Neighbor History

12/25/2025

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/abandoning-america-life-stories-from

A Christmas Review!

12/20/2025

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/reflections-from-the-boston-antiquarian

A Window into the Past

12/09/2025

The US Post Offices dataset was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock. It is a spatial‑historical collection containing records for 166,140 post offices that operated in the United States between 1639 and 2000. The maps showing the expansion of post offices over time are particularly fascinating.

https://substack.com/profile/505035-john-cass/note/c-185964015

12/01/2025

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-you-research-the

Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns

11/27/2025

With Virginia Association of Museums – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/19/2025

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/tracing-neighbors-tracing-history

11/19/2025

📣Announcement: 2026 Conference Registration is now OPEN! "Little 'r' Revolutions: Museum Transformations for Everyone" 📣

Register now for the 2026 VAM conference in Colonial Williamsburg (March 14-17) with the early bird discount, EBVAM2026 (members eligible only) and save $50 for single member registrations. We also have group member rate discounts available. This conference is proudly presented and supported by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture

Visit https://www.vamuseums.org/conference to register for the conference, book your hotel room, purchase an exhibitor booth or sponsorship, and learn more about the silent auction, student poster sessions, and volunteer opportunities.

View the schedule-at-a-glance here. You wont want to miss these exciting programs!https://assets.noviams.com/novi-file-uploads/vam/Schedule_at_a_glance.pdf

We are also excited to announce the 2026 keynote address by Elizabeth Merritt, VP Strategic Foresight and Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, an initiative of the American Alliance of Museums. Her exciting keynote description is below:

Transforming the Future:

America is entering a period of rapid, transformative change. AI is expected to transmute the nature of labor, for good or for ill. Communities are scrambling to respond to escalating environmental challenges, from extreme heat to rising sea level. New forms of digital currency are disrupting traditional financial structures and amplifying inequities of wealth. Unprecedented shifts in government policy may change the very nature of the nonprofit sector. But the future has yet to be written and we, as individuals, organizations, communities, and a nation, have the power to influence the next chapter of America’s history. How can museums activate their power to shape a better future for our communities, and our country?

11/19/2025

With Society for One-Place Studies – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

11/19/2025

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/printing-and-the-people

Early Printers in Colonial America

10/30/2025

https://neighborhistory.substack.com/p/mapping-communities-through-military

American Revolutionary War Loyalist Migrations Dashboard