Historical Marker Ahead
@historicalmarker.bsky.social
Yes, I’m pulling the car over to look at plaques. I’ll be just a minute. Not a historian, but did minor in history at Indiana University. Formerly notgoingpro on other socials.
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Inside Indiana’s 'best-kept secret,’ historical markers • Indiana Capital Chronicle
The Indiana State Historical Marker Program began in 1946 and has administered more than 750 historical markers across the state.
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A good primer on historical markers: how they’re researched, approved and made. And, why they matter, and the biggest threats to their existence. Thanks for the tip, @grrlherstorian.bsky.social! indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/21/i...
New omissions to the Medgar Evers home tour include why there are bloodstains in the driveway, and who killed him, and why mississippitoday.org/2026/02/12/m...
Medgar Evers home visitors question omissions to his story - Mississippi Today
Medgar Evers home visitors said park rangers told them they can no longer discuss bloodstains on the driveway or refer to his assassin as a racist.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
New omissions to the Medgar Evers home tour include why there are bloodstains in the driveway, and who killed him, and why mississippitoday.org/2026/02/12/m...
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Tribute to Irish socialist and revolutionary James Connolly: statue at Union Park in Chicago; replica of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic in Killarney; record of his (and other Easter Rising leaders) death in Dublin’s Kilmainham Gaol; cross in Kilmainham where he was shot, already dying
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Tribute to Irish socialist and revolutionary James Connolly: statue at Union Park in Chicago; replica of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic in Killarney; record of his (and other Easter Rising leaders) death in Dublin’s Kilmainham Gaol; cross in Kilmainham where he was shot, already dying
Tribute to Irish socialist and revolutionary James Connolly: statue at Union Park in Chicago; replica of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic in Killarney; record of his (and other Easter Rising leaders) death in Dublin’s Kilmainham Gaol; cross in Kilmainham where he was shot, already dying
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Tribute to Irish socialist and revolutionary James Connolly: statue at Union Park in Chicago; replica of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic in Killarney; record of his (and other Easter Rising leaders) death in Dublin’s Kilmainham Gaol; cross in Kilmainham where he was shot, already dying
Haha the NBA couldn’t fine the Pacers for sitting out their best players last night to trot out the Noblesville Boom because they’d also have to fine the Nets for losing at home to them
February 13, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Haha the NBA couldn’t fine the Pacers for sitting out their best players last night to trot out the Noblesville Boom because they’d also have to fine the Nets for losing at home to them
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It's important to remember that these types of visible demonstrations resisting historical erasure are especially important because of the long, painful (and continuous) history of efforts to purge LGBTQ+ people from public life.
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The Pride flag at the Stonewall Monument is re-raised!
New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
February 12, 2026 at 11:07 PM
It's important to remember that these types of visible demonstrations resisting historical erasure are especially important because of the long, painful (and continuous) history of efforts to purge LGBTQ+ people from public life.
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I’ve talked a lot about @eji.org’s historical marker work but if you know the organization, you know it’s hardly about only calling out past injustices
Last week, the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals reversed EJI client Warren Hardy's capital murder conviction and death sentence after finding that his trial was unfair.
Alabama Appeals Court Orders New Trial for EJI Client Warren Hardy
Warren Hardy’s capital murder conviction and death sentence were reversed.
eji.org
February 12, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I’ve talked a lot about @eji.org’s historical marker work but if you know the organization, you know it’s hardly about only calling out past injustices
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February 12, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The whole thread below gets into it brilliantly, and adds context to what I and others have said repeatedly. Where are the protests? Everywhere. Instead of massive single-day single-city events protests have fanned out and brought more people in - as organizers, too. bsky.app/profile/hist...
Overall, we have tallied 4x more protests through Jan 31, 2026 than we had through Jan 31, 2018
February 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
The whole thread below gets into it brilliantly, and adds context to what I and others have said repeatedly. Where are the protests? Everywhere. Instead of massive single-day single-city events protests have fanned out and brought more people in - as organizers, too. bsky.app/profile/hist...
As @eji.org has done, Virginia is set to add more historical markers at lynching sites. Today a state agency announced 15 will go up, in addition to others placed since 2019. Upset alert: this comes from a law signed by Virginia’s previous governor www.wric.com/hidden-histo...
