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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02/02/21 - Black History is American History“What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and religious prejudice,” historian and author Carter... Read More -
01/20/21 - “I Do Solemnly Swear”“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the... Read More -
01/05/21 - Has Georgia Reached a Turning Point for Democrats? The Senate Is at StakeUNH historian Jason Sokol pens an opinion piece in the New York Times. Read More -
11/18/20 - New Faculty in COLANine scholars join the ranks of College of Liberal Arts faculty. Click the images below to learn about these stellar new faculty. Read More -
11/17/20 - Small ProblemsDuring the 2020 spring semester, when the coronavirus shut down the UNH campus, Brent Bell had to figure out how to keep teaching his wilderness first responder course, which... Read More -
06/29/20 - Book PrizeUNH history professor Lucy Salyer receives a prestigious international book award. Read More -
06/10/20 - "We Must All Protest"In a 1967 speech, Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “A riot is the language of the unheard.” He went on to ask what America had failed to hear. Read More -
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04/13/20 - NEH Award to Michael LeeseMichael Leese, assistant professor of history, has received a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend award to work on his second book, which will focus on the role... Read More -
03/03/20 - Historical Dialogue on SlaveryA UNH historian participates in the NYT 1619 Project. Read More