The First City of a New South
A little more than a year from now, we will be commemorating the 150th anniversary of William T. Sherman’s conquest of …
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Women, the Civil War and the Legal Transformation of the United States
Dr. Laura Edwards, Professor of History at Duke University and current Guggenheim Fellow, will present the History Department’s annual Gary …
Building a Career Out of the History Major
Today’s job market is predictably unpredictable. This is one of the reasons that the skills like critical thinking and writing …
The Historical Memory of Emancipation
As we reflect on the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation this year, we’re happy to announce a public talk …
How I Became the “Lone Arranger”
If you like working with the “raw materials” of history in your courses, what kind of career path allows you …
Not So Natural Disasters
Today’s post comes to us from Christopher Morris (PhD, 1991), a history professor at the University of Texas-Arlington and a …
Answering *That* Question
Today’s post comes to us from Nick Linville (BA 2003, MA 2004), who works for a cultural resource management company …
UF Grad Student Digs the Minorcan Past
We don’t often think about the historical significance of the everyday items we use and then discard. But two centuries …
A New Look at Japan’s History
The experience of study abroad, as many UF undergrads and grads can attest, is an invaluable one that pays dividends …
A Monumental Approach to Historic Preservation in St. Augustine
Not all history comes to us via the classroom or books. Sometimes, getting out into the community and seeing carefully …
