First large (for me at least, 25 page research project) paper, 100% research based and relying on primary sources. Not due until mid December, so this is not super time sensitive. I have spent the last few days trying to find primary sources through my schools (not very helpful) online catalog. Put in some orders through the schools delivery service but nothing has turned out yet.

Topic in question is the Nez Perce War, 1877. Focus is from a military perspective. Need journals, diaries, military records, reports, maps, ect. I have no idea how to FIND this stuff, but I guess that's the point of research. Problem is, I have no clue how to even go about it and I feel like I am doing it all wrong.

If anyone can help point me in the right direction, Databases, research guides, I just need to be able to learn how to find the material.

Thanks, Tex

Anything?

I'm fascinated by the role of royal women in the Tudor period especially those that don't get much attention such as Margaret de la Pole.

There is plenty of well publicised evidence of Bosnians and Albanians killed by Serbs

There were convictions but I struggle to find the numbers of Croats killed by Serbs, Serbs killed by Croats, Serbia killed by Albanians, Serbs killed by Bosniaks, Albanians killed nun croats and vice versa, and Bosnians killed by Albanians/Croats and vice versa.

I have seen that some Albanians, Croats, and Bosnians were convicted of war crimes.

I would like a breakdown of how many people each ethnicity lost and any indication of who was responsiblez

I do not question the prevailing narrative that Serbs killed the most people or that the murders of Bosnians was a genocide, that has been proven

The kind of of beliefs like there is a group of people who are controlling us all... etc of conspiracy theories. was it common in middle ages? or is it mainly the cause of people cannot comprehend how technology works?

Hi, everyone. I'm trying to get a better understanding of the positions on a cargo ship in the 1600s. All I've been able to find are crew lists from warships, or pirate ships, or from much later (like 1800s). I suppose I'm mostly thinking about British and Dutch ships, but info from other places would be great, too.

So if there were a ship (just coming up with an example off the top of my head) taking goods from Britain to the colonies (or vice versa), what would the crew look like? Captain, quartermaster, boatswain, etc? How many people would be aboard?

I know there's probably a lot of factors, but I'm open to whatever info you've got. Thanks!

Something I always hear in WWI was that at a time around christmas, the armies had a truce where they wouldnt fight, instead, they would just greet the others and partake in friendly activities like soccer and exchange gifts, how true was this? Was it a formal truce, or just something all the soldiers did? How did somebody like the German Kaiser respond to this truce? Is it all just some rumor, or is there some truth to the story?

I'm imagining in the early middle ages, before the catholic church was truly powerful, there must have been all kinds of things that would be percieved as heretical later on.

Though, unfortunately I have too little knowledge to provide any examples, aside from 'pelagianism' or 'arianism'.

In any case, when the did the church start punishing heresy with death? Did religious belief strongly segregate communities early on? Or did it happen later?

I mean, if the U.S. moon landing was broadcast globally, how did the Soviets explain getting defeated in the space race? Don't really take them as ones to swallow their pride. How do you explain to your people that all of your dreams for a moon mission are just done and through?

I was given a gift of a telegram purchased in the Netherlands. I'd like to find out what/who it relates to, or even what year it's from.

Cover says:

"BARON ROSENTHAL"

Inside says:

"PARIS 20044 10 18/11 2 55 N =

VOTRE IDEE INEXECUTABLE MANQUANT DE BASE = GANSL .+"

Google translate says the second line is French and means 'YOUR INEXECUTABLE MISSING IDEA'.

I've read about Gustave Rosenthal, but I think the telegram is more recent, just based on the condition it's in. I know that the '=' sign separates the message from the sender, but I'm not sure who Gansl is.

Thanks!

Did he bring along interpreters or any kind of language learning materials?

I am realizing that I grasp that Columbus sailed to North America in ~1492, and Jamestown was founded in 1607, but I don't know much in the middle. Other than Roanoke Island and a few front ports in Florida, what else took place during these gap years? Why such a long time before a colony was put in place in modern US?

Compared to a car, how fast would it take to travel 140 km in a stagecoach going through mountain/forest terrain? A car can make the distance in 2 h 50 min.

Mainly asking about the US side of things, since from what I can tell their ration-packs were the most advanced of all the various nations.

Who was responsible for deciding the ingredients of the various military rations, and how did they come to the conclusions they came to (like introducing a new sort of meal, or replacing a component of an existing packet)?

How did they decide which companies would supply basic stuff like sugar? Was it given to the cheapest bidder?

How (if at all) did they "field test" their food, and on which factors did they focus on during those tests? Taste? Nutritional value?

Edit: also, how did Germany handle their foodstuff? I vaguely remember reading about field kitchens and runners in All Quiet on the Western Front, but that was WW1, and WW2 was of course a wholly different beast. (Then again, it is Nazi Germany we're talking about, I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't on the forefront of logistical advancements)

My question stems from looking into the decaying of the Qing empire in China and seeing similar trends in the general state of the empire and amount of unrest seen through popular/folk religion insurrections. Incidents such as the White Lotus rebellions and the Taiping Rebellion are rooted in religious contexts as well as socio-economic troubles during the time, and thus my question: was popular religion simply the outward affect of socioeconomic issues or did it play a greater role than simply being a facade.

Ok so i assumed this would be the place to ask if you guys need more detail let me know because I'm keeping it vague. First a background, My mom did a DNA test through Ancestry.com the results came up and found out she had an older sister she never knew about. Fast forward a few months, she is talking to her father and my grandfather about it and they thought they were talking about the same person but when my grandfather said he was their and the wrong date of the sister my mom had found through ancestry.com meant there was more than one. So where would I look for birth records in Kansas. I know the date, location of birth and the name of the birth mother that is it.

So I have been a fan of 60s/70s music for a long time. I wasn't actually alive at the time. I have always found the conflicts of the 2nd half of the 20th century interesting. One thing I dont understand is how, earlier in the Vietnam War, American soldiers were seen as friends, but when many returned home after the war, they were greeted with hatred and insults. (I may be missing something key here, my AP History class has only made it to about 1800 since the school year just started)

According to the this source, a total of 1.9 billion people served in WWII. However, I can only find an accurate number for living veterans in the United States. Are there any sources that could be used to estimate the total number of living veterans worldwide? This question has been harder to answer that I thought it would be, any assistance is greatly appreciated.

Can you include both how much it was worth in modern currency and how much it was worth for products at the time?