You scratch my back…

Continuing research looks into the criminal infrastructure that emerged with the advent of cars – this time looking into the role jitney busses and drivers played in rum running.

History Major Interns with U.S. Army Museums

A history major with military aspirations, Preston Isom ’23 spent his summer interning in Oklahoma with the Fort Sill National Landmark and Museum and the U.S. Army Artillery Museum. Both are operated by the U.S. Army Center of Military History

Students Study How Cars and Booze Mixed in the Early 20th Century

Advances in technology open a variety of doors to innovation — some good, some bad. Summer research within the Department of History explores the larger story hidden beneath the seedy underbelly of motor vehicles and how they contributed to criminality.

When Death was Women’s Work

Karol Weaver, professor of history at Susquehanna, has always been interested in the ways in which individuals persevere in the face of challenges. For women in the late-18th and early-19th century, perseverance was a required skill.

‘Hitched and Ditched’: Student Researches Divorce 100 Years Ago

Divorces were no less unpleasant in the early 20th century than they are today.