Heather M. Haley
@heatherhaleyphd.bsky.social
Historian-in-Residence, Joint History Research Office | plant & cat mom | training for my first marathon (in 2026) | views expressed are mine alone
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Thrilled to return my author’s agreement for my chapter—𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗥𝗔 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝘆: 𝗭𝘂𝗺𝘄𝗮𝗹𝘁, 𝗭-𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹-𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲—in an edited volume from @usni.org, forthcoming in 2026. 🥹📖🖊️⚓️💪🏼
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Like @kevinmkruse.bsky.social, I don’t have any books of my own to suggest (next year, I’ll have one I hope y’all will read!).
So here are some books I read this year that I *highly* recommend:
So here are some books I read this year that I *highly* recommend:
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Like @kevinmkruse.bsky.social, I don’t have any books of my own to suggest (next year, I’ll have one I hope y’all will read!).
So here are some books I read this year that I *highly* recommend:
So here are some books I read this year that I *highly* recommend:
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globalmaritimehistory.com
If you are a maritime historian (broadly conceived), and you would like to promote your work, we are looking for people who are interested in writing for us.
If you want to write about a neat project you are working on, or if you have a short series (or even long series)
If you are a maritime historian (broadly conceived), and you would like to promote your work, we are looking for people who are interested in writing for us.
If you want to write about a neat project you are working on, or if you have a short series (or even long series)
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July 22, 2024 at 4:14 PM
globalmaritimehistory.com
If you are a maritime historian (broadly conceived), and you would like to promote your work, we are looking for people who are interested in writing for us.
If you want to write about a neat project you are working on, or if you have a short series (or even long series)
If you are a maritime historian (broadly conceived), and you would like to promote your work, we are looking for people who are interested in writing for us.
If you want to write about a neat project you are working on, or if you have a short series (or even long series)
My grandmother’s Thanksgiving cactus—Aleta, named after her—is looking GORGEOUS this morning. Happy Thanksgiving week! 🦃 🍂
Stay safe. Stay warm. Drink water. Center yourself first. 🫂
Stay safe. Stay warm. Drink water. Center yourself first. 🫂
November 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
My grandmother’s Thanksgiving cactus—Aleta, named after her—is looking GORGEOUS this morning. Happy Thanksgiving week! 🦃 🍂
Stay safe. Stay warm. Drink water. Center yourself first. 🫂
Stay safe. Stay warm. Drink water. Center yourself first. 🫂
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On one strange morning, 180 kids rode into the Upside Down. A ride filled with adventure, joy and friendship. #BikeBus #StrangerThings #Netflixpartner @netflix.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
On one strange morning, 180 kids rode into the Upside Down. A ride filled with adventure, joy and friendship. #BikeBus #StrangerThings #Netflixpartner @netflix.com
Who turned the thermostat down? 🥶
November 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Who turned the thermostat down? 🥶
I’m twapped. 🐈⬛
November 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I’m twapped. 🐈⬛
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Historians At The Movies is doing something special for the new Ken Burns series. Join in. Details below.
@lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social
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Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
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The American Revolution on PBS
A Historians At The Movies/Ben Franklin’s World Watch Party
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Historians At The Movies is doing something special for the new Ken Burns series. Join in. Details below.
@lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social
@lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social
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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, Virginia welcomes applications from military historians researching broadly in Early American history.
For more information, see www.mountvernon.org/library/fell....
@smh-historians.bsky.social
@historians.org
@royalhistsoc.org
For more information, see www.mountvernon.org/library/fell....
@smh-historians.bsky.social
@historians.org
@royalhistsoc.org
Research Fellowships
Submit an application for a research fellowship at the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon.
www.mountvernon.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, Virginia welcomes applications from military historians researching broadly in Early American history.
For more information, see www.mountvernon.org/library/fell....
@smh-historians.bsky.social
@historians.org
@royalhistsoc.org
For more information, see www.mountvernon.org/library/fell....
@smh-historians.bsky.social
@historians.org
@royalhistsoc.org
My academic books have only ever known the (dis)comfort of the floor.
Today, they graduated to shelves, and they look fantastic. 📚💫
Today, they graduated to shelves, and they look fantastic. 📚💫
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
My academic books have only ever known the (dis)comfort of the floor.
Today, they graduated to shelves, and they look fantastic. 📚💫
Today, they graduated to shelves, and they look fantastic. 📚💫
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what a headline www.404media.co/nancy-pelosi...
