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I like [good] pies – a personal history
Some light, simple, personal history for the day… As I said… I like good pies… apple, cherry, coconut cream, lemon meringue, etc., etc. Not only do I like good pies, but I like to make good pies. I th… more →
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Monday Links
jacobpedia wrote 2 weeks ago: A few links to help you start the work week on the right foot: David Vann describes Cormac McCarthy … more →
The Battle for the Valley of the Fallen
jacobpedia wrote 3 weeks ago: Two weeks ago, I wrote about the efforts of the Spanish government to locate the body of poet Federi … more →
Monday Links
jacobpedia wrote 1 month ago: Quick links for Monday morning: Jill Lepore’s New Yorker article on murder in America referenc … more →
"Federico Lorca is dead and gone": War and Memory in Spain
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jacobpedia wrote 1 month ago: This week the Spanish government began exhuming a grave believed to hold the remains of poet Federic … more →
I like [good] pies – a personal history
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cenantua wrote 3 months ago: Some light, simple, personal history for the day… As I said… I like good pies… apple, cherry, coconu … more →
Historical errors... they aren't just for the Civil War, ya know?
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cenantua wrote 4 months ago: It seems like I’ve been stuck lately in my thoughts of the Revolutionary War. They have appear … more →
The Photography of Memory
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Daniel Schmidt wrote 5 months ago: I’d like to draw attention to a topic that interests me and hope to pursue in the near future … more →
A safe and happy 4th!
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cenantua wrote 5 months ago: Here’s wishing everyone a safe and happy Independence Day! In thinking about the day this year … more →
The Order of Enlightened Descendants of Civil War era Southerners
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cenantua wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been thinking about this for quite sometime… As Southerners pursuing a better and m … more →
... and yet another huge Confederate flag?
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cenantua wrote 5 months ago: Noting today’s post on Kevin’s blog about the recently raised Confederate flag (yes, ano … more →
'This Community Has Suffered Right?:' The Origins of La Mantanza and Historical Memory in El Salvador
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Daniel Schmidt wrote 6 months ago: A Review of: To Rise in Darkness: Revolution, Repression, and Memory in El Salvador, 1920-1932 By Je … more →
"The Truth Commission" or "How To Avoid Repeating the Past" (I'm back!)
Elizabeth Kaplan wrote 6 months ago: Let’s talk about this idea of a “Truth Commission:” History (and I mean recent his … more →
Applying UFOlogy Techniques to the Search for Black Confederates
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Craig Swain wrote 6 months ago: Ok, once again I’m caught watching non-history programming on the History (Channel). My official ex … more →
Back in the ring...
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cenantua wrote 6 months ago: O.k., let me take another deep breath… and exhale… I’m back. Just trying to get the wheels turning a … more →
Civil War Memory and "Memes"
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cenantua wrote 8 months ago: This might seem a little over the top, but I thought it would be something “different” t … more →
Gettysburg: Wrecking a Historic Landscape?
Andrew Hazlett wrote 8 months ago: Autumn at Gettysburg What is the Park Service doing at Gettysburg? An interesting perspective from … more →
Gary Gallagher lays it out in CWT
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cenantua wrote 9 months ago: Hat tip to Harry at Bull Runnings for making us all aware of (among other things in the latest issue … more →
What is a "true and complete" Southern perspective of the Civil War?
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cenantua wrote 9 months ago: If one says he/she is going to present a “Southern perspective” of the Civil War, do you … more →
Defining Southern Heritage in Civil War Remembrance
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cenantua wrote 9 months ago: If modern Confederate remembrance does not come close to accurately capturing the true definition of … more →
