Greetings again, fellow history loggers. Let me start by saying, congrats on making it to Fall Break! I know I, for one, am excited for a few days off. Try making the most of it! Find new places to eat, explore Tacoma or Seattle, do a little reading at night. There's plenty of things you could schedule into your Fall Break for fun and learning.

Don't forget that next Friday we will be having our fall History Department gathering! There will be congratulations given to Katherine Smith and Nancy Bristow on the completion of their books, tasty treats, discussion about spring courses and afterwards...bowling! Our meeting will take place at 4 PM in Wyatt 109.

Have fun this weekend!

This Day In History:
-539 B.C.: Cyrus the Great conquers Babylon
-1823: Charles Macintosh sells the first raincoat
-1979: The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams is published

--Your very excited and tired History Department assistant

Hello, hello, history loggers. Hope your week has finished out well! Midterms will soon be upon us, so I hope you're all holding on!

Don't forget to mark your calendars for our history department gathering on the 19th! There will be short talks by Katherine Smith and Nancy Bristow about their new books, discussion about spring classes and some bowling!

This Day in History
-456: King Theodoric II and the Visigoths invade Iberia.
-1947: Harry Truman gives the first televised White House address.
-1970: The Public Broadcasting Service is established.

-- Your extremely busy History Department assistant

Greetings again, history loggers. Today marks the end of the 5th week of the semester which means we're (roughly) a third of the way through! Take a few moments to bask in making it this far. We're getting closer to the end! With that in mind, don't forget that as we get closer to the end of the semester, we get closer to research and final papers being due. Take it from someone with experience, the early you start, the easier it is.

This week we had two fantastic lectures: One on Frida Kahlo and one on historicizing photos. There was a great attendance for both talks and we're very happy to have had Dr. Eli Bartra and Dr. John Mraz come and share their time and knowledge with us. If you missed these lectures, keep an eye out for more exciting lectures in the near future.

This Day In History
-1066: William, Duke of Normandy, invades England.
-1787: The United States Constitution is voted on and sent to the state legislatures.
-1951: CBS brings the public the first color televisions.

--Your ever-helpful History Department assistant

Hello, once again, avid history fans. It's the end of another week which means another weekend has finally arrived. If the weather has you feeling hum-drum this weekend, try changing the scenery. There's tons of exciting things to see and do in Tacoma. Not to mention the multitude of awesome restaurants.

Also, announcements!

We have two fantastic lectures coming up this week:

1. "Frida Kahlo: Art and Revolultion," A talk by Dr. Eli Bartra, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco. Monday, September 24, 6pm in Wyatt 109. This talk on (debateably) Mexico's greatest painter and her relationship to the social and gender revolutions was incorrectly advertised by "Campus Events" as being given by Frida herself. Frida isn't available, but Eli Bartra is probably the next best thing.

 
2. "Historicizing Photographs," A talk by Dr. John Mraz, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. Wednesday, September 26, 4pm in Wyatt 109. John Mraz will help us consider the methodologies of using photographs as historical documents, with examples drawn from his recent books, Looking for Mexico and Photographing the Mexican Revolution.  Great inspiration for upcoming HIST 200 or 400 projects!



And, make sure to mark this on your calendars:

October 19 Celebration:
The History Department will host a gathering 4pm Friday, October 19, right after Fall break. We will celebrate the recent publication of books by Katherine Smith and Nancy Bristow, introduce our newest faculty member, Africanist Poppy Fry, talk about Spring classes and any questions or proposals students might have for the coming year. We will remind you of the event by email and blog.

Hope to see you all there!

And here's a new thing I'm trying out!:

This Day In History:
 -1792: The National Convention of the French Revolution publishes the "proclamation of the abolition of the monarchy".

-1937: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein is published.

-1981: Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first female justice of the United States Supreme Court


-Your exceedingly, informative History Department assistant

Hello there, sunny loggers. Hope you're all enjoying the sunny weather while we still have it. If you find yourself having trouble with the beginning of the semester, remember not to force yourself into work too much. Step back, take a break. Go for a walk outside, go to a movie, hang out with friends. Accumulating stress is a quick way to make yourself sick!

By the way, there's now a Facebook group, in case you weren't aware! Just go to Facebook and search for University of Puget Sound History Department. It's a great way to stay connected with your fellow history friends and to stay updated on things that are happening in the department.

Also, don't forget about the upcoming lecture with John Mraz on September 26!

-Your summer loving History department

Greetings, history loggers! It's time for another weekly update. 

Hopefully, you've all settled into your routines and synched up with the flow of the semester so you can start making sure your schedules are open for the first history lecture of the year!

On September 26 (that's 19 days from now), there will be a lecture by John Mraz called "Historicizing Photographs". It'll be a wonderful lecture on the use and interpretation of photographs as pieces of history. John Mraz is a professor at the Instituto de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad Autonoma de Puebla in Mexico. Definitely a must see lecture for any student of history.

Hope you all have a fantastic week!

- Your photogenic history department

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to school, history students and faculty! Hopefully, the beginning of the year finds you all well and that you had fruitful and relaxing summers. The 2012-2013 school year is shaping up to be fun and exciting and there's plenty of fantastic things going on in the history department this year already!

First, and most important, please extend a very warm welcome to the history department's newest addition, Poppy Fry! Poppy is a professor of African history and comes to join our Puget Sound community all the way from New Hampshire. We're all happy to have her here and she will no doubt fill an important position in our history line-up.

There are also many plans in the works for history department events and activities, of both the intellectual and leisurely kind. Make sure to keep an eye out in the hallways and on the blog here for more information!

-Your friendly neighborhood UPS History Department!