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: Guest Blog
Q&A with Amy Murrell Taylor, Ph.D.
We caught up with Amy Murrell Taylor, Ph.D. to ask her some questions about her work and research. Amy Murrell Taylor is a …
Foundry Series Q+A: Cecily Zander
This month’s Foundry Series, The US Military and Rebuilding after War, Cecily Zander, Ph.D. candidate, Pennsylvania State University. We reached out to get more …
Foundry Series Q+A: Timothy Huebner
This month’s Foundry Series event, Politics and the Supreme Court, features Timothy Huebner of Rhodes College. Dr. Huebner was kind enough to answer a couple …
Foundry Series Q&A: Jonathan Jones
Next week’s Foundry Series event, Opioid Addiction After the Civil War, features Jonathan Jones of Binghamton University. Jonathan was kind enough to answer a …
Book Talk Q&A with Michael K. Shaffer
We’re looking forward to Michael K. Shaffer speaking at both Appomattox and Richmond later this month. Make plans to come out on …
Bottimore Lecture Q + A
Ahead of our annual Elizabeth Roller Bottimore lecture, we asked our two speakers – Dr. Edward Ayers and Dr. Gary Gallagher – …
Book Talk Q&A with John Reeves
Make plans to join us for a book talk this Saturday with John Reeves. In his book, The Lost Indictment of Robert E. …
Book Talk Q&A with Michael Hardy
Join us this Saturday for a Book Talk with Michael Hardy. Mr. Hardy was kind enough to answer a couple questions ahead …
Foundry Series Q&A: Martha Jones
Plan to come out for this Thursday’s Foundry Series, The 14th Amendment and Birthright Citizenship, with Dr. Martha Jones of Johns Hopkins University. Dr. …
Then the Yankees Came…: Federal Commanders in Occupied Richmond, 1865-70
By Guest Blogger Brig. Gen. John Mountcastle On April 3, 1865, Federal troops prepared to march into Richmond. A cavalry detachment …