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
World History Commons Adds Several New Primary Sources
World History Commons recently prioritized adding primary sources from lesser-covered regions and time periods to give a more thorough overview of world history for educators to pull from. As the Proj
Apply Now for the Gerda Henkel Fellowship in Digital History
With the generous support of the Gerda Henkel Foundation, the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at the George Mason University (RRCHNM), and the German Historical Institute (GHI) invit
Connect with RRCHNM at AHA24
There are a lot of great sessions coming up at this week’s American Historical Association’s Annual Meeting, many of which feature RRCHNM-ers. To make finding those sessions easy for you s
The John Carter Brown Library Supports the Production of Worlds Turned Upside Down
RRCHNM’s R2 Studios is thrilled to announce that The John Carter Brown Library (JCB) has generously invested $10,000 in support of our latest podcast, Worlds Turned Upside Down. Worlds Turned Upside
Remembering: Angel David Nieves
Written by: Steve Brier It is with great sadness that the members of the Advisory Board and the staff of the RRCHNM note the sudden passing on December 5th of our colleague and RRCHNM board member, Á
RRCHNM Launches Next Round of Teaching Guides for Pre-Service History Teachers
Funded by the Library of Congress, the four teaching guides support new prospective teachers teaching Indigenous history and will be available on Teachinghistory.org. RRCHNM is proud to announce the l
A Veteran’s Day Salute to our Valued Partnership with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
This Veteran’s Day, we at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM) would like to highlight the incredible work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). The mission of the
Talking to the Dead: Spiritualists and Seances
During my time working on the American Religious Ecologies project I became focused on female ministers and other types of religious leadership that appear in the Census. This interest aligns well wit
Exploring True Crime in Early Modern Europe in the Classroom
This semester I’m using my expertise on crime and violence in a new way: I’m teaching an upper-level undergraduate course “True Crime in Early Modern Europe.” When we think of the true crime g