John O'Keefe
@johnokeefe.bsky.social
Historian of migration and citizenship at Ohio University Chillicothe - author of Stranger Citizens: Migrant Influence and National Power in the Early American Republic
Here's the link to the online version - (full disclosure: I'm interviewed at the end about Ohio University's unionization efforts!) www.wosu.org/show/all-sid...
Examining the rise in unionization among local organizations
The Columbus Dispatch is one of several local organizations whose employees are making an effort to unionize. We're talking about the factors pushing Columbus employees toward unionizing on this hour ...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Here's the link to the online version - (full disclosure: I'm interviewed at the end about Ohio University's unionization efforts!) www.wosu.org/show/all-sid...
I was curious about this! Here's the comic that's mentioned in the video: www.ohs.org/oregon-histo...
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January 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I was curious about this! Here's the comic that's mentioned in the video: www.ohs.org/oregon-histo...
Though of course it's important to be careful in presenting/discussing with students (and a great opportunity to discuss/compare with primary sources)
January 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Though of course it's important to be careful in presenting/discussing with students (and a great opportunity to discuss/compare with primary sources)
Plus there's a Drunk History on her www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zYN...
History's Most Fascinating Siblings - Drunk History
YouTube video by Comedy Central
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January 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Plus there's a Drunk History on her www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zYN...
some rivals mentioned: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrie_...
Patrie (airship) - Wikipedia
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January 9, 2026 at 2:14 PM
some rivals mentioned: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrie_...
And a 1903 article from the Newark Daily Advocate (Ohio) about the Wright Brothers. This is Wikimedia commons but the image links to this (paywalled) source newspaperarchive.com/newark-advoc... #ohiohistory
January 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
And a 1903 article from the Newark Daily Advocate (Ohio) about the Wright Brothers. This is Wikimedia commons but the image links to this (paywalled) source newspaperarchive.com/newark-advoc... #ohiohistory
Also another early film from 1912 in St. Louis, also featuring #theodoreroosevelt www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx0_... - lest the high tide of imperialism be forgotten, the title states: "Teddy Roosevelt just back from Darkest Africa dropped in to look things over" (though the trip was from 1910)
The Wright Brothers Put On St. Louis' First Aviation Meet (1912)
YouTube video by British Pathé
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January 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Also another early film from 1912 in St. Louis, also featuring #theodoreroosevelt www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx0_... - lest the high tide of imperialism be forgotten, the title states: "Teddy Roosevelt just back from Darkest Africa dropped in to look things over" (though the trip was from 1910)
There more info here: library.arlingtonva.us/2023/04/26/o... #fortmyer
January 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
There more info here: library.arlingtonva.us/2023/04/26/o... #fortmyer
This 1909 flight test at Fort Myer, Virginia I believe is the first one by the Wright Brothers on film www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn9g...
Sloan Science & Film: Orville Wright flight 1909
YouTube video by Museum of the Moving Image
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January 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
This 1909 flight test at Fort Myer, Virginia I believe is the first one by the Wright Brothers on film www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn9g...
Plus a short NYT article about some difficulties he encountered www.nytimes.com/1908/07/31/a...
AIRSHIP WOULD NOT OBEY.; Toledo Aeronaut Has Some Dangerous Adventures in His Flight. (Published 1908)
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January 9, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Plus a short NYT article about some difficulties he encountered www.nytimes.com/1908/07/31/a...
and another image ohiomemory.org/digital/coll...
January 9, 2026 at 1:12 PM
and another image ohiomemory.org/digital/coll...
The Wright Brothers are well known, but another early Ohio pioneer in flight was Tony Nassr (sometimes spelt Toney Nassr) - here's a photo of his airship in Toledo ohiomemory.org/digital/coll... #arabamericans #aviationhistory #ohiohistory
January 9, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The Wright Brothers are well known, but another early Ohio pioneer in flight was Tony Nassr (sometimes spelt Toney Nassr) - here's a photo of his airship in Toledo ohiomemory.org/digital/coll... #arabamericans #aviationhistory #ohiohistory
I should probably also mention a recent dissertation that might be useful for people on this thread: Kit Hermanson, "Sex and the Soul: Science, Religion, and Non-Binary Gender in the Nineteenth-Century United States" Ph.D. Diss. Columbia University, 2025
January 8, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I should probably also mention a recent dissertation that might be useful for people on this thread: Kit Hermanson, "Sex and the Soul: Science, Religion, and Non-Binary Gender in the Nineteenth-Century United States" Ph.D. Diss. Columbia University, 2025
Great source! I have to wonder about the couples' experiences in the Revolution and beyond (as with so many of these where they appear briefly in the documentary record)
January 8, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Great source! I have to wonder about the couples' experiences in the Revolution and beyond (as with so many of these where they appear briefly in the documentary record)
started reading this over winter break and in addition to the excellent details and context, bridging scholarly and academic divide, the maps in the book are EXTREMELY HELPFUL. Especially considering the detail he provides of the local geographic of Norfolk, Williamsburg and other places in Virginia
January 7, 2026 at 1:56 PM
started reading this over winter break and in addition to the excellent details and context, bridging scholarly and academic divide, the maps in the book are EXTREMELY HELPFUL. Especially considering the detail he provides of the local geographic of Norfolk, Williamsburg and other places in Virginia