First the War, Then the Memorial: The History of the Holiday
Near the end of the Civil War, widows started a ritual. They would decorate their fallen soldiers' graves, marking them wreaths, flowers,...
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Sunday Night Reads
Our essay series of musings and unique historical investigations was created during the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic as a way of providing a moment of respite on Sunday evenings amidst this disorienting period in time. Sunday Night Reads follows events and phenomena of the past to contemporary happenings with an eye towards global linkages.
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