Thanks everyone for joining our first annual Meet and Greet event for the UW-La Crosse History Department; it was a fun time and there were many raffle winners! See you all next time.

Thanks to the staff and curators at the MN Marine Art Museum for giving our UW-La Crosse public history students a backstage tour this week. A great opportunity to learn about museums, outreach, and how institutions connect to their communities in our region.

The end of an era. Terry Wirkus announces the UWL marching band for the last time today. Thank you for the years and memories, Terry. uwlax.edu/news/posts/las…

History professor James Longhurst published a reflective essay about riding bicycles in the Driftless region in the UW-La Crosse "Currents" blog: uwlax.edu/currents/bikin…

Back by popular demand: our public history hangouts! Join us next Thursday, January 20th at 8pm ET to connect and hang out with fellow students and new professionals and talk all things #publichistory and NCPH Register here: ncph.org/public-history…

Why study history? The AHA asked history graduates. Here’s what they said. #twitterstorians historians.org/teaching-and-l…

Penelope Hardy reviews "Deep Cut" by Christine Keiner that examines the failed development of the sea-level dam across Panama, including its environmental impact. globalmaritimehistory.com/review-keiner-…

The La Crosse Public Library is accepting applications for a UW-La Crosse student intern fellowship in the Archives; Applications due by the end of the day Thursday, March 31, 2022. For more info see: Jenny DeRocher at [email protected] and lacrosselibrary.org/about/employme….

"We see students choose topics that they discover on family vacations or that relate to the professions and interests of their parents and grandparents... No matter how the placements shake out on contest day, students take these experiences forward into the rest of their lives."

#FreeRead - Prof. Jodi Vandenberg-Davis, historian at UW-La Crosse History, explores motherhood in the U.S. in this article from the November 2016 issue of #TheAmericanHistorian. #WomensHistoryMonth ow.ly/yYHh50Imb4Y

Hear, Here (a project that began at UW-La Crosse ) is in the La Crosse Tribune lacrossetribune.com/news/local/cam…

🎓 ☀️ Rise and shine! It's commencement day! We're so excited to celebrate your big accomplishment, Eagles! We know you'll do great things! 🔗 Ceremony livestreams: uwlax.edu/celebrate/comm…

Why study history? What can you do with a history degree? Find out the answers to these questions and more with the AHA's "Careers for History Majors" booklet. #twitterstorians global.oup.com/academic/produ…

Recent UW-La Crosse grad and Murphy Library Special Collections student worker, Brittany DeChambeau was recently announced as the 2022 George Gilkey – Special Collections Research Scholarship winner! 👏🏻 Learn more in the latest issue of The Fine Print: bit.ly/38zlAJ4

NASOH presents the Charles Dana Gibson Award annually to the author of the most significant article on any aspect of North American maritime history published in a refereed journal during the previous year.  This years winner at #NAOSH22 is Dr Penelope K. Hardy Dr Penelope Hardy.

The chance discovery of an ancient vessel, now removed from its watery bed, has turned out to be a rich trove of archaeological evidence about the UW–Madison area’s first residents. WIHistoricalSociety Wisconsin Alumni Ho-Chunk Nation Bill Quackenbush onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/features/land-…

An event coming up at the La Crosse Public Library delves into global history with local impact: "Child Soldiers of the Vietnam and Secret Wars." RSVP now to attend in person or virtually. fb.me/e/2XL0GCtZH