A monthly roundup of Gilded Age and Progressive Era news articles and blog posts from around the web.
The recent designation of the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
Preserving LGBTQ+ history at National Trust Historic Sites
A visual journey through Michigan’s copper mining history
How suburbia conceals the history of the land in Brevard County, Florida
Historical understandings and documentation of climate change
Charles R. Flint’s entrepreneurial undertakings
The many journeys of plant collector Mexia Ynes
Teddy Roosevelt and other remarkable pillow cover images
Following the Statue of Liberty’s voyage to New York Harbor
Marketing baseball to the middle- and upper-classes
The historical significance of the Renaissance Theater in Harlem
Suburban sprawl in the National Register of Historic Places
Teddy Roosevelt’s path to conservation started with a dead seal
Teaching tools for examining historical campaign operations
Progressive-Era childless cat lady Katharine Bement Davis
How the artwork of 19th-century election ballots influenced voters
The intersection of free trade and feminism in the Progressive Era
Approaching Black intellectual history through fiction and biography
Preserving mining history in Colorado
The rich history of Detroit’s Mexicantown neighborhood
Looking back at Morgan Library’s first librarian, who passed as white to get by in a segregated America
Teaching resources for classroom discussions on the history of voting rights
The mythologized history of the Pinkerton detective agency
Howard University preserves the home of the great activist Mary Church Terrell
Uncovering a family history at Seattle’s Nippon Kan Theater
The sailors who saved an Army-led expedition in the Arctic
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.