“A TALE OF TWO HANNAHS” - MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY, BEEHIVE BLOG
Katy explores the biographies of two women named Hannah whose stories illustrate the presence and influence of women in Boston’s early real estate market.
“YELLOW FEVER ALWAYS BEGINS NEAR THE WATER,” JOURNAL OF THE EARLY REPUBLIC
Drawing on urban and architectural history, material culture, and historical geography, Katy explores how a genre of yellow fever pamphlet containing narrative text, architectural proposals, and spot maps reinforced early-national Americans’ judgments about the kinds of people and places most prone to disease, and ultimately helped readers imagine possible futures for city living.
GOLDEN HILL BOOK REVIEW
Katy reviews Francis Spufford's historical fiction novel Golden Hill and retraces the protagonist Mr. Smith's footsteps through eighteenth-century Manhattan. Using Google Earth, Google Maps, and period images and drawings, she reconstructs the city as Mr. Smith and his fellow New Yorkers experienced it on the eve of the American Revolution.
Where Historians WOrk: The View from Early America
Inspired by the American Historical Association's "Where Historians Work" initiative, Katy interviews historians working across the discipline--in museums, libraries, archives, historical societies, and more. Whether pursuing careers directly tied to early American history, or overseeing historic sites with colonial-era roots, these historians provide insight, advice, and resources for students considering jobs in the history profession.
Brooklyn's EMPIRE STORES AND THE FUTURE OF THE waterfront
Today, Brooklyn’s waterfront finds itself in the midst of complex debates about the future of urban growth, and the role that local residents and civic leaders must play in that future. Katy argues that studying the past and the ways in which Brooklynites have encountered and shaped the waterfront for centuries can tell us a great deal about where we have been and where we could be headed.
visualizing 19th-century new york
Curious about how New Yorkers understood their city in the 1800s?
Locating landmarks, objects, and themes on Matthew Dripps' Map of New York City from 1852, Visualizing 19th-Century New York introduces visitors to this vastly changing landscape.
Created by graduate students in Professor David Jaffee's "Focus Gallery" course, this interactive website accompanied Bard Graduate Center's 2014 exhibition Visualizing 19th-Century New York.