Teaching, Writing, and Research with AI
When Chat GPT first appeared in November 2022, the almost universal reaction in the humanities community could be summed up in one word – Yikes! Almost without warning this new tool seemed ready to
The End of Our Hike
Every hike has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Some are short, some are long. In the case of the Appalachian Trail, one of those hikes can last less than an hour, or it can stretch almost 2,200 mil
Passing the Baton
At the 2001 annual meeting of the American Historical Association, Roy Rosenzweig dumped a cup of coffee on me. He didn’t mean to, of course, but he did. It happened in the days when search committe
Collaboration With NMAAHC and HBCU Partners Moves Into Beta Testing Mode
A team from RRCHNM spent three days in Atlanta in June conducting an Omeka S training workshop for the five HBCU partner institutions in the HBCU History Culture and Access Consortium sponsored by the
Leadership Gift from Digital Scholar Kicks off 30th Anniversary Campaign
We are very pleased to announce the lead gift for our 30th anniversary Campaign for RRCHNM. Our friends and former colleagues at Digital Scholar have made an incredibly generous gift to our
Bon Voyage
This week we bid bon voyage to two of our graduate research assistants, Laura Brannan Fretwell and Caroline Greer. But it’s a happy bon voyage because Laura and Caroline are leaving RRCHNM to go spe
Remembering Paula Petrik
Today we share the sad news that Professor Paula Petrik, our former colleague here at RRCHNM, has passed away at the age of 74 at her home in Montana. Paula was an early pioneer in digital history and
Saying Goodbye – Julia Hoffer
If you’ve ever worked in a grant-funded research center you probably know just how important having a professional grants administrator on your team is to the success of your projects. This week our
Welcoming Jim Ambuske to R2 Studios
We are excited to announce that Dr. Jim Ambuske has joined RRCHNM and R2 Studios, RRCHNM’s podcast studio. Jim is a historian of the American Revolution, Scotland, and the British Atlantic World
R2 Studios Launches Season 2 of The Green Tunnel Podcast
Season Two of The Green Tunnel podcast, produced here at R2 Studios, launched today. In this season we will be focused on the larger question of who the Appalachian Trail is for and will come at that