Sarah Keyes
@sarahkeyesphd.bsky.social
Historian. American Burial Ground: A New History of the Overland Trail out October 2023 for @PennPress. Associate Prof @UNRhistory.
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Los Angeles followers: Author @sarahkeyesphd.bsky.social will discuss her book AMERICAN BURIAL GROUND at an event at The Autry Museum this Thursday exploring the iconic computer game Oregon Trail!
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SoCal Museums Free For All Day is on March 16! LEARN MORE >>
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March 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Los Angeles followers: Author @sarahkeyesphd.bsky.social will discuss her book AMERICAN BURIAL GROUND at an event at The Autry Museum this Thursday exploring the iconic computer game Oregon Trail!
Learn more and get your tickets:
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Calling all scholars of Quaker history, Peace history, and allied topics! Swarthmore College Special Collections is now accepting applications for our Moore Research Fellowship for the 2025-2026 cycle.
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January 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Calling all scholars of Quaker history, Peace history, and allied topics! Swarthmore College Special Collections is now accepting applications for our Moore Research Fellowship for the 2025-2026 cycle.
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A very engaging write-up from Robert Klara for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social. Honored to be quoted! www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when...
When a Deadly Winter Storm Trapped a Luxury Passenger Train Near the Donner Pass for Three Days
Snowdrifts stranded the vehicle in the Sierra Nevada in January 1952, imprisoning 226 people traveling from Chicago to California
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January 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
A very engaging write-up from Robert Klara for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social. Honored to be quoted! www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when...
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Bay Area followers: Don't miss author @sarahkeyesphd.bsky.social discussing her book AMERICAN BURIAL GROUND at The Bill Lane Center for the American West tomorrow, Tuesday 1/14, at 4:30 p.m. PT!
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American Burial Ground: A New History of the Overland Trail | The Bill Lane Center for the American West
In her talk, Sarah Keyes will present her new interpretation of the mid-nineteenth century overland migration to the Pacific. In popular mythology, the Overland Trail is typically a triumphant tale,…
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January 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Bay Area followers: Don't miss author @sarahkeyesphd.bsky.social discussing her book AMERICAN BURIAL GROUND at The Bill Lane Center for the American West tomorrow, Tuesday 1/14, at 4:30 p.m. PT!
More info:
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Hope some of you can join me on Tuesday!
January 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Hope some of you can join me on Tuesday!
A little something about cowboy masculinity and the 2024 presidential election.
In time for holiday conversations that combat American myths with historical realities, @sarahkeyesphd.bsky.social argues that while Ch 1 of Costner’s Horizon was a box office failure, its cowboy masculinity helps to explain Trump’s victory. #skystorians
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The White Man’s World of the Wild West Survives
Chapter 1 of Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga was a box office failure, but the cowboy masculinity it portrays helps to explain Trump’s victory.
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December 5, 2024 at 7:53 PM
A little something about cowboy masculinity and the 2024 presidential election.
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Check out @adamquinn.bsky.social's review of @jasonheppler.org's "Silicon Valley and the Environmental Inequalities of High-Tech Urbanism," published in 2024 by University of Oklahoma Press; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envtech #histSTM 🖥️🏙️🔌
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October 1, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Check out @adamquinn.bsky.social's review of @jasonheppler.org's "Silicon Valley and the Environmental Inequalities of High-Tech Urbanism," published in 2024 by University of Oklahoma Press; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envtech #histSTM 🖥️🏙️🔌
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Some thoughts on summer road trips on this first day of summer. www.pennpress.org/blog/road-tr...
Road-Tripping Along the World’s Longest Cemetery - University of Pennsylvania Press
We're thrilled to share a guest post from Sarah Keyes, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Reno and author of American Burial
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June 20, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Some thoughts on summer road trips on this first day of summer. www.pennpress.org/blog/road-tr...
