Neighbor History

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/neighbors-in-the-records

Neighbors in the Records What a Single Block Can Teach Us About a Town

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/a-practical-guide-to-researching

A Practical Guide to Researching Revolutionary War Patriots (Through Their Neighbors) Or The Neighbors Who Fought

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/a-life-found-in-the-margins-of-other

A Life Found in the Margins of Other Lives When Adrienne Whitehouse began researching her first cousin once removed, Hilda Nicalene Olsen (1896–1930), she expected the usual genealogical challenges: missing records, family silences, and the gaps that come with a life cut short.

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/back-roads-history-symposium-quick

Back Roads History Symposium – Quick Reflection I spent today in Plymouth at the Revolution, Independence, and the South Shore symposium, part of the 250th‑anniversary programming.

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/how-bonner-county-turns-volunteers

How Bonner County Turns Volunteers into Community Historians Every so often, you stumble across a historical society that isn’t just preserving the past — it’s actively teaching people how to work with it.

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/when-a-historic-society-chooses-people

When a Historic Society Chooses People Over Property Why History Cambridge’s pivot aligns perfectly with the principles of neighbor history

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/how-the-ustc-redraws-the-map-of-ordinary

How the USTC Redraws the Map of Ordinary Life Why Rebuilding a World Matters More Than Tracing a Lineage

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/englands-fire-and-the-meaning-of

England’s Fire and the Meaning of a Red Coat The book, God’s Fury, England’s Fire by Michael Braddick, offers a sweeping account of how the religious and political upheavals of the 17th century shaped England, Scotland and Ireland.

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/reading-a-society-through-its-books

Reading a Society Through Its Books And What Neighbor Historians Can Learn