National History Center Announces Washington History Seminar Lineup
The Washington History Seminar, a joint venture of the National History Center of the American Historical Association and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars with support from the...
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I hate peanut butter. As a kid, I wouldn’t touch a PB‘n’J, PB & banana, or PB & anything sandwich. The legume spread had no redeeming traits, I thought, until historical research in American...
View ArticleDecolonization, Humanitarianism, and a Vocabulary Problem
When I started working at the National History Center of the American Historical Association about a year ago, I expected my new job would be stimulating, but I was not sure it would stimulate me...
View ArticleDC Historians Find Community in 150-year-old Institution of Lunch
Lunch has always been one of my three favorite meals of the day. I find myself getting hungry around noontime, and a sandwich, salad, or last night’s leftovers does a dandy job of filling me up until...
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