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(Un)Catalogued: Adventures in Historical Research

September 18, 2014 Megan Kate Nelson Leave a comment

Beginning this week, I will be writing a regular column for JSTOR Daily, a new online magazine that “features topical…

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Posted in: Megan Kate Nelson Filed under: Archives, Digital History, History, Libraries, Research, Special Collections

Tracking Alonzo

September 12, 2014 Megan Kate Nelson 5 Comments

On a chilly day in December 1861, an Iowa farmer and Colorado gold miner named Alonzo Ferdinand Ickis put on…

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Posted in: Megan Kate Nelson Filed under: 2nd Colorado Infantry, Acequias, Alonzo Ickis, Colorado Territory, Culebra Range, Fort Marcy, Huerfano River, La Veta Pass, New Mexico Territory, Raton Pass, Rio Grande, Santa Fe, Taos

The Most Terrifying Guest Room in America

September 3, 2014 Megan Kate Nelson Leave a comment

They say you can always go home again. This is certainly true for me; my parents are happy when I come home…

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Posted in: Megan Kate Nelson Filed under: All Hallows Eve, Antiques, Collectibles, Guest Rooms, Halloween, Holiday Decor

Lighting out for the Territories

August 18, 2014 Megan Kate Nelson 19 Comments

Why do so few historians talk about the American Civil War in the West? And by “the West” I don’t…

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Posted in: Megan Kate Nelson Filed under: Alonzo Ickis, Apache Canyon, Arizona Territory, California Column, Colorado Territory, Glorieta Pass, New Mexico Territory, Sibley Brigade, Texas, Valverde

History Bites

August 6, 2014 Megan Kate Nelson 3 Comments

You probably think that I’ve got some sort of obsession with vampire TV shows and movies. But have you considered…

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Posted in: Megan Kate Nelson Filed under: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sleepy Hollow, The Vampire Diaries, True Blood, Vampires

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