Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialaugiecws.bsky.social @augiecws.bsky.social · 02/09/2026We hope to see you there! 011
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialThe Organization of American Historians @oah.org · 31/08/2026Want to understand why historians care about the history of American regions? Join the OAH’s Future of the Past Webinar on September 3rd at 5:00 PM for a roundtable discussion on Midwestern history with Ashley Howard, René Esparza, and Jon K. Lauck, moderated by TAH editor Thomas P. Stephens. 153
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialaugiecws.bsky.social @augiecws.bsky.social · 31/08/2026We are pleased to announce the coming of the Jeremiah Murphy Native American rodeo photography exhibition to our gallery this spring. This photograph features a ranch bronc ride and was taken yesterday at the 150th Rosebud Fair & Rodeo in Rosebud, SD. 031
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialRay E. Boomhower @rboomhower.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The summer issue of "Traces" should now be in Indiana Historical Society members' mailboxes. The issue includes a tragic tale of a coal-mine disaster, a visit to Auburn by some of the crew from the "Enola Gay," the "Middletown" book, baseball star Junius "Rainey" Bibbs, and Marcus Garvey in Indiana. 182
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialMike Saunders 🇺🇦 @hardwaterhacker.bsky.social · 22/07/2026The Milky Way over a northern Minnesota river. Looks like there's only one satellite in this photo. That's pretty unusual these days. 573427463
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialJim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 17/06/2026My painting PRAIRIE STORM 573668333
jlauck1941.bsky.social @jlauck1941.bsky.social · 22/05/2026New book on Midwestern ice fishing from @univnebpress.bsky.social 021
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialAnne Trubek @atrubek.bsky.social · 18/05/2026HEY YOU GUYS. By @jakesteinberg.com from @beltpublishing.bsky.social. Cover by @downpourdw.bsky.socialbeltpublishing.comThe Twin Cities in 50 Mapspublishing November 17, 2026; preorders open! Explore Minneapolis and St. Paul in a brand new way through a full-color book of maps. New, colorful, innovative maps show everything from the original D... 36417
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialKent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Cleveland Magazine recently called KSUP one of “the region’s most committed champions,” saying we’re “grounded in the belief that Northeast Ohio has stories worth telling, and audiences eager to read them.” We’re posting now to say thanks, and to invite you to sample our writerly Rust Belt authors. 1146
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialDr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Excited to see my co-authored article, “Was James Garfield Really a ‘Dark Horse’ in 1880?” in the latest issue of the journal Middle West Review. Thanks to the journal for publishing it and to my coauthor and friend Chris Blubaugh for being a great collaborator. We’re actually working on a part two! 2426
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialgabriel x. michael 🎃👻🕸️ @g-x-m.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Many thanks and much appreciation to @robertloerzel.bsky.social for his thoughtful words & including my work in his insightful essay “The New Midwestern Photography Movement” in the latest issue of the Middle West Review! 0212
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialCharles M. Russell @charlesmrussell.bsky.social · 12/05/2026The Stand. Crossing the Missouri www.wikiart.org/en/charles-m-russel… 021
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialJim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 14/05/2026My painting NORTH WOODS SKY 552690269
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialThe Middle West Review @middlewestreview.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Now on YouTube: the launch panel for "The Missouri, America's Longest River: A Cultural and Environmental History" edited by Middle West Review Editor-in-Chief Jon Lauck and Harry F. Thompson of Augustana University's Center for Western Studies. Watch here!🎥 youtu.be/jA0myeUOO4syoutu.beNOW AVAILABLE: The Missouri, America's Longest River: A Cultural and Environmental HistoryYouTube video by Middle West Review 021
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialBrenden W. Rensink 📚🏃♂️⛰ @brendenwrensink.bsky.social · 08/05/2026A lovely tribute to my MA and PhD advisor, John Wunder in @historians.org Perspectives. I still miss him regularly. www.historians.org/perspectives...historians.orgJohn R. Wunder (1945–2023) – AHAJohn R. Wunder, professor emeritus of history at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL), died on June 25, 2023, at age 78. 083
jlauck1941.bsky.social @jlauck1941.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Is the Midwest left out of the national story? See new essay (now open for free) in Middle West Review: "Narrative Inequality and the Flickering Flames of Midwestern Regionalism" muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/artic... @middlewestpress.bsky.social @midwesternhistory.bsky.social 011
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialJim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 04/05/2026My painting SUMMER STORM 1497437738
jlauck1941.bsky.social @jlauck1941.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Yellow Springs, Ohio, home to Antioch College and Ohio’s oldest tavern 010
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialJWKropf @jwkropf.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Attending Midwest History Conference on beautiful campus of Miami of Ohio 041
