Sarah H. Shepherd is is the archivist at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library in Lexington, Massachusetts.

James I. Randall is a graduate student in History at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Randall has an interest in and appreciation for the intersections of global social histories, especially regarding their use to educate the general public about past movements for economic and social justice, and in linking their relevance to current affairs. He received…

G. Jasper Conner is a Ph. D. candidate in the Harrison Ruffin Tyler Department of History at William and Mary. His dissertation explores the history of disabled African Americans in the modern U.S. South. Combining archival research with oral history, his work uncovers the lived experiences of Black disabled people at residential schools, at work,…

Steve Greenlaw, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Mary Washington where he taught for more than 35 years. In 1999, he received the Grellet C. Simpson Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. He has published a variety of articles on economics pedagogy and instructional technology, published in the Journal of Economic…

Laura Crouch is an Information Associate at Virginia Commonwealth University’s James Branch Cabell Library. She received her B.A in History with a minor in Art History from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Erin N. Bush, PhD., is an assistant professor of U.S. and digital history at the University of North Georgia. Her research revolves around the societal punishments and cultural responses to crime in the United States, particularly crimes committed by women or children. She is a digital historian who uses digital technologies, particularly data about crime,…

Breanna Schuetz is a Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) student at The University of North Carolina-Greensboro and North Carolina A & T State University, graduating in May of 2019 from the Joint Masters Program. Schuetz graduated from Augustana College with a B.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2016. Upon graduating from Augustana College, she…

Paula Skreslet was Reference and Archives Librarian at the William Smith Morton Library of Union Presbyterian Seminary.  She is the author of Northern Africa : A Guide to Reference and Information Sources (Libraries Unlimited, 2000) and The Literature of Islam : A Guide to the Primary Sources in English Translation (Scarecrow, 2006), and articles on Islamic bibliography and…

Alice W. Campbell was digital outreach and special projects librarian at Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries for more than a decade. She served as researcher and project manager for The Social Welfare History Project, the now-retired Image Portal, and the Freedom Now Project, and created numerous online exhibits for VCU Libraries. Her work includes Friendship and…

EJ Sampson is a graduate student in Urban Geography with special interests in intersections of the past with New York City’s present Lower East Side. She is interested in comparative studies of collective memory, the built environment, and migration. Her photographs of local Triangle Fire commemorations have been displayed at NYU’s Grey Art Gallery. A long-time…