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History in Two Voices: The Works of Christopher & Sharon Leahy
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Bicentennial Baking: Preserving History Through Community Cookbooks
Early American History, Food History, Community & Local History Sharon Leahy 5/31/26 Early American History, Food History, Community & Local History Sharon Leahy 5/31/26

Bicentennial Baking: Preserving History Through Community Cookbooks

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The “Holy Alliance” vs the New York Herald, 1840
Nineteenth-century America, Journalism History, New York History, Media and Politics, American Culture Sharon Leahy 5/30/26 Nineteenth-century America, Journalism History, New York History, Media and Politics, American Culture Sharon Leahy 5/30/26

The “Holy Alliance” vs the New York Herald, 1840

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“That Voice Would’ve Haunted Me”: Farmer Risks His Life in a 42-Foot Well, 1952
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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Serving with a Smile: Mamie Eisenhower in 1942
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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Presidential Gifts of the Untameable Variety
Presidential History, First Ladies, White House Life, American Culture, Calvin Coolidge Sharon Leahy 5/23/26 Presidential History, First Ladies, White House Life, American Culture, Calvin Coolidge Sharon Leahy 5/23/26

Presidential Gifts of the Untameable Variety

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Mamie Anxiously Waits and Wonders
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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Next-Door Neighbor Rushes Into Flames to Save Mother and Child, 1956
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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Mamie’s Gift to a Queen: How a First Lady Elevated American Porcelain
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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Bicentennial Tree Planting Across America: Growing a Nation’s Future
Bicentennial History, Environmental History, Civic Engagement Sharon Leahy 5/9/26 Bicentennial History, Environmental History, Civic Engagement Sharon Leahy 5/9/26

Bicentennial Tree Planting Across America: Growing a Nation’s Future

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Changing Expectations: Educated Women in the 1840s
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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The First Inauguration
Early Republic, George Washington, The Presidency, Founding Era Sharon Leahy 4/30/26 Early Republic, George Washington, The Presidency, Founding Era Sharon Leahy 4/30/26

The First Inauguration

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Bicentennial Costume Fever: National Nostalgia and Creative Spirit
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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Mollie Parnis Dresses Mamie
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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The Color That Sold America: Mamie Eisenhower, Margaret Hayden Rorke, and the Rise of “First Lady Pink”
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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What Was New York City Like in 1840?
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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Not a Soil Perceptible: A First Lady’s Rules for Dressing in 1845
Early Republic, Antebellum America, First Ladies & Women's History, Cultural & Social History, Material Culture & Fashion Sharon Leahy 4/20/26 Early Republic, Antebellum America, First Ladies & Women's History, Cultural & Social History, Material Culture & Fashion Sharon Leahy 4/20/26

Not a Soil Perceptible: A First Lady’s Rules for Dressing in 1845

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Saving the Flag: Rick Monday’s Bicentennial Moment
American Bicentennial, Baseball History, Sports Moments Sharon Leahy 4/18/26 American Bicentennial, Baseball History, Sports Moments Sharon Leahy 4/18/26

Saving the Flag: Rick Monday’s Bicentennial Moment

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The Island That Never Changed Hands: Gardiner’s Island and the World That Shaped Julia Gardiner Tyler
Early Republic, First Ladies, New York History, Colonial America Sharon Leahy 4/17/26 Early Republic, First Ladies, New York History, Colonial America Sharon Leahy 4/17/26

The Island That Never Changed Hands: Gardiner’s Island and the World That Shaped Julia Gardiner Tyler

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Carnegie Hero Saves Pilot: The Rescue of Lt. Andrew H. Doswell
20th Century America, Military History, Human Interest, Unsung Heros Sharon Leahy 4/14/26 20th Century America, Military History, Human Interest, Unsung Heros Sharon Leahy 4/14/26

Carnegie Hero Saves Pilot: The Rescue of Lt. Andrew H. Doswell

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Who Designed and Sent Mamie’s Hat in 1953?
Sharon Leahy 4/12/26 Sharon Leahy 4/12/26

Who Designed and Sent Mamie’s Hat in 1953?

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