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialBarry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Fog-tastic! Thursday early evening in Chicago. 754463428
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialThe Middle West Review @middlewestreview.bsky.social · 12/04/2026In our new issue: "Rescuing the Annals of Iowa," by William Friedricks of Simpson College, which makes the case for saving Iowa's oldest historical journal from closure muse.jhu.edu/issue/56644 031
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialJWKropf @jwkropf.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Enjoying my copy of this super duper double issue of Middle West Review this morning. Also excited to see my piece “That’s Going to Leave a Mark: Tommy Boy Fest Comes to my Hometown” in this issue. 042
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialThe Middle West Review @middlewestreview.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Our new issue is now out! The cover image features the Hermann the German statue in New Ulm, Minnesota, and is part of our special symposium about the German Midwest. muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/artic... 153
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialKent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Another big month for KSUP books, with attention ranging from Bustle to @theguardian.com, and from @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social to Governing Magazine. Congrats to all our authors, including @ninamandell.bsky.social, @chrisbriem.bsky.social, and @alas-not-me.bsky.social.kentstatebooks.wordpress.comMarch news and reviewsThe rollout for A Fraction of a Point generates widespread attention. It’s named one of the month’s best new books in Bustle (“not one to be missed”), and author Nina Mandel… 054
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialThe Middle West Review @middlewestreview.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Just in! Watch the video of the panel from the American Historical Association in Chicago discussing "Between Loving and Leaving: Essays on the New Midwestern History," published by University of Oklahoma Press. youtu.be/YHq8_YMZAIM?... @historians.orgyoutu.beThe Dimensions of the Midwestern History Revival (pt 1)YouTube video by Middle West Review 052
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialKent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Coming in March: Journalist Nina Mandell tells the story of Ohio’s celebrated Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School gymnastics team in “A Fraction of a Point: A Gymnastics Dynasty on the Line”: www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/2025/a-fract... 031
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialUniversity of Minnesota Press @uminnpress.bsky.social · 17/12/2025🆕🎧: Publishing leaders look back at decades of transformation and tenacity in the industry. A conversation for the occasion of director Doug Armato's retirement, with Lisa Bayer, Greg Britton, Jennifer Crewe, Dean Smith, and moderator Bill Germano. share.transistor.fm/s/5c6c6e92share.transistor.fmRetirement special: Publishing leaders look back at decades of transformation and tenacity in the industry. | University of Minnesota Press | Episode 126Douglas Armato, the fifth director in the University of Minnesota Press's 100-year history, will soon retire after 27 years of leadership at the Press—following an almost-50-year career in book publis... 0135
jlauck1941.bsky.social @jlauck1941.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Videos from the Lost Region Conference on Midwestern studies are now live! Watch the opening conference panel exploring critical challenges facing Midwestern studies m.youtube.com/watch?v=xLWv... @midwesternhistory.bsky.social @mpsa.bsky.social @historians.org @oah.org @middlewestpress.bsky.socialm.youtube.comLost Region Recovery Project - Welcome and Panel #1: Present PerilsYouTube video by Middle West Review 021
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialKent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 16/12/2025One last reviews roundup for 2025—including attention for books by @jlauck1941.bsky.social, @newsguy.bsky.social, and more. Congrats to all our authors, and thanks to our many readers!kentstatebooks.wordpress.comEarly winter news and reviewsThe inaugural issue of the journal Rust Belt Studies includes an excerpt from Where East Meets (Mid)West, edited by Jon Lauck and Gleaves Whitney, as well as a review of Deborah Fleming’s Gho… 063
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialKent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Big news: @rustbeltlab.bsky.social has launched “Rust Belt Studies"! We're proud to see KSUP represented in the inaugural issue, which has @jlauck1941.bsky.social's essay from “Where East Meets (Mid)West,” plus a review of Deborah Fleming’s “Ghosts of an Old Forest.” www.rustbeltstudies.org/journal 095
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialKent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 07/12/2025As the year winds down, a note of thanks to some of the review outlets, literary organizations, and other partners who’ve helped celebrate Kent State University Press’s books and authors in 2025. We’re excited for even bigger things in 2026! 1156
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialHeartland History @heartlandhistory.bsky.social · 08/12/2025New Episode! Check out the newest installment of Heartland History as we visit with Daniel J. Clark about his new work "Listening to Workers: Oral Histories of Metro Detroit Autoworkers in the 1950s." 132
