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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yes! Especially professors who teach History of Animals. I wonder what hay we could make of the history of straw. Equally bulky. Less valuable. But no less necessary because something has to soften the floor and absorb the pee.

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I am so excited to learn that my friend @arielron.bsky.social won the MacArthur! After reading Ariel's amazing work on the history of hay, I stopped confusing the dried plants horses eat (hay) with the dried plants horses sleep on (straw). Phew! Genius indeed.

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The Organization of American Historians @oah.org · 29/09/2026

Congratulations to OAH members Elizabeth Ellis and Ariel Ron on being named MacArthur Fellows! To learn more about Dr. Ellis and Dr. Ron, plus the other 2026 Fellows, please go to www.macfound.org/programs/awards/fe….

Portraits of Elizabeth Ellis and Ariel Ron, congratulating them for being named MacArthur Fellows.

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

So, what to do? USE YOUR FUCKING BRAIN. THINK: “Would I give this information to someone who wants to make money off my ideas without giving me credit?” Don’t outsource your brilliance to these people. They are NOT good actors. It’s not rocket science; have a drop of self-preservation instinct!

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thanks! I am not sure that the student has a tight focus yet. We are going to meet to discuss it in the next week or so and hopefully find a clear trajectory that she could trace.

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thank you! I remember reading this in grad school!

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Excellent! This is very helpful! Do you know of a monograph that does similar work?

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have an MA student who wants to write a historiography paper on queer history in early America. She loved _Charity and Sylvia_ by @rachelcleves.bsky.social Suggestions? #skystorians, I'm looking at you! 🗃️

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This event is TOMORROW! Register through the link below. Looking forward to your questions!

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

New review out today: networks.h-net.org/group/review... It describes Canal Dreamers as "a well-researched and detailed study" that will be of interest to scholars of diplomatic history, global history and history of science, technology, and the environment. @uncpress.bsky.social #skystorians 🗃️

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

So grateful for this kind review of Canal Dreamers on H-Oceans! It describes the book as "a well-researched and detailed study" that will be of interest to scholars of diplomatic history, global history and history of science, technology, and the environment. @uncpress.bsky.social #skystorians 🗃️

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Dr. Penelope K Hardy @pkhardy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🌊🌊🌊 New on H-Oceans 🌊🌊🌊 Review from @historyjip.bsky.social (@sc.edu) of _ Canal Dreamers: The Epic Quest to Connect the Atlantic & Pacific in the Age of Revolution_, by @jlepler.bsky.social (UNH), 2025 @uncpress.bsky.social #oceans‬‬‬‬‬ ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬Review @hnetreviews.bsky.social

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This is a fascinating repository of primary source evidence.

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Thank you! This is very helpful!

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Hey historians, do any of you know any scholarship on the history of the syllabus in higher ed? I am curious about how this genre has changed over time. TIA! 🗃️ #skystorians

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I am exploring the Erie Canal in advance of tonight’s talk. Here’s original lock doors complete with original timber and hardware. So cool! 🗃️

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Tomorrow, I get to travel on the Erie Canal and speak at the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse about Canal Dreamers. Pinch me! My talk will be live streamed. 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social Register here: www.simpletix.com/e/2026-sloan...

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2026 Sloan Lecture Series Tickets | Erie Canal Museum

2026 Sloan Lecture Series- Monthly lectures that examine the Erie Canal's diverse impacts on peoples and places in the past, present, and future.

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Timeline refresh with garden fresh veggies!

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

For decades, I've been dreaming about canals but never traveled one. Next week, I get to become a canawler! If you are near Syracuse, join me on Wednesday 8/19 at 5 PM as I talk about "Canal Dreamers" at the Erie Canal Museum. @uncpress.bsky.social #skystorians 🗃️ www.simpletix.com/e/history-at...

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History at the Weighlock Tickets | Erie Canal Museum

Join the Erie Canal Museum for three fun and informative nights exploring the Erie Canal’s rich history with hands-on activities throughout the Museum, music, refreshments, and educational talks.

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This is such a good idea! Same here!

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The golden ones are the best. So sweet! Somehow the birds don’t attack the raspberries, but I’m lucky if they leave me a dozen blueberries. Good luck!!!

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

We inherited a moderate sized raspberry patch with our yard, but the plants are imperialists. They have spread out of the patch and colonized the edge of my vegetable garden. So now we have SO MANY BERRIES!!!!

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The birds leave the raspberries but devour my blueberries. They left me just a few.

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Registration is now open for my "Bookworm" webinar with @clementslibrary.bsky.social on September 18, 10-11:30 AM. I can't wait to discuss "Canal Dreamers" with the good folks at the University of Michigan! Registration is free: events.umich.edu/event/149188 @uncpress.bsky.social #skystorians 🗃️

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Bookworm #95 - Author Conversation with Jessica M. Lepler, "Canal Dreamers: The Epic Quest to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific in the Age of Revolutions" | Happening @ Michigan

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Even if you can't taste them, the sight of the enormous number of raspberries I harvested today from my yard might make your evening a bit sweeter.

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Excited to share some seeds from my garden with @drhonor.bsky.social and other @shearites.bsky.social! My lupines bloomed earlier this month. I'm now gathering seeds. I hope to also bring some of last year's bean seeds. What seeds might you share?

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Wonderful! Thank you. Let me know what you think.

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

"Lepler does a wonderful job," Aaron W. Marrs writes in his new review of Canal Dreamers in the Journal of the Early Republic, suggesting that its historiographical contribution gives us "much to ponder." 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social @shearites.bsky.social #skystorians muse.jhu.edu/article/991497

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I’m thinking you might need this lupine loveliness today.

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Yes. They do spread, but they are quite particular about where they will grow. I've tried to get them to grow in some of the wilder parts of my yard, and they won't.

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The flowers will become seed pods. After they dry, I sprinkle them in the flower bed.

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

And if you like your aphids eaten, here’s a gorgeous sight.

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

And if you like apine beauty, here’s a dose.

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Perhaps we could all use a little bit of lupine beauty.

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I guess they want to clear out their hardback inventory.

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

In some sort of secret sale, Amazon is selling the hardback of Canal Dreamers at less than half the retail price of the paperback. I wonder if this is algorithm specific to my account. Weird! a.co/d/0ctzDVO2 @uncpress.bsky.social

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Water Street Bookstore in Exeter! It’s such a great local shop. I wish even UNH’s bookstore had a faculty books shelf!

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I was walking through town today and stopped in my local bookstore. It was so heartwarming to see Canal Dreamers facing out at the top of the "American History" shelves. @uncpress.bsky.social 🗃️

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

As far as I know, drawings of asbestos are fairly safe, but you can never be too careful. Who knows what the ink was made out of?

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Dr. Jessica Lepler @jlepler.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I saw an 1876 Centennial Exposition document today with an engraving of a large chunk of asbestos.

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