Archive - The Historian's Notebook

Following in the Footsteps in New Orleans

Easier said than done when those original steps began in 1834

May 27 •

Kelly McMichael

Another Research Trip. . . .

Looking for those Irish Emigrants--and the work of historians

May 17 •

Kelly McMichael

March 2025

Finding Emigrants from 1773

Research in Charleston, SC

Mar 27 •

Kelly McMichael

February 2025

Look to the Past for "Hard Times"

People have endured horrible things that they had no say in. So can we.

Feb 7 •

Kelly McMichael

January 2025

What do we Owe our Ancestors?

On why this question keeps popping up in the world right now

Jan 24 •

Kelly McMichael

Working on a Journal Article

Frustration and then maybe the light? Maybe?

Jan 8 •

Kelly McMichael

December 2024

How to Take Notes on your Research

I wish I had a really great system that I loved . . . but not so much

Dec 10, 2024 •

Kelly McMichael

November 2024

Crafting the Past

A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Historical Arguments

Nov 26, 2024 •

Kelly McMichael

How to Use AI to Create Maps

Can I create a map with little time, no Python, and only some text data? Well . . .

Nov 19, 2024 •

Kelly McMichael

Finding Women in the Census

On doing hard things, including finding an agent for my book

Nov 12, 2024 •

Kelly McMichael

Historians and Presidential Elections

If you haven't yet voted, drop everything and go!

Nov 5, 2024 •

Kelly McMichael

October 2024

How to Get a Non-Fiction Book Published

part 1: the proposal

Oct 29, 2024 •

Kelly McMichael

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