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Fascism!: The US Army Publishes a Pamphlet in 1945 Explaining How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad
It's not hard to see right now.
www.openculture.com/2023/06/fasc...
It's not hard to see right now.
www.openculture.com/2023/06/fasc...
Fascism!: The US Army Publishes a Pamphlet in 1945 Explaining How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad
'Fascism is a word that’s been used a great deal these last few years,' says the article pictured above (scanned in full here at the Internet Archive).
www.openculture.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Fascism!: The US Army Publishes a Pamphlet in 1945 Explaining How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad
It's not hard to see right now.
www.openculture.com/2023/06/fasc...
It's not hard to see right now.
www.openculture.com/2023/06/fasc...
Jayne Moore Waldrop and Deborah Slone will lead “Seeing the Big Picture in Children’s Books: Collaboration Between Author and Illustrator” at the 49th Appalachian Writers’ Workshop at Hindman Settlement School.
Applications are open through March 1, 2026, at www.hindman.org/workshop.
Applications are open through March 1, 2026, at www.hindman.org/workshop.
Appalachian Writers' Workshop - Hindman Settlement School
Writers’ Workshop JULY 26-31, 2026 The Premier Literary Gathering of the Mountain South Make plans to join us for the 49th annual Appalachian Writers’ Workshop. This week-long residency welcomes publi...
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January 11, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Jayne Moore Waldrop and Deborah Slone will lead “Seeing the Big Picture in Children’s Books: Collaboration Between Author and Illustrator” at the 49th Appalachian Writers’ Workshop at Hindman Settlement School.
Applications are open through March 1, 2026, at www.hindman.org/workshop.
Applications are open through March 1, 2026, at www.hindman.org/workshop.
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Kentucky- LRC is now on BlueSky!
Good morning, Kentucky! The 2026 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly begins tomorrow at noon. How does a bill become a law? We have the answer ⬇️
January 5, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Kentucky- LRC is now on BlueSky!
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Walter Winebarger is the fifth generation of his family to operate Winebarger’s Mill, a waterpowered gristmill located at Meat Camp, near Boone, North Carolina.
Watch the film here: https://loom.ly/qQ9lIxs
📸 Appalshop, “Waterground,” Frances Morton, 1977
Watch the film here: https://loom.ly/qQ9lIxs
📸 Appalshop, “Waterground,” Frances Morton, 1977
January 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Walter Winebarger is the fifth generation of his family to operate Winebarger’s Mill, a waterpowered gristmill located at Meat Camp, near Boone, North Carolina.
Watch the film here: https://loom.ly/qQ9lIxs
📸 Appalshop, “Waterground,” Frances Morton, 1977
Watch the film here: https://loom.ly/qQ9lIxs
📸 Appalshop, “Waterground,” Frances Morton, 1977
Diane Crump, first female jockey to ride in the Derby, has died www.wkyt.com/2026/01/02/j...
Jockey Diane Crump dies
The retired jockey died on New Year’s Day.
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January 2, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Diane Crump, first female jockey to ride in the Derby, has died www.wkyt.com/2026/01/02/j...
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✍️ YEAR IN REVIEW ✍️ Journal of Southern History, Vol. 91
The November 2025 JSH is a special #openaccess issue on "Teaching about the South," with 21 contributors.
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55697
The November 2025 JSH is a special #openaccess issue on "Teaching about the South," with 21 contributors.
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55697
December 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
✍️ YEAR IN REVIEW ✍️ Journal of Southern History, Vol. 91
The November 2025 JSH is a special #openaccess issue on "Teaching about the South," with 21 contributors.
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55697
The November 2025 JSH is a special #openaccess issue on "Teaching about the South," with 21 contributors.
