Neighbor History

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

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/seeds-of-the-pomegranate

Seeds of the Pomegranate Suzanne’s Journey from Scholarship to Fiction

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/the-olympics-community-and-the-power

The Olympics, Community, and the Power of Neighbor History If you’re anything like me, you’re watching the Winter Olympics and getting swept up in the spectacle, young athletes competing at the highest level, sharing in each other’s triumphs and heartbreaks, and reminding us what human effort can look like when it’s pushed to its limits.