SHGAPE Blog

Golden Age or new Gilded Age, the Statue of Liberty, a historian’s family history, pedestrianism and politics, documenting Black dance history, the Teddy Bear’s failed possum rival, and much more.

The life of Black feminist activist Dr. Anna Julia Cooper, a covert government agency in the Progressive Era, coercive tariffs under McKinley, marriage records of the Freedmen’s Bureau, the origins of Black financial institutions, and much more.

Rereleasing an 1891 country song recording, evolving depictions of Santa Claus, historical holiday drinks and the history of punch, Black self-publishers, acrimonious elections of the past, investigating deaths at Indian boarding schools, and much more

The fight for Native American voting rights, witches in the Wizard of Oz, “catvertising,” Thanksgiving memories from the 1800s, and much more.

Preserving LGBTQ+ history, Teddy Roosevelt pillow covers, mining history in Colorado and Michigan, the Pinkerton detective agency, Detroit’s Mexicantown, and much more.

Rhubarb recipes, designing Times Square, presidential age concerns of the past, violence against elected officials in historical context, keeping cool before air conditioning, centuries of the “cat lady” trope, and much more.

“Forty Acres and a Lie,” the life of Nellie Bly, Coca-Cola and racism, a dangerous flying machine, a new database for African American genealogy, historical cat photos, and much more.

A monthly roundup of Gilded Age and Progressive Era news […]

Survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre seek justice, Babe Ruth and baseball patents, wax cylinders, historic trees, and much more.

The Johnstown Flood, Black westerns, coal communities, corporate personhood, “Manhunt,” the “Happy Birthday” song, and more

The first Black-owned public hospital, the “Delsarte method” for Black women’s self-care, the material culture of Valentine’s Day, cleaning up the mess of Carnival season, a chaotic yet cost-effective sewing pattern, and much more.

Convict leasing, Chicago’s public art, the 40-hour workweek, dairy milk, a dinosaur in DC, Lucy Parsons, WWI propaganda and the modern media industry, and much more.