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55697
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“Transcends stereotypical images of mountain dance and Appalachian culture … includes priceless footage of an otherwise poorly documented tradition.”— University of South Carolina
Watch the film here: https://loom.ly/oKyBgJQ
📸 Appalshop, “Step Back Cindy,” Anne Lewis, Susan Spalding, 1991
Watch the film here: https://loom.ly/oKyBgJQ
📸 Appalshop, “Step Back Cindy,” Anne Lewis, Susan Spalding, 1991
December 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“Transcends stereotypical images of mountain dance and Appalachian culture … includes priceless footage of an otherwise poorly documented tradition.”— University of South Carolina
Watch the film here: https://loom.ly/oKyBgJQ
📸 Appalshop, “Step Back Cindy,” Anne Lewis, Susan Spalding, 1991
Watch the film here: https://loom.ly/oKyBgJQ
📸 Appalshop, “Step Back Cindy,” Anne Lewis, Susan Spalding, 1991
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Dec 7, 1941, KY soldiers fought for their lives at Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack that drove America to join WWII.
https://kyhistory.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/32027AB5-986C-4EFC-B4E0-843343221951
https://kyhistory.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/32027AB5-986C-4EFC-B4E0-843343221951
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Dec 7, 1941, KY soldiers fought for their lives at Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack that drove America to join WWII.
https://kyhistory.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/32027AB5-986C-4EFC-B4E0-843343221951
https://kyhistory.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/32027AB5-986C-4EFC-B4E0-843343221951
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Great news for UK and Lexington's arts community. The foundation Bill Gatton left behind continues to be a major driver of progress in Kentucky.
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University of Kentucky plans new arts district on South Broadway in Lexington • Kentucky Lantern
The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees has accepted the largest donation in school history to create a new arts district on campus.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Great news for UK and Lexington's arts community. The foundation Bill Gatton left behind continues to be a major driver of progress in Kentucky.
kentuckylantern.com/briefs/unive...
kentuckylantern.com/briefs/unive...
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Kentucky nonprofit publisher @sarabandebooks.bsky.social forfeits federal grant rather than bow to Trump orders on diversity, gender.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/02/k...
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KY publishing house 'proud to be misaligned' with Trump’s orders on diversity, gender • Kentucky Lantern
A Kentucky publishing house forfeited $25,000 because it disagrees with the Trump administration's vision for the arts.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Kentucky nonprofit publisher @sarabandebooks.bsky.social forfeits federal grant rather than bow to Trump orders on diversity, gender.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/02/k...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/02/k...
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The country music superstar headed into the 59th CMA Awards with three nominations, including Entertainer of the Year.
Here's how Kentucky's Chris Stapleton fared at the 2025 CMA Awards
Kentucky's Chris Stapleton received three 2025 CMA nominations, including Male Vocalist of the Year, Entertainer of the Year and Video of the Year.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The country music superstar headed into the 59th CMA Awards with three nominations, including Entertainer of the Year.
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Join us on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 5:30pm at the Boone Tavern Event Center as the Fall 2025 Berea Folklife apprentices & their mentor artists present on their fall apprenticeships in weaving, clawhammer banjo, contra dancing, Ballet Folklorico, and wild plant foraging & crafting. Dinner will be served!
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Join us on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 5:30pm at the Boone Tavern Event Center as the Fall 2025 Berea Folklife apprentices & their mentor artists present on their fall apprenticeships in weaving, clawhammer banjo, contra dancing, Ballet Folklorico, and wild plant foraging & crafting. Dinner will be served!
We’ve added this site where the Scott Count Equal Suffrage League was founded to our digital map for the Kentucky Votes for Women Trail - check it out at networks.h-net.org/josephine-gr...
Josephine Grauman Marks home | H-Net
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November 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
We’ve added this site where the Scott Count Equal Suffrage League was founded to our digital map for the Kentucky Votes for Women Trail - check it out at networks.h-net.org/josephine-gr...
