July 2017 in the Great Dismal Swamp

I was accompanied by Fred Wurster, hydrologist with the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Suffolk, VA. It was early July and although there was a faint wind, once we entered the thick brush of the swamp, the biting flies began to attack us. Fred, being a kind person, lent me his bug coat …

#OAH18

This was my first OAH and I'd always heard great things about this conference gathering. I was fortunate enough to have two panels accepted and I was able to present on one ("Forms of Freedom") as graduate students can only be on one panel at a time per meeting. I saw many historians receive awards …