It was wonderful to meet you in person! Thank you for joining our panel. I enjoyed your comments, and think they were helpful for all of us who have complicated feelings about academic conferences.

It was wonderful to meet you too!

Thank you, Rob!

OMG! Awesome!

Author holding her book in front of a poster depicting her book and several others.

Canal Dreamers looks good large! How fun to celebrate books with the team at @uncpress.bsky.social in their booth @oah.org. If you are at the conference, check out the small version that you can actually open and read.
🗃️ #skystorians @sonyabonczek.bsky.social

You were there in spirit! So great to finally meet you in person!

So excited about this talk. It's only two days away! If you are in Philadelphia, click the link, register, and come on over to the Library Company at 5PM.

We definitely overlapped! Roderick was JER editor when I was a fellow.

I am so looking forward to listening to this episode! But first, I must read my students' essay drafts. They've been listening to @draftingthepast.bsky.social all term (including the first interview with @mkn.bsky.social). Curious to see what writing, research, and time management tips rubbed off.

It is April in New Hampshire!

Maybe we overlapped! I was a PEAES fellow in 2006-2007!

I was a dissertation fellow at the Library Company of Philadelphia 20 years ago. I'm thrilled to return next week to discuss my book "Canal Dreamers." I might even talk about sharks! Join me on April 15 at 5 PM.
support.librarycompany.org/event/canal-...
🗃️ #oceanhist #histsci #envhist #coastalhist

What Betsy Ross’ real story tells us about women’s work in the Revolution − and why it still matters 250 years later Betsy Ross probably did not sew the first American flag, but she was one of many craftswomen whose wartime labor helped build a nation.

Marla Miller bringing gender & labor (and a hint of imperialism) to the Betsy Ross legend of the "first flag," which is "usually framed as a story of design, but it’s not: It’s a story of production."
theconversation.com/what-betsy-r...
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@shearites.bsky.social @ncph.bsky.social

Hey Philly Folks! I will be talking about my new book Canal Dreamers at the Library Company on April 15 at 5 PM (night before the OAH). It's an in person event. Register here: support.librarycompany.org/event/canal-...
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#skystorians #history
@uncpress.bsky.social @mcneilcenter.bsky.social @oah.org

Episode 428: Jessica Lepler, America’s Forgotten Quest to Link Two Oceans In the 1820s, Americans dared to dream big. They believed they could cut a canal through the wild, rain-soaked terrain of Nicaragua. This is their story.

In the 1820s, Americans thought a canal across Nicaragua was inevitable.
They were wrong.

Canal dreamers, revolutions, and rainforest disasters—this story has it all.

🎧 @lizcovart.bsky.social dives in with historian Jessica Lepler

🔗 www.benfranklinsworld.com/428

#history #EarlyAmerica #BFWpod

What would happen if snakes disappeared like in Zootopia 2? An investigation Snakes are key members of their ecosystems. Here’s what would happen if they suddenly vanished just like in the Oscar-nominated film Zootopia 2

What would happen if snakes disappeared like in Zootopia 2? An investigation

I imagine that with cows comes cream and the chance to challenge children with this task.

Wow! Did you both grow up with cows? One of the grandmothers last night told me she made butter regularly because they had 20 cows on their Vermont farm.

UNH Butter Churning Team poses for STEAM Night.

This evening, my amazing UNH students churned butter with hundreds of elementary school students. This is our second year bringing humanities to STEAM night. Full SHTEAM ahead!
Read about last year's event here: www.historians.org/perspectives...
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Yes. You picked well!

My morning reading just won a Bancroft! Go Emilie Connolly! Eager to read Beth Lew-Williams’s winner too! 🗃️ #skystorians

Canal Dreamers: The Epic Quest to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific in the Age of Revolutions YouTube video by AmericanAntiquarian

My talk at the @amantiquarian.bsky.social is available on YouTube. Please excuse the production error which lost the first few minutes of introduction. It jumps right into my first clue about this topic, the signature of Aaron H. Palmer in the Rothschild Archives. 🗃️
www.youtube.com/live/VzuMvcp...

Canal Dreamers: The Epic Quest to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific in the Age of Revolutions YouTube video by AmericanAntiquarian

My talk at the @amantiquarian.bsky.social is available on YouTube. Please excuse the production error which lost the first few minutes of introduction. It jumps right into my first clue about this topic, the signature of Aaron H. Palmer in the Rothschild Archives. 🗃️
www.youtube.com/live/VzuMvcp...

This hybrid talk is tonight at 7 PM! Can't wait to share my work under the generous dome! 🗃️ #skystorians @uncpress.bsky.social

Join us Thursday, March 5, 2026 for a hybrid public program with Jessica M.Lepler. “Canal Dreamers: The Epic 1820s Quest to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific,” will begin at 7:00 pm ET. Register at americanantiquarian.org/programs-events/epic-1820s-quest-connect-atlantic-and-pacific

We need dreams! Dreams make history, even big ones that don’t come true. I’ll be talking about world-changing dreams at @amantiquarian.bsky.social on Thursday (3/5) @ 7 ET. Register for this free hybrid event here: www.americanantiquarian.org/programs-eve...
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Thank you!

I just wrote a book about a bunch of people whose unfulfilled dreams shaped history. Among the many reasons that we need to study dreams, especially ones that don't come true, is that we need to empower ourselves to dream regardless of the outcome. @adapalmer.bsky.social

Anyone know how to rip out Copilot from Microsoft running on a Mac?

2026 Sloan Lecture Series Tickets | Erie Canal Museum 2026 Sloan Lecture Series- Monthly lectures that examine the Erie Canal's diverse impacts on peoples and places in the past, present, and future.

Looking way ahead, I'll be speaking at the #ErieCanalMuseum in Syracuse, NY on August 19 @ 6 PM as part of the summer's Sloan Lecture Series. I'm so excited to see Clinton's Ditch in person! @uncpress.bsky.social #skystorians
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www.simpletix.com/e/2026-sloan...