Fiona Vernal

Historian

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A good way to spend a rainy Friday: Photography, South African Legacies, Yale Art Gallery. Revisiting David Goldblatt’s photography. Horrified compromises , complicity, militant resistance and willful blindness ; deep impotent rage — from D.G’s daughter.

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Finally , $3:49 per dozen eggs at Trader Joe’s . Limit one . So this will be finished in my house on Wednesday.

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UConn historians Andy Horowitz , Fiona Vernal and Chris Newell are currently on NPR -from our CT Forum appearance . I woke up to the sound of my own voice on the radio .

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@arielmaelambe Ariel, here are the folx who presented on such at AHA 2025: David Levering Lewis, Kendra Field , Martha Jones, Philip Deloris, Stephanie Gerson, Tobie Meyer Fong, Maboula Soumahoro, Kerri Greenidge, Brandon Terry, Vince Brown, Leslie Harris, Ada Ferrer and Martha Hodes .

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@cjceglio Indeed! Deep in a maritime collection. Lots of rum, horses, beef , pork, shad, herring corn, onions, and cattle .

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Last archival hurrah before vacation. Good distraction from politics and news, I hope

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Just found out I’m too low status for Hilton to leave any water in my hotel room. Is this the best way to welcome a guest who’s struggling with luggage, out of breath, and has a hand injury?

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Fiona Vernal and Andy Horowitz of UConn’s history department at The Connecticut Forum

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Just arriving for my oral history talk at Trinity College Center for Urban and Global Studies.

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This is kind of how I did in pictionary last night.

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Joys of the day, my 16yo said , Oooh Mom, The Crucible is getting juicy.” Finally, something she likes. Holden Caudfield did not go over very well.

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My students usually have a “concept of a plan” to attend class and I need a concept of a plan for my writing.

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Is this the revolution being televised? Is this the moment? How would we know?

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Is your pet safe ?

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Run spot run? What ?

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My narrator turns 102!

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Installation day at Enfield Historical Society. Thank you ⁦@CTHumanities⁩, ⁦@hfpg⁩, Enfield historical society and UJima. It’s my privilege as a historian to make the past come to life.

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@BeschlossDC I am excited, inspired ,and engaged

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Direct flights to Jamaica are back on with Avelo establishing a route & 2 routes to NC, Daytona, Cancun and more in Nov . Thanks Avelo!

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Thank you Claudia Owusu for your beautiful love letter to black girlhood, black joy, and the importance of play; and for having UConn screen your film, Ampe.