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History
Flax to Linen Project Weaves History With Experience
The path to a deeper understanding of rural New England鈥檚 pre-industrial textile economy begins in a muddy field on the edge of UNH鈥檚 Woodman Horticultural Research Farm. There, a historian and an agriculture professor, along with students in UNH鈥檚 museum studies program, have joined forces for an... Read More
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04/07/23Center for the Humanities Awards Five New Hayes Fellowships
Faculty research will focus on New Hampshire鈥檚 history, culture and government. -
01/27/23Passings: Professor Emeritus of History Douglas Wheeler
UNH mourns the loss of a "true gentleman." -
12/20/22On the Bookshelf and Streaming
A year-end roundup of books and recordings published by College of Liberal Arts faculty. -
Recent Stories
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05/12/15 - Lawrence Woods 鈥�72UNH degree: Full-time student 1968- 1972, complete final nine credits in 1975. In 1975, earned a bachelor of arts degree with a major in History and a minor in sociology. In 1979... Read More -
04/16/15 - Big Lessons of the Big EasyWhen a group of UNH students finally heard the music on the street corners of New Orleans; when they took a ride with a friendly carriage driver who rode around with his pet snake... Read More -
04/14/15 - Series: In the ClassroomEver wish you could sit-in on one of the coolest courses at UNH? With our In The Classroom series, we go into the labs and classrooms here on the Durham campus. Hear from... Read More -
04/08/15 - The Hidden Gems of Ham Smith听 Artist George Lloyd was on a mission to find a 鈥渞eal鈥� farmer. It was the spring of 1939, and, having been commissioned to paint a mural about agriculture that would cover one... Read More -
01/06/15 - A Royal DNA Mystery, Five Centuries Later: UNH Professors Weigh In On Richard III Findings听 University of Leicester image Consider this the coldest of cold cases: 529 years after his death, a 16th century English king has been positively identified through DNA testing... Read More -
11/18/14 - Helping HomeFrom his earliest days, history and UNH were an integral part of life for J. Morgan Rutman 鈥�84. His father, long-time faculty member and early American history听 scholar Darrett B... Read More -
11/18/14 - Goodwin's GuysAfter a lifetime spent writing about American presidents, world-renowned presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is a little anxious about what complaints her subjects might... Read More -
10/31/14 - Still in a Haunted Mood? Ph.D. Candidate Shares Her Expertise on Salem Witch TrialsIt was 1692. Like the rest of New England, Massachusetts was under British rule. It was against the law not to go to church. Puritan doctrine was suspect of anything that wasn't... Read More -
10/01/14 - Of Presidential Politics and Life Lessons Learned听After a lifetime spent writing about American presidents, world-renowned presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin has a bit of anxiety about听 what might happen to her in the... Read More -
09/17/14 - History Major Scares Up Consequences of Red ScareAssociate professor Lucy Salyer and Joseph Juknievich听 Joseph Juknievich 鈥�16 was assisting a UNH history professor with research for her upcoming book when he came upon... Read More