Virginia DHR to place state historical highway markers near sites of lynchings
The Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) announced on Wednesday that it will place roughly 15 historical highway markers near sites of lynchings that occurred throughout the Commonwealth…
www.wric.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:38 PM
As @eji.org has done, Virginia is set to add more historical markers at lynching sites. Today a state agency announced 15 will go up, in addition to others placed since 2019. Upset alert: this comes from a law signed by Virginia’s previous governor www.wric.com/hidden-histo...
Thanks to @allthebeset.bsky.social for pointing out the Underground Railroad marker by the Maywood, Ill., McDonald’s. Feel free to tag me when you share a historical marker! (And use alt text in your photos. It helps with accessibility and allows you to add information that won’t fit in your skeet!)
There’s a Harriet Tubman quote on the marker that says:
If ya' wanna be free, keep a goin'
If ya' tired, keep a goin'
If ya' scared, keep a goin'
If ya hungry, keep a goin'
If ya' wanna taste freedom, keep a goin'
If ya' wanna be free, keep a goin'
If ya' tired, keep a goin'
If ya' scared, keep a goin'
If ya hungry, keep a goin'
If ya' wanna taste freedom, keep a goin'
February 12, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Thanks to @allthebeset.bsky.social for pointing out the Underground Railroad marker by the Maywood, Ill., McDonald’s. Feel free to tag me when you share a historical marker! (And use alt text in your photos. It helps with accessibility and allows you to add information that won’t fit in your skeet!)
Who wants to clean and polish some historical markers?
Have you noticed a #HistoricalMarker in your community that could use a little care? Join this webinar with the William G. Pomeroy Foundation to learn about how you can care for that marker during National Historic Marker Weekend. https://community.ncph.org/event/HistoricMarkerWeekend #LocalHistory
February 12, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Who wants to clean and polish some historical markers?
It’s working
Brooklyn halftime strategy is how to not win so hard
February 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
It’s working
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Quinn Buckner has given us two “And then depression sets in” lines this season and 0 “smothered chickens”
February 12, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Quinn Buckner has given us two “And then depression sets in” lines this season and 0 “smothered chickens”
Chinese New Year night in Brooklyn vs the Noblesville Boom: for the fans, it’s the gift of a red envelope filled with nothing.
It's Nets 31, Pacers 18 after one quarter. Pacers are 8/22 from the field and 2/11 from deep, plus three turnovers. Nets made half of their shots from deep. Poor defense from the available Pacers.
February 12, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Chinese New Year night in Brooklyn vs the Noblesville Boom: for the fans, it’s the gift of a red envelope filled with nothing.
Further evidence that America’s 250th is a live discovery of why the founders were moved to write the Declaration of Independence.
The WH sidelined America250, the congressionally-formed group charged with organizing a bipartisan celebration of the country's anniversary, in favor of Trump's sketchy Freedom250, as we detailed recently. And AP reports here that the admin is starving America250 of $. wtop.com/animals-pets...
February 11, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Further evidence that America’s 250th is a live discovery of why the founders were moved to write the Declaration of Independence.
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Holy shit this is the best thing I've read in a month www.actioncookbook.com/welcome-to-t...
Welcome to the Group Chat
There's a new member, whether you like it or not!
www.actioncookbook.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Holy shit this is the best thing I've read in a month www.actioncookbook.com/welcome-to-t...
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Haskell House was built in the Clarksville Austin freedom colony of ex-slaves in 1876, & still stands as a museum presenting the history of this unique central neighborhood & its former residents.
City of Austin has made a really cool 20 min doc about it!
📷P Monaghan 2015
youtu.be/nWE42dozBAw?...
City of Austin has made a really cool 20 min doc about it!
📷P Monaghan 2015
youtu.be/nWE42dozBAw?...
February 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Haskell House was built in the Clarksville Austin freedom colony of ex-slaves in 1876, & still stands as a museum presenting the history of this unique central neighborhood & its former residents.
City of Austin has made a really cool 20 min doc about it!
📷P Monaghan 2015
youtu.be/nWE42dozBAw?...
City of Austin has made a really cool 20 min doc about it!
📷P Monaghan 2015
youtu.be/nWE42dozBAw?...
North Carolina’s short historical markers demand you seek more information. It’s especially true of Pauli Murray, who fought issues of race, sexuality and gender long before intersectionality was a term. I’m intentionally not using pronouns for a reason. youtu.be/Uh4r95VBU2Q?...
