History
Flax to Linen Project Weaves History With Experience
The path to a deeper understanding of rural New England’s pre-industrial textile economy begins in a muddy field on the edge of UNH’s Woodman Horticultural Research Farm. There, a historian and an agriculture professor, along with students in UNH’s museum studies program, have joined forces for an... Read More
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04/07/23Center for the Humanities Awards Five New Hayes Fellowships
Faculty research will focus on New Hampshire’s history, culture and government. -
01/27/23Passings: Professor Emeritus of History Douglas Wheeler
UNH mourns the loss of a "true gentleman." -
12/20/22On the Bookshelf and Streaming
A year-end roundup of books and recordings published by College of Liberal Arts faculty. -
Recent Stories
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01/16/17 - NYT Op Ed: Which Martin Luther King Are We Celebrating Today? Primary tabsUNH historian Jason Sokol published an op ed in the New York Times for Martin Luther King Day Read More -
01/05/17 - College Faculty Publications in Best Books Lists for 2016The College of Liberal Arts isn't the only organization celebrating the fine work of faculty in 2016. Three faculty books have appeared on prominent "Best of 2016" lists. Read More -
12/08/16 - Inspired by the PastA history major immerses herself in the stories of a 300-year-old town. Read More -
11/09/16 - Suffragists at the Ballot Box: NYT Opinion by UNH HistorianUNH historian Ellen Fitzpatrick pens opinion piece in the New York Times on the day of the 2016 elections. Read More -
10/01/16 - Warfare in Medieval Europe c.400-c.145Warfare in Medieval Europe c. 400-c.1453" provides a thematic discussion of the nature and conduct of war, including its economic, technological, social and religious contexts,... Read More -
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06/10/16 - Professors Leslie Couse and Betsy Humphreys present at the International Society on Early Intervention conference in Stockholm, SwedenTwo Education faculty presented at the International Society on Early Intervention conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Pictured are Professor Betsy Humphreys, UNH research faculty in... Read More -
06/01/16 - Student Research: Using Geographic Information Science to Map the Flight of the Regicides in Seventeenth- century New EnglandHistory major Steven Cowley '16 has published his research on 17th-century regicide fugitives in the UNH Inquiry Journal. A position as a research assistant sparked an interest in... Read More -
05/16/16 - A Chemist’s Dreams and VisionsSir Humphry Davy, Bt, by Thomas Phillips, oil on canvas, 1821. “I’ve always been attracted to hard-to-interpret texts,” says Jan Golinski, when asked at the Lindberg Lecture... Read More -
04/29/16 - New UNH Documentary Tells the Story of Black History in New HampshireHow does New Hampshire, a state with the motto “Live Free or Die,” confront and understand its participation in slavery, segregation, and the neglect of African-American history?... Read More