The Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies brings together scholars from around the world to discuss diverse historical themes.
College Park, MD
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Alums in the News: Christine Kirchner (HiLS alumna), will discuss the reality of conducting digital historical research during a global pandemic on May 6. The event is hosted by the Nathan and Jeanette Miller Center for Historical Studies (@UMDMillerCenter).
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In 1950, these #films showed citizens how to identify an official census taker and what to expect during the visit. These digitized public service announcements are now part of our holdings.
go.usa.gov/xzdus
#1950Census #filmhistory #digipres @uscensusbureau
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Erika Taubner Gold was 5 years old when she received this clover charm in Hungary in 1937. After the German occupation, Erika’s parents decided to bury the charm and other valuables in their basement. Erika and her parents survived and recovered the valuables in January 1945.
ALT Grete and Eugene Kovacs pose on a street of Galanta together with their one-year-old niece Erika Taubner.
ALT Gold 4-leaf clover charm buried and recovered postwar by a Hungarian Jewish girl
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In 1799, Mount Vernon consisted of 8,000 acres divided into five farms, plus a gristmill & distillery. This infographic shows how many enslaved adults and children lived on each farm—a total population of 317.
Listen to ep. 2 of Intertwined to learn more: bit.ly/3Mfv8ry
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We are celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth all March long! The women who lived and worked in Oak Ridge during World War 2 were instrumental in ending the war.
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“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.”
May Sarton #ReadMoreWomen
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The women of the “Six Triple Eight" were the only all-African American, all-women battalion sent overseas during #WW2.
Learn about their legacy through digitized photos of the battalion's activites from @USNatArchives holdings.
unwritten-record.blogs.archi…
#BHM #6888th #veterans
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On #TDIH in 1564, Galileo Galilei was born. A physicist and astronomer, Galileo made many important discoveries, including the four largest moons of Jupiter, called the Galilean satellites (pictured here in a composite image).
ALT Portrait painting of Galileo sitting in a chair with an item in his hand,
ALT Four moons superimposed in an image of Jupiter, which looms large next to them.
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Today we honor Susie King Taylor (Aug 6, 1848 – Oct 6, 1912), educator, nurse and author. She was the first Black nurse during the American Civil War, and the first Black woman to publish her memoirs about her Civil War experiences.
#WomensHistory #BHM
ALT a Black woman wearing a dark colored dress, coat and head covering
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ARHU faculty @UMD_TDPS Professor Scot Reese, @UMDEnglish Professor GerShun Avilez and @UMDHistory Associate Professor @cjamesbonner share stories of Black trailblazers including Theresa Harris, Pat Parker & Samuel Cornish. Learn more: go.umd.edu/qQi #BlackHistoryMonth
Join us for our first event of the semester on Friday, 2/18 @ 12 noon! Musicologist Alexander Rehding will speak on the Voyager Golden Record and how music might be perceived on the final frontier. Join us in-person at Taliaferro 2110 or here on zoom:
umd.zoom.us/meeting/register…
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Making Italy Anglican. Why the Book of Common Prayer was Translated into Italian. Release date: February 8, 2022 @OUPAcademic @OUPReligion @OUPHistory #BCP #ChurchOfEngland #Anglican #TranslationStudies #AngloItalian global.oup.com/academic/prod…
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Honored. Excited. Ready to go. 💙💛 @UCRiverside
"I’m a Californian, and I believe in the power and value of public education, and in particular in the #UC system, the best public education system in the world..."
Learn more about new #UCRCHASS Dean
@DaryleWilliams: news.ucr.edu/articles/2021/0…
Join us on Friday 4/16 at 4pm for @manuvimalassery on indigenous peoples, Chinese laborers and the building of the transcontinental railroad.
Register: go.umd.edu/Karuka
Looking forward to celebrating the publication of Alejandro Cañeque's new book with @erinkrowe and Richard Kagan of @JHU_History. 4/2 at 4pm EST. Register: go.umd.edu/SVA.
Join us today at noon EST for @StanD14 on US African-Americans' civil war pension petitions. Register: history.umd.edu/events/seek-…
Grads in the News: Stanley Maxson (Ph.D. student, American History) will present a paper at the
@UMDMillerCenter event on March 22. @StanD14
This Monday at noon EST. Get your Zoom link here: umd.zoom.us/meeting/register…
Grads in the News: Stanley Maxson (Ph.D. student, American History) will present a paper at the
@UMDMillerCenter event on March 22. @StanD14
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Grads in the News: Stanley Maxson (Ph.D. student, American History) will present a paper at the
@UMDMillerCenter event on March 22. @StanD14
Join us this Friday 2/19 @ 4pm via Zoom to discuss Colleen Wood's new(ish) book on Anticommunism and Philippine Independence in the Age of Decolonization. With comment from @bradleyrsimpson. Register: go.umd.edu/FInc
Join @UMDHistory Miller Center for @Mary_E_Mendoza on race and environment on the US-Mexico #Borderlands this Friday 2/12 at noon. With comment by @DrChantelRdz. Register: go.umd.edu/S2z. @UMDHistGradProg @PSUHistory @PSUHistoryGrad
