A monthly roundup of Gilded Age and Progressive Era news articles and blog posts from around the web.
Labor Day and the history of national seashores
Discovery of a Lake Michigan shipwreck that sunk over a century ago
Arsenic-laced pigments and deadly artificial flowers
Mabel E. Macomber, an early advocate for urban playgrounds
Searching the National Register of Historic Places for Labor Day locations
A reading list of the rise of American sports
Minnesota is returning 1,4000 acres of ancestral land to the Upper Sioux Community
The importance of historical markers
“Domestic husbands” and changing concepts of masculinity at the turn of the twentieth century
The use of racial slurs in a New Orleans daily newspaper
Josephine Baker’s multifaceted and nonconformist life
Exploring African American entrepreneurship after the Civil War
How the sinking of the USS Oneida sparked diplomatic tensions
Radical efforts considered to save San Francisco’s historic Ferry Building
Boosters lured settlers to Florida and California with promises of ideal climates
The Progressive-Era panic that ice cream parlors were ensnaring young white women into sex work
Puerto Rico, citizenship, and self-determination
How railroads and corruption led to the first Great Depression in 1873
A new 10-part television series reviews 250 years of “Books That Shaped America”
Riding Jane Crow examines Black women’s experiences on railroads
The 150-year Philadelphia tradition of embroidering presidential flags
Black state militiamen after the Civil War
Horseless carriages caused fear in the early 20th century
The Southern Cross of Honor and Lost Cause rhetoric
The pricey auction sale of Lincoln’s Ford Theatre tickets
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.