15th Turns 150!
March 30, 2020, is the 150th anniversary of the adoption of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution (ratified Feb. 3, 1870), which …
Category: Greenback America
Emergencies and the Economy
With our doors closed to the public, we love hearing from our visitors. Here are a couple of questions that were sent …
Greenbacks and Native Americans in the Civil War
This entry is reposted from the Greenback America Tumblr. Follow the team there for many more posts and updates about their exhibit …
Greenback America Side Note: Civil War digital projects
By Chris Graham Greenback America Guest Curator Mike and I had the pleasure of attending a seminar, “Civil War and Digital History,” …
A Digital Solution to the Problem of Paper
By Stephanie Hawthorne Greenback America Graduate Research Assistant A few weeks ago, Chris talked about exhibiting two-dimensional artifacts. He envisioned visually stunning display techniques, …
The 2016 Election, Populists, & Greenbacks
By Chris Graham Greenback America Guest Curator On the BackStory podcast, the History Guys offered a “short take” on the election results. …
Greenbacks for some, but not all.
By Kelley Libby Greenback America Graduate Research Assistant Every Friday, we feature a post from the Greenback America Team. You can see …
Greenback America- The Problem of Paper
By Chris Graham Greenback America Guest Curator (Follow the Greenback America Team on their Tumblr) The other day a colleague asked …
Greenback America Research and Reflections
The Greenback America team continued the research this week for their upcoming exhibit (see photo at the Library of Virginia below). The team’s Post-Doctoral …
Greenback America Focus Groups
This #FinancialFriday post is the second by the Greenback America team covering focus groups. To see the first, and many other insightful posts, please follow them on their Tumblr. …
Interpretive themes and outcome goals
By the Greenback America Team Several weeks ago we drafted the interpretive themes and outcome goals for Greenback America. These are, essentially, …