jlauck1941.bsky.social @jlauck1941.bsky.social · 21/11/2025CFP uimiddle.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/c... @midwesternhistory.bsky.social @historians.org @oah.org @mpsa.bsky.social @minnpost.bsky.social 021
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialMidwestern History Association @midwesternhistory.bsky.social · 20/11/2025CfP extended for "THE MODERN MIDWEST, 1989-2025" series at the Middle West Review. Please see the link for more details.networks.h-net.orgCall-for-Proposals: THE MODERN MIDWEST, 1989-2025 | H-NetCall-for-Proposals: THE MODERN MIDWEST, 1989-2025 023
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialThe Middle West Review @middlewestreview.bsky.social · 21/10/2025It's time to recover the lost region. Join us November 15th in Sioux Falls for a historic gathering of scholars committed to revitalizing Midwestern studies. Register now—seats are limited! 🔗 uimiddle.wordpress.com/lost-region-... #MidwesternStudies #RegionalScholarship #Academia #Midwest 031
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialHeartland History @heartlandhistory.bsky.social · 10/11/2025New Episode! We mark the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with authors Thomas M. Nelson and Jerald Podair, whose new book "Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy" was recently released by Michigan State University Press. (1/4) 143
jlauck1941.bsky.social @jlauck1941.bsky.social · 11/11/2025November 15 uimiddle.wordpress.com/lost-region-... @midwesternhistory.bsky.social @anneofthemidwest.bsky.social @oah.org 030
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialMidwestern History Association @midwesternhistory.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Check out the latest episode of @heartlandhistory.bsky.social hosted by Kevin Mason and @joshkluever.bsky.social. Their guests are Tom Nelson and Jerald Podair as they explore their wonderful new book “Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy” 044
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialUniversity of Oklahoma Press @oupress.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Out Now! "Between Loving and Leaving: Essays on the New Midwestern History" edited by Jon K. Lauck. www.oupress.com/978080619602... 0104
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialHeartland History @heartlandhistory.bsky.social · 20/10/2025New Episode! Step into the forest with author David Hankensen and discover the remarkable life of Helen Hoover. (1/5) 132
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialMidwestern History Association @midwesternhistory.bsky.social · 02/10/2025New Book Release: "Between Loving and Leaving: Essays on the New Midwestern History" edited by Jon K. Lauck was published by the University of Oklahoma Press on September 30. www.oupress.com/978080619602... 173
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialKent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Come find KSUP books—and @tottencs.bsky.social, our director—at the @lityoungstown.bsky.social Fall Literary Festival! If you’re not in Youngstown, you can still save 30% on titles from the exhibit (with free shipping, through 10/31). Use code LYF30 at checkout: www.kentstateuniversitypress.com 182
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialAlex Tomlinson @alextomlinson.com · 30/09/2025Poster I made for the Great Midwest Crane Fest! 501937369
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialJoe Schiller @jschiller.bsky.social · 24/06/2025This is going to be so beautiful! And not just because I have an essay in it! 193
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialjlauck1941.bsky.social @jlauck1941.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Spotted @oah.org at the Oxford University Press booth #OAH25 032
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialThe Middle West Review @middlewestreview.bsky.social · 16/09/2025ANNOUNCEMENT: Lost Region Recovery Project Conference Nov 15, 2025 | Sioux Falls, SD 🎯 Reviving Midwestern Studies scholarship 💰 $40 | Register: email klauck@alumni.nd.edu by Oct 10 📹 #MidwesternStudies #AcademicConference #SiouxFalls uimiddle.wordpress.com/lost-region-... 032
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialJim Musil Painter @jimmusilpainter.bsky.social · 07/08/2025My painting WISCONSIN FARM 2289379709
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialRay E. Boomhower @rboomhower.bsky.social · 02/08/2025On this day in 1935, Ernie Pyle set out with his wife Jerry to tour the country and report on what he found as the “Hoosier Vagabond” columnist. rayboomhower.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-...rayboomhower.blogspot.comThe Hoosier Vagabond: On the Road with Ernie PyleClem “Pop” Shaffer, the owner of the only hotel in Mountainair , New Mexico , was sitting in front of a fireplace in the lobby of his bric... 0136
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialUniversity of Minnesota Press @uminnpress.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Thanks @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the birthday wishes! 💯 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.comUniversity of Minnesota Press Marks a Century of SuccessThe press, which was founded in July 1925 to publish pamphlets and bulletins, is celebrating its centennial all year as both its scholarly publishing and its trade and regional lists continue to thriv... 2429
Reposted by @jlauck1941.bsky.socialColin Crawford @colincrawford.bsky.social · 17/06/2025I'm thrilled that my first book review--of John Nelson's Muddy Ground--has been published in the Middle West Review! muse.jhu.edu/issue/54929 071
