A monthly roundup of Gilded Age and Progressive Era news articles and blog posts from around the web.
A history of presidential pardons
Rerelease of an 1891 wax cylinder recording that might be the first country record
Teddy Roosevelt advocated for an end to Sunday work for government agencies
New additions to the Music Division of the Library of Congress
The evolution of imagining Santa Claus
Mark Twain’s signature white suit
Children’s paper crafts from the late nineteenth century
Take a sip of historical holiday drinks
A history of Black Americans and self-publishing
The Pure Food Movement and ingredient labeling transparency
Charles Dickens transformed Christmas in the United States
Examining chain gangs in the visual archives
Newly added movies in the National Film Registry
Photographs of dance lessons through the decades
The Beecher sisters influenced how we understand kitchens
Learning from acrimonious elections of the past
Platinum in the visual archives
The push to revitalize historic theaters
An investigation uncovering over 3,100 deaths at U.S. Indian boarding schools
Designing coins in the Gilded Age
Born in 1924 in small-town Georgia, President Jimmy Carter passes away at 100
The Times Square ball drop: A New Year’s Eve tradition since 1907
Toasting the new year with the history of punch
Editor’s Note: This final roundup of 2024 will also be the last one put together by Kym MacEwan, who has served as the blog’s Minding the GAPE editor since August 2022. The SHGAPE Blog would like to thank Kym for her dedication to researching and writing these monthly posts for our readers. You can check out all of Kym’s previously published roundups here.
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Snow scene at the U.S. Capitol Building, ca. 1909-1923, National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
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.