Overton Park: A People’s History
Randal Rust2022-06-09T12:50:20-06:00Founded in 1901, the park has been at the center of both celebration and controversy. A site for public performances and playgrounds, everyone from [...]
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Patriot Paths
Randal Rust2020-12-21T12:12:30-06:00Pension files have yielded the dates and places where the soldiers were born, married, enlisted, and died. That information was added to a database [...]
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The Diary of Serepta Jordan: A Southern Woman’s Struggle with War and Family, 1857–64
Randal Rust2020-12-21T12:10:42-06:00Written in a sturdy store ledger, the diary records every day from the fall of 1857 to June 1864. In this abridged version, Jordan [...]
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“As Do the Ladies in Tennessee”: Exploring Early 19th Century Fashion Through the Winchester Women
Randal Rust2020-12-21T12:10:33-06:00Fashion in early 1800s America was a direct reflection of politics, culture, and the still new democratic republic of the United States. As wealthy [...]
