Matt Novosad
@franklinhistorian.bsky.social
MA in History. Submarines and Horses. The First World War, American War of Independence, and local history of Franklin, Connecticut.
https://www.franklincthistorian.org
https://www.franklincthistorian.org
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FINDING the MISSING Town Greens from Franklin, Connecticut
YouTube video by Matt Novosad, Franklin Town Historian
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Hello new followers! I make content about local Connecticut history. Check out my recent documentary about my hometown's "missing" town greens! Part local historiography, part mystery, part exploration of the purpose of historical New England Greens. 🗃️ #NutmegSky
youtu.be/wy7oMFfcKMw
youtu.be/wy7oMFfcKMw
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Universities are moving rapidly to comply with laws that don't exist.
“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” said one professor in the Texas Tech system. “What does it say about academic freedom? It says we don’t have it.” The professor spoke by phone from the inside of a car to avoid being overheard by colleagues.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Universities are moving rapidly to comply with laws that don't exist.
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as someone who is a hater, i accept and welcome the fact that i have haters. what is good for the goose, etc. in fact, i think people in this business should be more open about their hating. if we think our words matter, then we should feel some kind of way about people who do bad work.
I have accepted that I have haters, including people annoyed by the water drinking reminders, and I don't have the time or energy to care about them anymore.
this is something you just have to live with if you are even barely well-known online; people make up elaborate stories about you in their heads. it will always happen and you cannot give a shit about it, only stomp on it if they try to spread these weird tales to anybody you actually know.
September 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
as someone who is a hater, i accept and welcome the fact that i have haters. what is good for the goose, etc. in fact, i think people in this business should be more open about their hating. if we think our words matter, then we should feel some kind of way about people who do bad work.
New hat had arrived to help me interpret the Connecticut Militia during the War of 1812! A “Chapeau de Bras”.
September 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
New hat had arrived to help me interpret the Connecticut Militia during the War of 1812! A “Chapeau de Bras”.
Jesus H. Christ.
This whole thing is shameful. There is no acceptable use of AI and the environmental destruction it is bringing.
This whole thing is shameful. There is no acceptable use of AI and the environmental destruction it is bringing.
The AHA has published Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education, offering a disciplinary approach to AI that focuses on the specific needs and challenges of history educators. 🗃️
Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education
These 14 foundational principles are meant to assist educators and administrators in crafting AI policies suited to local circumstances and the specific needs of students.
www.historians.org
August 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Jesus H. Christ.
This whole thing is shameful. There is no acceptable use of AI and the environmental destruction it is bringing.
This whole thing is shameful. There is no acceptable use of AI and the environmental destruction it is bringing.
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Back in Charlottesville for a solemn yet celebratory occasion, but y’all know #ScholarSunday threads carry on, so here’s my 223rd of great writing, podcast eps, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
#ScholarSunday Thread 223
Shared on May 4, 2025
americanstudier.substack.com
May 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Back in Charlottesville for a solemn yet celebratory occasion, but y’all know #ScholarSunday threads carry on, so here’s my 223rd of great writing, podcast eps, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
My article examining a Connecticut Militia company during the Saratoga campaign was published yesterday, check it out! 🗃️ #NutmegSky #CTHistory #ConnecticutHistory #Connecticut #Nutmeg #History #America250 #AWI #AmericanWarofIndependence #RevolutionaryWar
"Rebel Yankeys": Anatomy of a Connecticut Militia Company at Saratoga - Journal of the American Revolution
Ebenezer Lathrop’s company of militia which marched from Norwich, Connecticut, to Stillwater, New York, in the autumn of 1777 makes an excellent case study to understand Connecticut’s militia forces i...
allthingsliberty.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
My article examining a Connecticut Militia company during the Saratoga campaign was published yesterday, check it out! 🗃️ #NutmegSky #CTHistory #ConnecticutHistory #Connecticut #Nutmeg #History #America250 #AWI #AmericanWarofIndependence #RevolutionaryWar
Looking for an artist to commission some historical art and maps for a youtube video I’m working on.