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Preorder the 2nd edition of my book No Common Ground using the code 01SOCIAL30 on uncpress.org to get 30% off. @uncpress.bsky.social #confederate #monuments
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Preorder the 2nd edition of my book No Common Ground using the code 01SOCIAL30 on uncpress.org to get 30% off. @uncpress.bsky.social #confederate #monuments
Do you know about artist Emma H. Moore of Georgetown, KY? She lived in this house in 1910 with the family of her youngest sister Ollie Crutcher and reported on the census her occupation as artist. She was founding president of the Scott Co Woman's Suffrage League networks.h-net.org/emma-moore
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Do you know about artist Emma H. Moore of Georgetown, KY? She lived in this house in 1910 with the family of her youngest sister Ollie Crutcher and reported on the census her occupation as artist. She was founding president of the Scott Co Woman's Suffrage League networks.h-net.org/emma-moore
A new biosketch for the Kentucky Woman Suffrage Project featuring Dr. Gladys Bryson is up - with many thanks to the generous support by the Smith College archives networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
November 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A new biosketch for the Kentucky Woman Suffrage Project featuring Dr. Gladys Bryson is up - with many thanks to the generous support by the Smith College archives networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
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Looking forward to reading it!
Congratulations, SHA president Lorri Glover @thesouthernsha.bsky.social on your presidential address. We look forward to publishing it in the February 2026 issue of the Journal. #2025SHA #forthcoming
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November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Looking forward to reading it!
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The wheels are turning at Appalshop this fall, and we have plenty of new releases and updates to share with you! Read about them now on our website's blog: https://loom.ly/DZ44XCg
November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The wheels are turning at Appalshop this fall, and we have plenty of new releases and updates to share with you! Read about them now on our website's blog: https://loom.ly/DZ44XCg
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186 years ago, drafts of two letters were written to federal officials associated with the removal of Chickasaw Native Americans because of the Indian Removal Act. The Chickasaws of western KY were some of the last removed.
#76for250 #America250 @america250.bsky.social
#76for250 #America250 @america250.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
186 years ago, drafts of two letters were written to federal officials associated with the removal of Chickasaw Native Americans because of the Indian Removal Act. The Chickasaws of western KY were some of the last removed.
#76for250 #America250 @america250.bsky.social
#76for250 #America250 @america250.bsky.social
UKy grad students partner with community activist Believing in Forever Inc for winter coat drive at www.wkyt.com/2025/10/31/u...
UK grad students partner with community activist for winter coat drive
UK grad students are partnering with Believing in Forever Inc. for their annual coat drive.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
UKy grad students partner with community activist Believing in Forever Inc for winter coat drive at www.wkyt.com/2025/10/31/u...
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@francoisehamlin.bsky.social & I are co-editors of a book series w/UNC Press called Boundless South & we are seeking more authors for the series. Below are the first two books in the series. DM us if you've got an idea or a proposal. We'll also be at #2025SHA uncpress.org/series/bound...
October 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
@francoisehamlin.bsky.social & I are co-editors of a book series w/UNC Press called Boundless South & we are seeking more authors for the series. Below are the first two books in the series. DM us if you've got an idea or a proposal. We'll also be at #2025SHA uncpress.org/series/bound...
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Join us next Thurs. 11/6 at noon for a Library Lunch & Learn with composer & sound artist @bharnetty.bsky.social! He will discuss his new @uncpress.bsky.social book Noisy Memory, the 1st chapter of which details his work w/ recordings in Berea's Special Collections & Archives.
October 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Join us next Thurs. 11/6 at noon for a Library Lunch & Learn with composer & sound artist @bharnetty.bsky.social! He will discuss his new @uncpress.bsky.social book Noisy Memory, the 1st chapter of which details his work w/ recordings in Berea's Special Collections & Archives.
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Ten $25,000 scholarships for students studying American history will be given by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 2026 to mark America’s 250th anniversary
#genealogy #americanhistory #scholarship
#genealogy #americanhistory #scholarship
DAR America 250! Scholarships - $25,000 Each for Ten Students - Accepting Applications Nov. 1 Through Jan. 31
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October 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Ten $25,000 scholarships for students studying American history will be given by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 2026 to mark America’s 250th anniversary
#genealogy #americanhistory #scholarship
#genealogy #americanhistory #scholarship