Life is… well… It is what it is. My life as a historian is largely marked by research trips, long hours of reading sources, and even longer hours of staring at blank computer screens trying to make them less blank. So needless to say these are just some highlights of a life otherwise spent grading papers, nursing papercuts, and eating ramen noodles.
Gallery: Visiting Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty in New York City (December 2014)
Visiting New York City is always one of my favorite trips. However, as often as I have been there, I had not taken the ferry to the Ellis Island or the Statue of Liberty since I was very young. Besides reliving a slice of my childhood, there’s an unmistakable sense… Continue reading