Notes from NBH

Unexpected Turns

What prompts historians (and you!) to take interest in new historical subjects? It's personal. 😁

Nov 30 •

Getting Pie-Eyed!

Thoughts on thanksgiving (no, not that one)

Nov 23 •

AMA (Ask Me Anything)

Given my hefty output these last two weeks, I'm guessing you need a break, so here it is!

Oct 5 •

Recovery 1.5: Topsy Turvy

Life Imitates Art imitates Life? The Gilbert and Sullivan World of the Indigenous Uprising, and Annette after an unsettling week

Sep 21 •

The Last President

Meet Leon Botstein, the last real college president in the US (for now), and learn why he matters

Sep 14 •

Taking a break! But some joyous news.

Aug 31 •

A Hymn for Historians, 2024

An allegory for history, long remembered from childhood

Aug 27 •

The Return of the Prodigal Scholar-Gypsy

Reflections on the freewheeling class that is Non-Boring History, plus your renegade historian nervously asks to come home after so many years away.

Aug 10 •

Slap My Professors

Teens give their expert opinions on their famous instructors

Aug 6 •

History Hangs Heavy

NONNIES BONUS: Thoughts on Three Posts: Hate's Modern Masters 1 & 2, and A Historian's Dilemma

Jul 20 •

A Historian's Dilemma

and historian family history

Jul 13 •

Hot 🌶️ Dog! 🌭

Happy July 4! FIRST Nonnie GiftMails On Their Way!

Jun 29 •

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