One of the Greatest Wall Street Investors of All Time Announces Retirement
Nancy Pelosi’s trades over the years have been so good that a startup was created to allow investors to directly mirror her portfolio.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
what a headline www.404media.co/nancy-pelosi...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
There are more of us than there are of them:
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
There are more of us than there are of them:
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Happy Zohran Day to all who celebrate!!
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Happy Zohran Day to all who celebrate!!
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Mayor Larry Vaughn Endorses Andrew Cuomo, citing his similar leadership during crisis.
November 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Mayor Larry Vaughn Endorses Andrew Cuomo, citing his similar leadership during crisis.
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POV you’re still not married and your grandparents just found the nicest boy with a good job they want you to meet
October 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
POV you’re still not married and your grandparents just found the nicest boy with a good job they want you to meet
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Clausewitz: “Everything in war is uncertain.”
National Security Professionals:
National Security Professionals:
October 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Clausewitz: “Everything in war is uncertain.”
National Security Professionals:
National Security Professionals:
It took me all morning and part of the afternoon, but I have a freaking jungle dining room. 🪴😍🌱
October 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It took me all morning and part of the afternoon, but I have a freaking jungle dining room. 🪴😍🌱
Thrilled that our panel—“Marking Space and Making Sailors: How the U.S. Navy Shapes Culture, Community, and Landscape”—came together today thanks to the volunteerism of @lhistorienne.bsky.social and CDR David Steigman, USNR (Ret.). 💙⚓️💛
*fingers crossed* it’s accepted
*fingers crossed* it’s accepted
🚨 @smh-historians.bsky.social: Anyone interested in chairing and/or commenting on a SMH panel about place and memory in the Navy? 🚨
Papers are (1) atolls and lagoons, (2) sailors relationship with their ships, and (3) tattoos.
Papers are (1) atolls and lagoons, (2) sailors relationship with their ships, and (3) tattoos.
October 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Thrilled that our panel—“Marking Space and Making Sailors: How the U.S. Navy Shapes Culture, Community, and Landscape”—came together today thanks to the volunteerism of @lhistorienne.bsky.social and CDR David Steigman, USNR (Ret.). 💙⚓️💛
*fingers crossed* it’s accepted
*fingers crossed* it’s accepted
Stand down everyone! Our panel has a commenter (thank you @lhistorienne.bsky.social!) *and* a panel chair (thank you Greg Steigman)! ⚓️💙💛 Huzza!
🚨 @smh-historians.bsky.social: Anyone interested in chairing and/or commenting on a SMH panel about place and memory in the Navy? 🚨
Papers are (1) atolls and lagoons, (2) sailors relationship with their ships, and (3) tattoos.
Papers are (1) atolls and lagoons, (2) sailors relationship with their ships, and (3) tattoos.
October 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Stand down everyone! Our panel has a commenter (thank you @lhistorienne.bsky.social!) *and* a panel chair (thank you Greg Steigman)! ⚓️💙💛 Huzza!
My paper is entitled “From Crew to Community: Forging a Fighting Spirit on Navy Warships”
🚨 @smh-historians.bsky.social: Anyone interested in chairing and/or commenting on a SMH panel about place and memory in the Navy? 🚨
Papers are (1) atolls and lagoons, (2) sailors relationship with their ships, and (3) tattoos.
Papers are (1) atolls and lagoons, (2) sailors relationship with their ships, and (3) tattoos.
October 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
My paper is entitled “From Crew to Community: Forging a Fighting Spirit on Navy Warships”
🚨 @smh-historians.bsky.social: Anyone interested in chairing and/or commenting on a SMH panel about place and memory in the Navy? 🚨
Papers are (1) atolls and lagoons, (2) sailors relationship with their ships, and (3) tattoos.
Papers are (1) atolls and lagoons, (2) sailors relationship with their ships, and (3) tattoos.
October 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🚨 @smh-historians.bsky.social: Anyone interested in chairing and/or commenting on a SMH panel about place and memory in the Navy? 🚨
Papers are (1) atolls and lagoons, (2) sailors relationship with their ships, and (3) tattoos.
Papers are (1) atolls and lagoons, (2) sailors relationship with their ships, and (3) tattoos.
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A reminder about public history. ✍️
October 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A reminder about public history. ✍️
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It's official: MY BAD: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE QUEER 90S AND BEYOND has a cover! I love how the yellow feels like a run over hazard sign, and the mixtape is perhaps my personal 90s icon. As for those sexy statues? You'll have to read it to find out...
October 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It's official: MY BAD: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE QUEER 90S AND BEYOND has a cover! I love how the yellow feels like a run over hazard sign, and the mixtape is perhaps my personal 90s icon. As for those sexy statues? You'll have to read it to find out...