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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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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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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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 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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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, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Women's History, Early Republic Sharon Leahy 5/7/26 First Ladies, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Women's History, Early Republic Sharon Leahy 5/7/26

Changing Expectations: Educated Women in the 1840s

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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 Culture & Fashion, White House Life, 1950s America Sharon Leahy 4/25/26 First Ladies, American Culture & Fashion, White House Life, 1950s America Sharon Leahy 4/25/26

Mollie Parnis Dresses Mamie

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New York History, 19th Century America, First Ladies, Julia Gardiner Tyler Sharon Leahy 4/22/26 New York History, 19th Century America, First Ladies, Julia Gardiner Tyler Sharon Leahy 4/22/26

What Was New York City Like in 1840?

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First Ladies & Hostesses, Gilded Age, Journalism & Media History, Mapping the Memories of First Ladies Sharon Leahy 3/24/26 First Ladies & Hostesses, Gilded Age, Journalism & Media History, Mapping the Memories of First Ladies Sharon Leahy 3/24/26

Mapping the Memories of First Ladies: Mary Arthur McElroy, President Arthur’s Sister

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Early Republic, White House History, First Ladies & Hostesses, Cultural & Social History, Literary America Sharon Leahy 3/20/26 Early Republic, White House History, First Ladies & Hostesses, Cultural & Social History, Literary America Sharon Leahy 3/20/26

When 3,000 Guests Filled the White House: Charles Dickens Comes to Washington, 1842

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Early Republic, Presidential History, Virginia History, Founding Generation Connections Sharon Leahy 3/4/26 Early Republic, Presidential History, Virginia History, Founding Generation Connections Sharon Leahy 3/4/26

The President Comes to Dinner: Thomas Jefferson Dines with the Tylers — Two Plum Puddings!

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First Ladies, Mapping the Memories of First Ladies, Nellie Bly Series, White House History, Gilded Age Sharon Leahy 2/26/26 First Ladies, Mapping the Memories of First Ladies, Nellie Bly Series, White House History, Gilded Age Sharon Leahy 2/26/26

Mapping the Memories of First Ladies: Julia Dent Grant

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Carnegie Hero Medal, Black American History, History in Two Voices Sharon Leahy 12/29/25 Carnegie Hero Medal, Black American History, History in Two Voices Sharon Leahy 12/29/25

Theodore Henderson and the Rescue of a Young Nursing Student

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