center in Chicago’s Chinatown
Listen to Woodrow Wilson’s speech on the one-year anniversary of Armistice Day
Pension Files tell the tale of a Union soldier’s dramatic escape from Confederate imprisonment
The evolution from slavery to convict labor in plantation prisons
Sunset views in Library of Congress collections
Creating urban landscapes through garbage
The Washington Naval Treaty was ratified 100 years ago
Buffalo, New York, and the 1901 Pan-American Exposition
Armistice Day reflections in Arlington National Cemetery
The Shawnee Tribe fight to tell a complete history of the Shawnee Indian Manual Labor Boarding School
Official diaries of Indian agency superintendents, 1907-1917
An abundance of rats in New York’s legal history
Rare “Inverted Jenny” stamp—created in 1918 for the first airmail service—sold for $2 million
Inscrutable Eating analyzes racialized food stereotyping
Looking back at the various days Thanksgiving has been celebrated as a federal holiday
Black collective engagement with the federal government after the end of slavery
Daredevil aviator Mary Riddle, the first Native American woman to earn a pilot’s license
The legacy of drummer Chick Webb, “The King of the Savoy”
Take a hike through history in the archives
Armories in the National Register of Historic Places
Resistance through writing at Carlisle Indian School
When social commentators feared that the teddy bear would lead to falling birthrates
This year marks the 100th National Christmas Tree lighting
After serving in the United States Navy, Kym pursued her education and true passion of history. Kym taught as an adjunct for six years prior to continuing her education. She is currently a History PhD student and Fellow at the University of Montana, focusing on public health in the Progressive Era.