The Grange, more formally known as the Patrons of Husbandry, was an organization founded in the late 1860s in response to the technological advancements and eastern investment that followed the American Civil War.
Over a hundred-and-one years ago, my ancestors received the news that every military family dreads- the news that on August 19th, 1918, my Great-Great-Uncle Peter was killed in the Great War.
The second installment in a two-part series focused on the Esopus Wars of the seventeenth century.
The census has occurred without fail for the past two hundred and thirty years, but last year’s twenty-fourth Decennial Census posed unique challenges for those involved in such a massive undertaking.
Eric Zolov is Professor of Latin American History and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Stony Brook University.