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Loving Lincoln

Alumna Stacy Lynn finds solace in writing a book about the women who shaped Abraham Lincoln
Bradley Harms in the cockpit of the presidential helicopter. President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush exit the helicopter.

From campus to the cockpit

Alumnus Colonel Harms’ flight path through history
Shannan Mason stands in front of a tree

Exploring how people consumed nature in early America

Lecturer Shannan Mason joins the Department of History
Book cover on left and picture of peter fritzsche on right

How 1942 was a global war without end

Professor Peter Fritzsche publishes new book "1942: When World War II Engulfed the Globe"
Chelsey Smith

Understanding education as a tool of liberation and empire in the Caribbean

Professor Chelsey Smith joins the Department of History
Memorial bench outside of Gregory Hall

Memorial bench commemorates 1990s graduate student cohort

The bench honors Katherine Aaslestad, Debra Allen, Charles Crouch, Louis Haas, and Daniel Soloff.
Beth Watkins

From history major to museum exhibit interpretation and visitor experience manager

Q&A with alumna Beth Watkins
Chonky cows

The steaks of archival research

Graduate student Dale Mize explores beefy history
farm aid exhibit

History Harvest revives Farm Aid memories in Champaign for Spurlock exhibit

A new Spurlock Museum exhibit commemorates the 1985 Farm Aid Relief Concert
Alex Jacobs

A new model for learning about community history

Graduate student Alex Jacobs teaches by integrating physical spaces with history