If you’re interested, please reach out. This will be paid and credited!
If you’re interested, please reach out. This will be paid and credited!
January 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Looking for an artist to commission some historical art and maps for a youtube video I’m working on.
If you’re interested, please reach out. This will be paid and credited!
If you’re interested, please reach out. This will be paid and credited!
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1)At least 540 Swedish born soldiers fell at the Western Front in WW1. This is what I have found so far, it may be more of them. 343 of them fought for the American Expeditionary Forces. The majority of them are buried and commemorated in Belgium and France, but 43 of them are buried back in the US>
December 19, 2024 at 3:33 PM
1)At least 540 Swedish born soldiers fell at the Western Front in WW1. This is what I have found so far, it may be more of them. 343 of them fought for the American Expeditionary Forces. The majority of them are buried and commemorated in Belgium and France, but 43 of them are buried back in the US>
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one thing we absolutely do not need to do as a field is to say that people - with history degrees - aren't "historians"
fuck off with that elitist bullshit
fuck off with that elitist bullshit
December 18, 2024 at 4:07 PM
one thing we absolutely do not need to do as a field is to say that people - with history degrees - aren't "historians"
fuck off with that elitist bullshit
fuck off with that elitist bullshit
Well, that’s the rest of the materials to make my War of 1812 kit!
December 4, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Well, that’s the rest of the materials to make my War of 1812 kit!
Yes. I started reenacting earlier time periods this year and have been hand sewing my own clothing for them (late 18th and early 19th centuries). It’s very much a critical part of understanding the period, imo, and in the case of Connecticut’s War of 1812 uniform its critical. (1/?)
Weekend paper rec: Davidson, H. (2019) 'The Embodied Turn: Making and Remaking Dress as an Academic Practice', Fashion Theory, pp. 1-34. Hilary @fourredshoes.bsky.social proposes we learn through making by centring on the artefact as an active site of knowledge. Excellent article! #DressHistory
December 1, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Yes. I started reenacting earlier time periods this year and have been hand sewing my own clothing for them (late 18th and early 19th centuries). It’s very much a critical part of understanding the period, imo, and in the case of Connecticut’s War of 1812 uniform its critical. (1/?)
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This is a gorgeous piece of writing on reenacting, escapism and keeping history alive www.theguardian.com/culture/2024...
‘I’m a mixed Black female historical re-enactor in a sea of men with beards’
Not everyone would want to spend their weekends dressed in a tunic fighting medieval battles, but my love of re-enacting is rooted in keeping history alive
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2024 at 11:29 AM
This is a gorgeous piece of writing on reenacting, escapism and keeping history alive www.theguardian.com/culture/2024...
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I've recently been researching the Indian Army's mountain batteries in the First World War. These batteries saw action at Gallipoli, in East Africa, and in the Middle East. Their experiences are an absolutely fascinating story of some very tough men and their equally tough mules!
November 30, 2024 at 5:20 PM
I've recently been researching the Indian Army's mountain batteries in the First World War. These batteries saw action at Gallipoli, in East Africa, and in the Middle East. Their experiences are an absolutely fascinating story of some very tough men and their equally tough mules!
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Continuing my digital paint studies. This one is from the background in a #matania illustration.
#ww1 #britishcavalry #horsepainting #history #art #fortuninomatania #digitalart #militaryhistory
#ww1 #britishcavalry #horsepainting #history #art #fortuninomatania #digitalart #militaryhistory
November 27, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Continuing my digital paint studies. This one is from the background in a #matania illustration.
#ww1 #britishcavalry #horsepainting #history #art #fortuninomatania #digitalart #militaryhistory
#ww1 #britishcavalry #horsepainting #history #art #fortuninomatania #digitalart #militaryhistory
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In the past day I’ve heard two people who really should know better say they asked ChatGPT for factual info.
ChatGPT is not a search engine. It is predictive text based on other people’s stolen writing; its whole job is to make stuff up. Please do not ask it for facts. Tell a friend.
