A Tale of Two Cities: African-American Cemeteries as Sites of Memory
This past August, Portsmouth, NH consecrated its African Burying Ground.The effort to restore an important part of Portsmouth’s African American past began in 2003, when human remains were found during...
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On Cats and Superstition
Halloween brings to mind, witches, ghosts, vampires, and cats; black cats, to be specific. Many are aware of the old superstition about black cats bringing bad luck. Anyone who has driven past a...
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Documenting the Gullah Geech
Gullah Geechee African Americans are the descendants of West African slaves who live in the Lowlands of South Carolina and Georgia. They trace their ancestry to a blend of African people, taken and...
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UNH Manchester Provides Alan With A New Way to Serve
After 13 years in the National Guard, including two deployments to Iraq, Alan Provance now finds himself striking a balance between his roles as student, husband and father.“The GI Bill is the best...
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The Making of a Religious Icon: Jessica Parr Releases Newest Book
Jessica Parr, adjunct professor of history, was invited to speak at Brock University's History Department Seminar in Canada in March. The topic of the presentation is about research done for her newest...
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Jobs for History Majors: Archivist
In my next few posts, I will explore potential career options for history majors. Today’s post will discuss the qualifications and responsibilities of archivists. Traditionally, archivists are...
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Jobs for History Majors: Rare Book Librarian/Conservator
Rare Book Librarians are responsible for the curating rare books. They help their repositories buy them, preserve them, and oversee their use. Because the books are rare, and sometimes fragile, they do...
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Jobs for History Majors: Museum Educator
A museum educator is someone who is responsible for creating and overseeing educational programs for K-12 students. They design tours and other activities for students of different ages, and...
View ArticleRace in the Classroom
The protests over grand jury decisions in Ferguson and New York City have brought back into public consciousness – the longstanding mistrust of the criminal justice system by African Americans, and...
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Explore Dinosaurs, Zombies and More in Summer History and Humanities Courses
Zombies and dinosaurs and women, oh my! These are just a few of the fascinating topics being covered in courses at UNH Manchester this summer. Not all history is memorizing dates and lectures about...
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Top 15 Things to Do at UNH Manchester According to a Recent Grad
As Victoria "Torie" DiPippo finds herself living in Houston, TX, working towards a Master’s degree at the University of Houston, a Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university, she thinks,...
View ArticleHistorian Jessica Parr to Present on Latest Book
Jessica Parr, adjunct professor and project coordinator for public history at UNH Manchester, has been invited to lead a book talk at the Portsmouth Athenaeum on Thurs, Nov. 12th at 7:00 p.m. The talk...
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Medieval Christianity: Humanities 592
In the early winter months of 1077, Henry IV, king of Germany and Italy, future emperor, made the perilous trek over the snow-covered Alps into Italy, with the queen pulled along behind on oxhides....
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