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In the latest episode of the "Mainely History" podcast, Jack Furniss (UVA PhD 2018) discusses "Hannibal Hamlin, Lincoln's First Vice President"! Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/han…

Reminder: Dr. Elizabeth Varon will deliver our Crozer Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 5pm in UVA's Special Collections Library. The lecture, "Reconsidering Longstreet: Gettysburg, Appomattox, New Orleans," is free & open to the public. To register, visit eventbrite.com/e/reconsiderin…

Professor Justene Hill Edwards will discuss her new book, "Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank," at 5pm on October 16 in UVA's Special Collections library! The lecture is free & open to the public, but registration is required: eventbrite.com/e/savings-and-…

New on the blog: "A Journey of Self-Rediscovery: From Fredericksburg to the Grand Canyon" Emma Ellsworth (CLAS '22) reflects on her work with the National Park Service, which began with a Nau Center internship in 2021! Visit our website to read more: naucenter.as.virginia.edu/journey-self-r…

The Nau Center invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral research associate in the history of the Civil War era, starting in August 2025! Applications are due by January 15. To learn more, visit uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs/job/Ch…

In the latest Small Special Collections Library (UVA) blog post, research archivist Ervin Jordan discusses a recent library acquisition in "Thwarted in Texas: A Confederate Family versus a Union Naval Blockade." To learn more, visit smallnotes.library.virginia.edu/?p=5842&previe…

They're here! Just got my copies of Savings and Trust! I can't wait for readers to learn more about the history of the Freedman's Bank and its enduring influence of Black economic life in America!

Today we're pleased to share Part 3 of our Graduate and Postdoc Interview series. Welcome Katie Wu, Ph.D. Student at UVA History, to discuss her work on Reconstruction and reparations during this era. networks.h-net.org/group/discussi…

Thank you to Professor Justene Hill Edwards , who delivered a fantastic talk yesterday on her new book, "Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank"! Order your copy today from W. W. Norton & Company at wwnorton.com/books/97813240…

Attending the Southern Historical Association conference this weekend? Check out PhD candidate Jeremy Nelson's talk on "Wilderness and the Secession Crisis"! It's part of the "Mythologizing the Southern Landscape" panel tomorrow (Friday) at 9am.

Reminder: Applications for our 2025 Nau Center Library Fellowships are due by Sunday, November 10! Fellows will receive $2,500 to conduct research on the Civil War era in UVA's Special Collections Library. To learn more, visit: naucenter.as.virginia.edu/fellowships

Congratulations to Ian Iverson (UVA PhD 2022) on the publication of his first book, "Holding the Political Center in Illinois: Conservatism and Union on the Brink of the Civil War"! Order your copy today from Kent State University Press: kentstateuniversitypress.com/2024/holding-t…

A new "Charlottesville Tomorrow" article features the work of postdoctoral fellow J. Jacob Calhoun (@johnjake05), graduate students Bethany Bell ( Bethany Bell) and Katie Wu (Katie Wu), and their colleagues at The Memory Project UVA! To learn more, visit: cvilletomorrow.org/new-research-u…

This Saturday, postdoctoral fellow @johnjake05 will present a paper on "'Representatives of the Arch Destroyer Death’: Coroners and the Press in the Post-Civil War South,” at the Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression! 19thcenturyhistorians.org

Reminder: Applications for our 2025 Nau Center Library Fellowships are due today (November 10)! Fellows will receive $2,500 to conduct research on the Civil War era in UVA's Special Collections Library. Visit our website to learn more: naucenter.as.virginia.edu/fellowships

Congratulations to Jack Furniss (UVA PhD 2018), whose book, "Between Extremes: Seeking the Political Center in the Civil War North," was published this month by LSU Press! Check out the virtual book launch on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 12pm EST facebook.com/share/19TNaT9H…

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Check out postdoctoral fellow J. Jacob Calhoun (@johnjake05)'s recent "Made by History" piece in TIME, about Black voters during Reconstruction! time.com/7176913/first-…