Today:
You know the drill: this is the thread for all your history-related outpourings that are not necessarily questions. Minor questions that you feel don't need or merit their own threads are welcome too. Discovered a great new book, documentary, article or blog? Has your Ph.D. application been successful? Have you made an archaeological discovery in your back yard? Did you find an anecdote about the Doge of Venice telling a joke to Michel Foucault? Tell us all about it.
As usual, moderation in this thread will be relatively non-existent -- jokes, anecdotes and light-hearted banter are welcome.
Xinjiang is very much in the news recently, so the absence of a section in the booklist for Xinjiang under Chinese rule has been a major omission. However, as of a couple days ago I've updated the Central Asia booklist to include three recommendations for books on Xinjiang under the Qing: see here.
Here is the paper I presented at this year's SAA conference,
Please let me know if you have any questions or feedback.
How common was forgery of government-issued documents (e.g. immigration, birth, etc.) in the 1800s and previous? Was there a market for forged works, and if so, are there any well-reported cases of forgers or forgeries? Thanks!
What would be considered "nerdy" in the times of the Old West in America?
Been researching the Mace in the House of Representives. The first was destroyed by fire. The second was pine and used for 27 years. In 1841 the Speaker ordered a new mace to be made.
What happened to the wood mace? Other than the fact that it existed and was "hastily constructed" I can't find any information. Thanks!
So I had a question I’m trying to find military records for my great grandfather who I’ve sadly never met, he served in ww2 in the army would anyone know how I could find any decent amount of information for free online, thanks in advance
Be honest, how often do you get annoyed by questions that could easily be answered if the OP googled for 5 seconds?
Please can we get a thread to collect deleted comments? Yes we all love this sub for the accurate answers but sometimes i look at chains of deleted comments with 100 down votes and just know it'd be funny to read some of the nonsense people post.