Annette on the Road

Stopping Time for Ice Cream

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD An old place may not be what we think it is

Jun 21 •

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD Wartime hero becomes president, then museum piece

Jun 10 •

Peanuts in the Desert

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD A Quick P.S. to my post on the Charles M. Schulz Museum

May 31 •

Cheer Up, Charlie

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD

May 27 •

Dirt Road Through Oz

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD A church with guns in its name. Plus other ghostly historical presences on the backroads of Kansas

May 17 •

When Enemies Become Us

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD A successful colonial rebellion in America (no, not that one). A Civil War battle in an unexpected place. And a British movie star…

May 13 •

Unpacking the West

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD The Trip is Done. The Unpacking Begins.

May 10 •

The Great Pyramid of Grifters

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD A Pretentious Memorial As 19th Century Image Rehab. But Is Anyone Still Paying Attention?

May 6 •

London Bridge is NOT Falling Down

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD But, boy, has it fallen

Apr 26 •

Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD Sixty years since long walks over a short bridge in Selma, Alabama

Apr 15 •

Happy Birthday to Us

ANNETTE ON THE ROAD Four Years of NBH

Apr 12 •

Not a Walk in the Park

NON-BORING HISTORY Thinking about victimhood, courage, and agency, that favorite historian word, on a stroll in Birmingham, Alabama

Apr 8 •

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