I’m a Food & Drink Historian and Speakeasies Are Stupid Gimmicks

In this month's hot take, we catch up with a food and drink historian about how too many bars are throwing around the word "speakeasy" as false advertising. Hot Takes is a new monthly series inviting experts to share their hottest takes about …

Historian Catherine Corless speaks of both ‘relief’ and ‘regret’ with excavation at Tuam mother and baby home site set ...

The full excavation of the site will begin after the initial works, which will begin on Monday, June 16, are completed. In 2014, work carried out by Ms Corless revealed that up to 796 babies were likely buried in a makeshift crypt at the site. Daniel …

‘Cold War Country’ garners international acclaim for MSU historian

Contact: Sarah Nicholas STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State faculty member Joseph Thompson continues to earn widespread recognition for his groundbreaking work on the intersection of music and military history, earning an international award for his …

Michelangelo never wanted to paint ‘stupid’ Sistine Chapel, top historian claims

Michelangelo never wanted to paint the ‘stupid’ Sistine Chapel, a historian has claimed. The Italian artist - who lived a ‘long and miserable’ life - actually ‘loathed’ painting and wanted to sculpt instead. But, he was forced to paint the ceiling of the …

Local historian receives birthday honors

Ed Pany celebrated for work as educator, museum curator, councilman At the June 5 Northampton Borough Council meeting, an icon of Northampton Borough was recognized and honored. In Councilman Kenneth Hall’s administration and finance committee report, he …

Meet Keith Stokes, Rhode Island’s new historian laureate

Keith Stokes was named Rhode Island’s new historian laureate in April. As part of his role, Stokes will deliver lectures at special events and ceremonies, and promote civics education in the state.  Stokes is a ninth-generation Rhode Islander. He’s also a …

‘A billionaire will pay a lot of money to shoot a recreated being’: historian Sadiah Qureshi on extinction and empire

Would you bring an extinct species back to life if you could? If so, which species would you pick? Prof Sadiah Qureshi has taken to asking her friends, students and complete strangers this question because, she says, their answers reveal a lot about how we …

Russia’s top peace negotiator is a historian who justified the war

Now, Vladimir Medinsky is drawing on his view of history again as he tries to convince Ukraine that it would be better off unwinding its integration with the West and embracing Moscow’s terms for peace. “With Russia, it’s impossible to fight a long war,…

A Few Years Out of College, Dedicated Historian Works Her Way Up At Montauk Historical Society

Nigerian historian Keazor named director of Nsibidi Institute

The Board of Trustees of the Nsibidi Foundation has announced the appointment of Nze Ed Emeka Keazor as Director of the Nsibidi Institute, the Foundation’s heritage and cultural research arm. The appointment, according to a release from the organisation, …