My latest for MadeByHistory TIME connecting American Burial Ground to AI companions. Happy Valentine's Day! time.com/6694247/ai-c...
America’s Troubling Romance With ‘Dead Maidens’
Long before AI-generated sweethearts, dead maidens gave Americans someone to pine for—but their impact went beyond romance.
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February 14, 2024 at 4:23 PM
My latest for MadeByHistory TIME connecting American Burial Ground to AI companions. Happy Valentine's Day! time.com/6694247/ai-c...
Can't wait for this 2/7 event in Bozeman. That the invitation came frome one of my very first undergrad students (now an Asst Prof) makes it extra special.
January 17, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Can't wait for this 2/7 event in Bozeman. That the invitation came frome one of my very first undergrad students (now an Asst Prof) makes it extra special.
The BYU Redd Center 2024 funding season is here!
ALL DISCIPLINES eligible, so long as the work focuses on the Intermountain regions of AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, or WY.
*PLEASE* help spread the word.
Applications due March 15, 2024.
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ALL DISCIPLINES eligible, so long as the work focuses on the Intermountain regions of AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, or WY.
*PLEASE* help spread the word.
Applications due March 15, 2024.
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January 17, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Happening in 2 hours! I'm hoping we get a chance to unlock the "frail monument epitaph." 🪦
On December 19th at 12pm Kathleen Kuo and I will be playing The Oregon Trail (2022) and talking about my book, American Burial Ground: A New History of the Overland Trail. I hope you can join us! www.nevadahumanities.org/events/2023/...
Humanities at Play: The Oregon Trail (2022) with Sarah Keyes — Nevada Humanities
December 19, 2023
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December 19, 2023 at 6:00 PM
Happening in 2 hours! I'm hoping we get a chance to unlock the "frail monument epitaph." 🪦
On December 19th at 12pm Kathleen Kuo and I will be playing The Oregon Trail (2022) and talking about my book, American Burial Ground: A New History of the Overland Trail. I hope you can join us! www.nevadahumanities.org/events/2023/...
Humanities at Play: The Oregon Trail (2022) with Sarah Keyes — Nevada Humanities
December 19, 2023
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November 30, 2023 at 10:00 PM
On December 19th at 12pm Kathleen Kuo and I will be playing The Oregon Trail (2022) and talking about my book, American Burial Ground: A New History of the Overland Trail. I hope you can join us! www.nevadahumanities.org/events/2023/...
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Publishing job alert! @uncpress.bsky.social is hiring an acquisitions department intern to work directly with two editors who acquire books in an exciting range of fields! We’re looking for someone to start early in the new year.
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UNC Press (@uncpress) on Threads
Interested in a career in publishing? We're hiring an intern in our Acquisitions Department!
This is a paid, hybrid in-office/remote position for someone based in the greater Triangle, NC area.
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November 20, 2023 at 10:41 PM
Publishing job alert! @uncpress.bsky.social is hiring an acquisitions department intern to work directly with two editors who acquire books in an exciting range of fields! We’re looking for someone to start early in the new year.
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I had such a great time chatting with @brendenwrensink.bsky.social. Thank you!
🚨New Writing Westward Podcast Episode Alert!🚨
This month I chat with Prof. @sarahkeyesphd.bsky.social (UNR Dept. of History) about her new book "American Burial Ground: A New History of the Overland Trail" (University Pennsylvania Press 2023).
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This month I chat with Prof. @sarahkeyesphd.bsky.social (UNR Dept. of History) about her new book "American Burial Ground: A New History of the Overland Trail" (University Pennsylvania Press 2023).
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November 3, 2023 at 7:51 PM
I had such a great time chatting with @brendenwrensink.bsky.social. Thank you!
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Now accepting applications for the Western History Dissertation Workshop.
This year Princeton will host in May 2024. It’s a great opportunity for PhD candidates working on the American West to share their work.
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This year Princeton will host in May 2024. It’s a great opportunity for PhD candidates working on the American West to share their work.
