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, 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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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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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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American History, U.S. Bicentennial (1976), Historic Preservation, Heritage Tourism, Presidential History Sharon Leahy 6/9/26 American History, U.S. Bicentennial (1976), Historic Preservation, Heritage Tourism, Presidential History Sharon Leahy 6/9/26

Travel to Historic Sites During the Bicentennial, 1976

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American History, Human Interest, Acts of Heroism, Rural America, Carnegie Hero Fund, 1950s America Sharon Leahy 5/25/26 American History, Human Interest, Acts of Heroism, Rural America, Carnegie Hero Fund, 1950s America Sharon Leahy 5/25/26

“That Voice Would’ve Haunted Me”: Farmer Risks His Life in a 42-Foot Well, 1952

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First Ladies, Mamie Eisenhower, World War II, White House History, Women's History, American History Sharon Leahy 5/24/26 First Ladies, Mamie Eisenhower, World War II, White House History, Women's History, American History Sharon Leahy 5/24/26

Serving with a Smile: Mamie Eisenhower in 1942

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First Ladies, Mamie Eisenhower, World War II, American History, Wartime America Sharon Leahy 5/19/26 First Ladies, Mamie Eisenhower, World War II, American History, Wartime America Sharon Leahy 5/19/26

Mamie Anxiously Waits and Wonders

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American History, Heroism & Courage, Mid-Century America, Carnegie Hero Medal, Local History, Human Interest Sharon Leahy 5/18/26 American History, Heroism & Courage, Mid-Century America, Carnegie Hero Medal, Local History, Human Interest Sharon Leahy 5/18/26

Next-Door Neighbor Rushes Into Flames to Save Mother and Child, 1956

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First Ladies, American History, White House Life, Presidential Gifts, Art & Culture Sharon Leahy 5/12/26 First Ladies, American History, White House Life, Presidential Gifts, Art & Culture Sharon Leahy 5/12/26

Mamie’s Gift to a Queen: How a First Lady Elevated American Porcelain

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American History, Bicentennial History, Cultural History, Public Memory Sharon Leahy 4/27/26 American History, Bicentennial History, Cultural History, Public Memory Sharon Leahy 4/27/26

Bicentennial Costume Fever: National Nostalgia and Creative Spirit

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First Ladies, American History, Cultural History Sharon Leahy 4/24/26 First Ladies, American History, Cultural History Sharon Leahy 4/24/26

The Color That Sold America: Mamie Eisenhower, Margaret Hayden Rorke, and the Rise of “First Lady Pink”

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American History, Women's History, Transportation History, Cultural History Sharon Leahy 3/31/26 American History, Women's History, Transportation History, Cultural History Sharon Leahy 3/31/26

From Hell Gate to Golden Gate: Mrs. Alice Ramsey’s 1909 Transcontinental Drive

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Bicentennial History, American History, Wagon Trains, Independence, Freedom Sharon Leahy 2/16/26 Bicentennial History, American History, Wagon Trains, Independence, Freedom Sharon Leahy 2/16/26

A Rolling Tribute to America’s Past: The Bicentennial Wagon Trains of 1976

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