Recent Blog Posts
How We Tell Their Story – Part 2: Out of the Closet
Queer people have always existed. However, the conversation surrounding how we talk about queer people in history is evolving.
What constitutes “proof” of a queer identity or relationship? What are the ethics of “outing” a historical figure? How do we leave room for queer possibility?
This three part series explores the challenges and opportunities of exploring queer history.
How We Tell Their Story – Part 1: Burden of Proof
Queer people have always existed. However, the conversation surrounding how we talk about queer people in history is evolving.
What constitutes “proof” of a queer identity or relationship? What are the ethics of “outing” a historical figure? How do we leave room for queer possibility?
This three part series explores the challenges and opportunities of exploring queer history.
Museum Monday: Washington State Historical Society
Washington State Historical Society’s “Crossing Boundaries “exhibit is a premiere example of the importance of empowering internal champions, leading by example, prioritizing staff knowledge, and collaborating with external partners to create an impactful initiative.
Celebrating Queer Icons for AANHPI Heritage Month 2025
Throughout United States history, immigrants from Asia and Pacific Islands have made significant contributions to the country, while also facing systemic and interpersonal discrimination. To challenge these stereotypes and respect the diversity of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community, we are uplifting the queer stories of AANHPI individuals to bring awareness to the intersectionality of race, gender identity, and sexual orientation today and throughout history.
Museum Monday: Sarah Orne Jewett House
The Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine, was bequeathed to Historic New England (HNE), the nation’s oldest regional heritage organization, in 1931 by Jewett’s nephew. For many years, interpretation focused on the architecture of the home of author Sarah Orne Jewett. Jewett and her sister married lived at the house for twenty-two years, though split her time between Maine and Boston, where she lived with Annie Adams Fields for half of the year.
Celebrating Queer Icons for Women+ History Month 2025
This Women+ History Month, I am revisiting biographies of women who were included in the 1996 Scholastic Encyclopedia of Women in the United States, one of the most frequently read books on my childhood bookshelf. All of these individuals are held up as iconic women in U.S. history, though I never knew were part of the LGBTQIA+ community until my adulthood.
