Elizabeth Reese
@elizamreese.bsky.social
Public historian of grief and public memory. Writing about the grief of Edwin Booth as an evolution of American theatre and celebrity. Author of 'Marquis de Lafayette Returns: A Tour of America's National Capital Region.'
www.elizabethmreese.com
www.elizabethmreese.com
Me too! I'd love to see it happen (or better yet a miniseries) for the bicentennial of his birth.
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Me too! I'd love to see it happen (or better yet a miniseries) for the bicentennial of his birth.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 exactly!!!! Lafayette's handwriting isn't BAD but it's so cramped and the constant capitalization!!!
Edwin Booth's is just a mess. More of a Jackson Pollock.
Edwin Booth's is just a mess. More of a Jackson Pollock.
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
🤣🤣🤣🤣 exactly!!!! Lafayette's handwriting isn't BAD but it's so cramped and the constant capitalization!!!
Edwin Booth's is just a mess. More of a Jackson Pollock.
Edwin Booth's is just a mess. More of a Jackson Pollock.
Plus transcription is such a superpower. It is a skill that has become all the more necessary and important in the age of AI.
A few years ago, this would have sent me into a spiral. Now? I can read pages of this without thinking twice.
A few years ago, this would have sent me into a spiral. Now? I can read pages of this without thinking twice.
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Plus transcription is such a superpower. It is a skill that has become all the more necessary and important in the age of AI.
A few years ago, this would have sent me into a spiral. Now? I can read pages of this without thinking twice.
A few years ago, this would have sent me into a spiral. Now? I can read pages of this without thinking twice.
Yes, edited volumes are AMAZING resources! But try and understand the text first (when you can! Access to original documents is not always easy) before reading the typeface.
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Yes, edited volumes are AMAZING resources! But try and understand the text first (when you can! Access to original documents is not always easy) before reading the typeface.
Destiny of the Republic.
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Destiny of the Republic.
American Airlines and National Airport staff were immensely kind and helpful though!!
November 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
American Airlines and National Airport staff were immensely kind and helpful though!!
We knew it was likely so we made backup plans, but what a way to start the weekend!
November 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We knew it was likely so we made backup plans, but what a way to start the weekend!
If you miss this and you're interested in learning more...stay tuned! 👀
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
If you miss this and you're interested in learning more...stay tuned! 👀
My neck of the woods! Guess I'm going to go now!
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
My neck of the woods! Guess I'm going to go now!
Great episode!!
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Great episode!!
😂😂😂😂
Also I'm not sure AI even knows what EB looks like...to quote the great Keke Palmer
Also I'm not sure AI even knows what EB looks like...to quote the great Keke Palmer
a woman is sitting in front of a screen with a picture of a man and a woman on it
ALT: a woman is sitting in front of a screen with a picture of a man and a woman on it
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November 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
😂😂😂😂
Also I'm not sure AI even knows what EB looks like...to quote the great Keke Palmer
Also I'm not sure AI even knows what EB looks like...to quote the great Keke Palmer