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PhD Candidates Please Apply to the Western History Dissertation Workshop!
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October 19, 2023 at 6:25 PM
Now accepting applications for the Western History Dissertation Workshop.
This year Princeton will host in May 2024. It’s a great opportunity for PhD candidates working on the American West to share their work.
networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
This year Princeton will host in May 2024. It’s a great opportunity for PhD candidates working on the American West to share their work.
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Finished my lectures in time to announce that it's publication day! Yay!
October 24, 2023 at 11:18 PM
Finished my lectures in time to announce that it's publication day! Yay!
Helping a friend research his family history. Anyone have any sources to help me place this article about student-veteran high school ed in context? hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.319...
October 16, 2023 at 8:40 PM
Helping a friend research his family history. Anyone have any sources to help me place this article about student-veteran high school ed in context? hdl.handle.net/2027/umn.319...
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In the mailbag, @sarahkeyesphd.bsky.social!
October 9, 2023 at 8:35 PM
In the mailbag, @sarahkeyesphd.bsky.social!
#AmericanBurialGround & I visited Donner Memorial @CASTATEPARKS this week. Be sure to check out @pioneermonument’s groundbreaking work on the 1918 monument. pioneermonuments.net/about-us/ Hope to be back soon for a public lecture & book signing!
September 30, 2023 at 7:48 PM
#AmericanBurialGround & I visited Donner Memorial @CASTATEPARKS this week. Be sure to check out @pioneermonument’s groundbreaking work on the 1918 monument. pioneermonuments.net/about-us/ Hope to be back soon for a public lecture & book signing!
Moving reporting from
@nytimes.com: "she found a forlorn stone that tore at her heart. No bigger than a book, it was inscribed simply 'LUCY.'" America’s Black Cemeteries and Three Women Trying to Save Them
@nytimes.com: "she found a forlorn stone that tore at her heart. No bigger than a book, it was inscribed simply 'LUCY.'" America’s Black Cemeteries and Three Women Trying to Save Them
September 27, 2023 at 9:45 PM
Moving reporting from
@nytimes.com: "she found a forlorn stone that tore at her heart. No bigger than a book, it was inscribed simply 'LUCY.'" America’s Black Cemeteries and Three Women Trying to Save Them
@nytimes.com: "she found a forlorn stone that tore at her heart. No bigger than a book, it was inscribed simply 'LUCY.'" America’s Black Cemeteries and Three Women Trying to Save Them
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Two TT jobs here at Illinois State, skystorians! One in early US history w/ an interest in work in the trans-Appalachian West, one in Eastern Asian history (fields open for both positions): 🗃️
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Assistant Professor – U.S. Colonial Era | Jobs | Illinois State
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September 27, 2023 at 4:58 PM
Two TT jobs here at Illinois State, skystorians! One in early US history w/ an interest in work in the trans-Appalachian West, one in Eastern Asian history (fields open for both positions): 🗃️
jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/en-us/job/51...
jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/en-us/job/51...
jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/en-us/job/51...
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JOB: Assistant Professor of Environmental History, Clemson University (USA) careers.historians.org/jobs/1919895...
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#envhist 📗
September 26, 2023 at 8:38 PM
JOB: Assistant Professor of Environmental History, Clemson University (USA) careers.historians.org/jobs/1919895...
#envhist 📗
#envhist 📗
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Dr. Sarah Keyes announces the publication of her book, American Burial Ground: A New History of the Overland Trail www.unr.edu/nevada-today...
Dr. Sarah Keyes announces the publication of her book, American Burial Ground: A New History of the ...
Dr. Sarah Keyes announces the publication of her book, American Burial Ground: A New History of the Overland Trail | University of Nevada, Reno
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September 25, 2023 at 6:44 PM
Dr. Sarah Keyes announces the publication of her book, American Burial Ground: A New History of the Overland Trail www.unr.edu/nevada-today...