February 11, 2026 at 3:28 PM
North Carolina’s short historical markers demand you seek more information. It’s especially true of Pauli Murray, who fought issues of race, sexuality and gender long before intersectionality was a term. I’m intentionally not using pronouns for a reason. youtu.be/Uh4r95VBU2Q?...
I’m happy the Pacers interrupted the tank to beat the Knicks in MSG and make everyone feel sad
February 11, 2026 at 3:30 AM
I’m happy the Pacers interrupted the tank to beat the Knicks in MSG and make everyone feel sad
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PASCAL SIAKAM CLIMATISE LE PUTAIN DE MADDISON SQUARE GARDEN
ISOLATION SUR JOSH HART, FICELLE, CEST QUI QUI RIGOLE MAINTENANT ????
+3 PACERS, BALLE KNICKS 12 SEC À JOUER.
ENCORE LE TIR DE LA WIN POUR SIAKAM CETTE SAISON ?
ISOLATION SUR JOSH HART, FICELLE, CEST QUI QUI RIGOLE MAINTENANT ????
+3 PACERS, BALLE KNICKS 12 SEC À JOUER.
ENCORE LE TIR DE LA WIN POUR SIAKAM CETTE SAISON ?
February 11, 2026 at 2:54 AM
PASCAL SIAKAM CLIMATISE LE PUTAIN DE MADDISON SQUARE GARDEN
ISOLATION SUR JOSH HART, FICELLE, CEST QUI QUI RIGOLE MAINTENANT ????
+3 PACERS, BALLE KNICKS 12 SEC À JOUER.
ENCORE LE TIR DE LA WIN POUR SIAKAM CETTE SAISON ?
ISOLATION SUR JOSH HART, FICELLE, CEST QUI QUI RIGOLE MAINTENANT ????
+3 PACERS, BALLE KNICKS 12 SEC À JOUER.
ENCORE LE TIR DE LA WIN POUR SIAKAM CETTE SAISON ?
As always, punch back
NEWS: A chorus of Democratic leaders is calling on the Trump administration to immediately restore the Pride flag to the Stonewall National Monument in NYC.
www.advocate.com/politics/new...
www.advocate.com/politics/new...
Mamdani, Schumer & NYC Council demand National Park Service return Pride flag to Stonewall National Monument
“New York is the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, and no act of erasure will ever change, or silence, that history,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
www.advocate.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
As always, punch back
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As someone who has co-written two National Historic Landmarks, I know just how much work goes into getting these important sites designated (even more so for monuments). I keep thinking about the group of scholars who must have dedicated so much time to this, only to have it made meaningless.
“This is a deliberate act of erasure . . . The Pride Flag is history, resistance, and Pride born at Stonewall itself. Taking it down does not diminish our community. It exposes an administration afraid of visibility and truth."
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Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument
The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News
gaycitynews.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:38 PM
As someone who has co-written two National Historic Landmarks, I know just how much work goes into getting these important sites designated (even more so for monuments). I keep thinking about the group of scholars who must have dedicated so much time to this, only to have it made meaningless.
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Oh No Johns as Had a Major Disaster with The Minelab Manticore. youtube.com/shorts/lwFlr...
Oh No Johns as Had a Major Disaster with The Minelab Manticore
YouTube video by John's History & Detecting Adventures
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February 10, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Oh No Johns as Had a Major Disaster with The Minelab Manticore. youtube.com/shorts/lwFlr...
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“If our colleges and universities do not breed men who riot, who rebel, who attack life with all the youthful vim and vigor, then there is something wrong with our colleges. The more riots that come on college campuses, the better world for tomorrow.”
William Allen White
William Allen White
February 10, 2026 at 5:41 PM
“If our colleges and universities do not breed men who riot, who rebel, who attack life with all the youthful vim and vigor, then there is something wrong with our colleges. The more riots that come on college campuses, the better world for tomorrow.”
William Allen White
William Allen White
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"Sand Creek Massacre Foundation alleges ICE actions echo the federal government’s treatment of Native Americans"
Sand Creek Massacre Foundation alleges ICE actions echo the federal government's treatment of Native Americans
The foundation was created more than 150 years after the Sand Creek Massacre when the US army open-fired on 230 unsuspecting Native Americans.
www.cpr.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
"Sand Creek Massacre Foundation alleges ICE actions echo the federal government’s treatment of Native Americans"