On the Historian's Nightstand, Book Reviews, American History Sharon Leahy 10/13/26 On the Historian's Nightstand, Book Reviews, American History Sharon Leahy 10/13/26

On the Historian’s Nightstand: Rickey Henderson, Baseball, and a Larger American Story

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First Ladies, The First Lady Wardrobe, Material Culture & Fashion, White House History Sharon Leahy 10/5/26 First Ladies, The First Lady Wardrobe, Material Culture & Fashion, White House History Sharon Leahy 10/5/26

The First Lady Wardrobe: One Skirt, Three Looks

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Presidents, Presidential History, John Quincy Adams Sharon Leahy 10/5/26 Presidents, Presidential History, John Quincy Adams Sharon Leahy 10/5/26

The Day John Quincy Adams Almost Drowned

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First Ladies, American History, Behind the Research Sharon Leahy 9/20/26 First Ladies, American History, Behind the Research Sharon Leahy 9/20/26

Confessions of a Late-Blooming History Buff, Part II: “You Want Me to Write WHAT?”

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American History, Women's History, Historical Mysteries, Material Culture Sharon Leahy 9/4/26 American History, Women's History, Historical Mysteries, Material Culture Sharon Leahy 9/4/26

The $1 Medal: How a Lost Carnegie Hero Award Found Its Way to a Florida Garage Sale

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Baseball History, Confessions of a Historian, American History, Popular Culture Sharon Leahy 8/23/26 Baseball History, Confessions of a Historian, American History, Popular Culture Sharon Leahy 8/23/26

Confessions of a Baseball Board Game Lover

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Historic Fashion, Fashion as Art, American History, Material Culture Sharon Leahy 8/21/26 Historic Fashion, Fashion as Art, American History, Material Culture Sharon Leahy 8/21/26

When Fashion Was Art: Wait Until You See the Train

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First Ladies, Presidential History, Julia Gardiner Tyler, American History Sharon Leahy 8/21/26 First Ladies, Presidential History, Julia Gardiner Tyler, American History Sharon Leahy 8/21/26

Which President Was Secretly Married in This New York City Church?

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American History, Presidential History, Literary History Sharon Leahy 8/21/26 American History, Presidential History, Literary History Sharon Leahy 8/21/26

A Presidential Friendship

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American History, Local History, Transportation History Sharon Leahy 8/18/26 American History, Local History, Transportation History Sharon Leahy 8/18/26

Was This Newark, New York’s First Automobile? The Alexander Winton Mystery of 1899

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Confessions of a Historian, American Culture, Popular Culture, Sports History, Material Culture Sharon Leahy 8/12/26 Confessions of a Historian, American Culture, Popular Culture, Sports History, Material Culture Sharon Leahy 8/12/26

Confessions of a Baseball Card-Loving Historian

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Historic Fashion, Material Culture & Fashion, Victorian America, Art & Design Sharon Leahy 8/7/26 Historic Fashion, Material Culture & Fashion, Victorian America, Art & Design Sharon Leahy 8/7/26

When Fashion Was an Art Form: Standing Before an 1880s Masterpiece

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First Ladies, Women's History, Presidential History, American Diplomacy, 19th Century History Sharon Leahy 8/3/26 First Ladies, Women's History, Presidential History, American Diplomacy, 19th Century History Sharon Leahy 8/3/26

Louisa Catherine Adams's Incredible 2,000-Mile Journey to Paris

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American History, New York History, Transportation History Sharon Leahy 7/26/26 American History, New York History, Transportation History Sharon Leahy 7/26/26

The Browniekar: Newark's Little Automobile That Made History

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Early Republic, Revolutionary Era, Presidential History, American Memory Sharon Leahy 6/30/26 Early Republic, Revolutionary Era, Presidential History, American Memory Sharon Leahy 6/30/26

The Greatest Celebrity Tour in American History

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American History, Urban Life in the Early 20th Century, Acts of Bravery, Transportation History, Texas History Sharon Leahy 6/27/26 American History, Urban Life in the Early 20th Century, Acts of Bravery, Transportation History, Texas History Sharon Leahy 6/27/26

Thrilling Rescue by Walter Robinson—Carnegie Medal for Bravery, 1915

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Aviation History, Early Aviation History, World War II Sharon Leahy 6/26/26 Aviation History, Early Aviation History, World War II Sharon Leahy 6/26/26

Before the Skies Opened: Jacqueline Cochran’s Early Life

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Early Aviation History, American Innovation, Transportation History, Hudson River Valley History, New York State History, Industrial Age Breakthroughs, 20th Century Inventions Sharon Leahy 6/21/26 Early Aviation History, American Innovation, Transportation History, Hudson River Valley History, New York State History, Industrial Age Breakthroughs, 20th Century Inventions Sharon Leahy 6/21/26

Glenn H. Curtiss Flies Into History, 1910

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John Tyler, Education History, Early Republic, Fourth of July, College of William and Mary Sharon Leahy 6/19/26 John Tyler, Education History, Early Republic, Fourth of July, College of William and Mary Sharon Leahy 6/19/26

A Future President Speaks on Female Education, July 4, 1807

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Presidential History, John Tyler, American Revolution, Historic Commemorations, Nineteenth-century America Sharon Leahy 6/14/26 Presidential History, John Tyler, American Revolution, Historic Commemorations, Nineteenth-century America Sharon Leahy 6/14/26

A Monument Dedicated, A Statesman Lost: Bunker Hill, 1843

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