OutHistory is a website that maintains a collection of writings about LGBT+ people and topics from throughout history. It is a collaborative effort that includes writings and images from various sources. It is both easy to use and a fascinating collection. Navigability is one of OutHistory’s strong suits. It has a search bar feature and […]

In the coming year, public engagement should focus on how Americans understand history, racial justice, LGBT+ equality, and the women’s rights movement. One important humanities question that has made several appearances in different forms is how Americans remember and memorialize history, particularly in regards to the eras surrounding the American Revolution and the Civil War. […]

During the spring of 2020, I saw many museums and historical sites create online content to respond to the limitations they faced in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. My favorite, though, was that of Mount Vernon. Since, at that point, they could not let people into the house or grounds and could not host events, […]