Although National Thanksgivings were periodically proclaimed from Colonial times in America, Thanksgiving as a Holiday was not formally adopted until Abraham Lincoln declared a day of Thanksgiving in 1863.
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November 16, 2022Posted in: Special Collections
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October 28, 2022Posted in: Special CollectionsPumpkins are squash plants native to Americas and did not make an appearance in Europe until the early 1500’s.
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September 29, 2022Posted in: Faculty ScholarshipChris Howard (Professor of Government and Public Policy) recently published "Who Cares: The Social Safety Net in America."
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September 21, 2022Posted in: WM LibrariesOnce upon a time, so all the stories go, there was a librarian and an English professor who wanted to not only save their students money on textbooks but also innovate their teaching. Luckily, the concept of open education was familiar to them both and they set out to create a curriculum that would support their teaching objectives and hopefully be easy on their students’ wallets.
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September 16, 2022Posted in: Faculty ScholarshipDr. Fiona Shen-Bayh, (Assistant Professor, Government and Data Science) recently published "Undue Process: Persecution and Punishment in Autocratic Courts."
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August 31, 2022Posted in: Faculty ScholarshipCandice Benjes-Small, Head of Research and librarian to Film and Media Studies, spoke to Professor Liz Losh, about her recently published book, “Selfie democracy: The new digital politics of disruption and insurrection.”
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August 18, 2022Posted in: Special CollectionsStereoviews offer a great window into the world of popular culture from the 1860’s into the 19230’s.
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June 27, 2022Posted in: WM LibrariesRecently, several neighbors and I trekked up a narrow, muddy path through dense, jungle-like foliage. Bright, glossy leaves crowned by yellow plumes. Long branches arched above and crowded around. This tropical moment was not faraway and exotic but on College Creek, less than a mile from Colonial Williamsburg.
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June 22, 2022Posted in: Faculty ScholarshipDr. Anne K. Rasmussen, Professor of Music and Ethnomusicology and Bickers Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, discusses her new book, Music in Arabia: Perspectives on Heritage, Mobility, and Nation, co-edited by Issa Boulos and Virginia Danielson.
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June 17, 2022Posted in: Special CollectionsThe SCRC is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 round of Research Travel Grants.
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