ChatGPT is not a search engine. It is predictive text based on other people’s stolen writing; its whole job is to make stuff up. Please do not ask it for facts. Tell a friend.
Don’t know what to buy your loved ones for Christmas? Just ask ChatGPT
Don’t know what to buy your loved ones for Christmas? Just ask ChatGPT
Santa has a new little helper. But can an AI-powered shopping assistant really master the subtle art of gift giving?
Some people love buying Christmas presents. Polly Arrowsmith starts making a note of what her friends and family like, then hunts for…
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 2:37 PM
In the past day I’ve heard two people who really should know better say they asked ChatGPT for factual info.
ChatGPT is not a search engine. It is predictive text based on other people’s stolen writing; its whole job is to make stuff up. Please do not ask it for facts. Tell a friend.
ChatGPT is not a search engine. It is predictive text based on other people’s stolen writing; its whole job is to make stuff up. Please do not ask it for facts. Tell a friend.
That’s the vest done! Next up is the coatee. I was also too lazy to find my sleeve buttons for this fit test, so excuse the open cuffs.
One step closer to having a complete Connecticut Militia Uniform for the War of 1812.
#NutmegSky 🗃️
One step closer to having a complete Connecticut Militia Uniform for the War of 1812.
#NutmegSky 🗃️
November 24, 2024 at 11:34 PM
That’s the vest done! Next up is the coatee. I was also too lazy to find my sleeve buttons for this fit test, so excuse the open cuffs.
One step closer to having a complete Connecticut Militia Uniform for the War of 1812.
#NutmegSky 🗃️
One step closer to having a complete Connecticut Militia Uniform for the War of 1812.
#NutmegSky 🗃️
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A reminder for all Spanish speakers, we have a new Spanish history channel on Youtube! www.youtube.com/@tiemposhist...
Tiempos Históricos
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November 24, 2024 at 11:15 PM
A reminder for all Spanish speakers, we have a new Spanish history channel on Youtube! www.youtube.com/@tiemposhist...
Incredible to see how I’ve improved in sewing, my buttonholes on this waistcoat are looking excellent!
November 21, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Incredible to see how I’ve improved in sewing, my buttonholes on this waistcoat are looking excellent!
#Nutmegsky 🗃️
I do “trivia” posts about CT and town history every tuesday! Keep an eye out for them :)
I do “trivia” posts about CT and town history every tuesday! Keep an eye out for them :)
November 19, 2024 at 3:27 PM
#Nutmegsky 🗃️
I do “trivia” posts about CT and town history every tuesday! Keep an eye out for them :)
I do “trivia” posts about CT and town history every tuesday! Keep an eye out for them :)
Hello new followers! I make content about local Connecticut history. Check out my recent documentary about my hometown's "missing" town greens! Part local historiography, part mystery, part exploration of the purpose of historical New England Greens. 🗃️ #NutmegSky
youtu.be/wy7oMFfcKMw
youtu.be/wy7oMFfcKMw
FINDING the MISSING Town Greens from Franklin, Connecticut
YouTube video by Matt Novosad, Franklin Town Historian
youtu.be
November 19, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Hello new followers! I make content about local Connecticut history. Check out my recent documentary about my hometown's "missing" town greens! Part local historiography, part mystery, part exploration of the purpose of historical New England Greens. 🗃️ #NutmegSky
youtu.be/wy7oMFfcKMw
youtu.be/wy7oMFfcKMw
Last night’s waistcoat progress. Hemmed the front and hem edges of the front panels, turned the edges of the lining. Will sew the lining to the front panel today!
November 19, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Last night’s waistcoat progress. Hemmed the front and hem edges of the front panels, turned the edges of the lining. Will sew the lining to the front panel today!
Yesterday’s work on the waistcoat. Added the welted pockets!
November 18, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Yesterday’s work on the waistcoat. Added the welted pockets!
Last night’s work on an 1812 appropriate waistcoat!
November 17, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Last night’s work on an 1812 appropriate waistcoat!
My War of 1812 bin grows larger!
November 13, 2024 at 2:22 AM
My War of 1812 bin grows larger!