Today, coffee shops are ubiquitous  and tend to satisfy the palette of the most discerning coffee connoisseur , but there was a time when the "coffee stand" served the nobler purpose of helping those in need. After the 1830s, New Yorkers...

Just so you know, Guided By History is going to look a little different soon. We're changing our art — the online look and feel, the stuff on the right, access to older posts, and searchability. All that stuff. Don't worry, though. We'll still be...

It's Thanksgiving, and the Archives have some things to share that give us a lot to consider.... Are we saturated with sports in modern times? Has the meaning of the holiday been eclipsed by the power of games on TV? Why, yes it has — but as you...

My colleague Marianne Babal is a VIP in the Public History world  (scroll down a little). A friend of hers teaches at The College of William & Mary  in Williamsburg, Virginia, and earlier this year his/her students found a treasure trove. In an...

Thanksgiving is almost here, and I've finally finished readying my yard for winter : I raked leaves, put away the grill, and pulled out the remnants of my garden – like my tomato plants.  I had been feasting off homegrown tomatoes all summer,...