Melissa (Mel) Queen

Investigative Analyst/Historian at the U.S. Postal Inspection Service

[Melissa (Mel) Queen @QueenHistorian]

Taking some time before the Opening Ceremony of #NCPH2023 to do a little sightseeing…. SHOW ME YOUR HISTORY ATLANTA!

[Melissa (Mel) Queen @QueenHistorian]

#NCPH2023 Let’s gooooo!

[US Postal Inspection Service - Headquarters @USPIS_HQ]

Today we remember Post Office Inspector Levi C. Chance who tragically shot himself while cleaning his service weapon on February 14, 1923. #USPIS #NeverForget

[US Postal Inspection Service - Headquarters @USPIS_HQ]

Postal Inspectors have a proud history of hiring talented individuals of all backgrounds. This #BlackHistoryMonth, we turn our attention to some of the influential African American figures in our agency's history. #USPIS #history
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[US Postal Inspection Service - Headquarters @USPIS_HQ]

Sending threatening letters to government officials is not a new phenomenon, but these “poison” letters reached record proportions in the aftermath of WWII. Find out more about our history at https://t.co/Rz5b7WPZlR. #USPIS #History

[US Postal Inspection Service - Headquarters @USPIS_HQ]

Every day scammers try to swindle veterans out of their hard-earned benefits. In 1872, Congress passed the Mail Fraud Statute making it a federal crime to send mail with the intent to defraud someone. Find out more about our history at https://t.co/Rz5b7WPrwj. #USPIS #History

[US Postal Inspection Service - Headquarters @USPIS_HQ]

#OnThisDay November 7, 1935 - Public Enemy No. 1 Alvin Karpis attacked a mail train near Garrettsville, Ohio. This attack put Postal Inspectors & the @FBI on his trail, and he was quickly taken into custody after years of evading arrest.

[Melissa (Mel) Queen @QueenHistorian]

@johnsummit NOOOOOO IM MISSING TEQUILA WITH MY FAVORITE

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

I don't know who the guy is but I like him.

[Melissa (Mel) Queen @QueenHistorian]

@HistProfCLewis @drphillips2001 I used this in my work on Dallas slavery!!

[Mr. Emrich @mremrich1]

Last week a school district banned Maus (Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust)

Last night there was a book burning in Tennessee (mostly Harry Potter & Twilight series)

Image below looks like something out of Germany in the 1930s

What is going on right now?!

[Melissa (Mel) Queen @QueenHistorian]

@katelanddeck @ncph @dpmckenzie be interested in helping my former program?!

[Melissa (Mel) Queen @QueenHistorian]

@dpmckenzie @oyameldc I live right down the street from Oyamel! It’s delicious!

[Sara @tinyredbook]

Professional email etiquette is 50% adding exclamation marks to not seem angry and 50% removing exclamation marks so that you don't seem unhinged

[Ryan Zoldowski, MD @RZoldowski]

No one prepares you for how hard it is making friends as an adult in a brand new city 🥴

[Melissa (Mel) Queen @QueenHistorian]

@BWSHonolulu This was 3 years ago 😂

[Melissa (Mel) Queen @QueenHistorian]

#HamamaFalls #Oahu #HawaiiHiking

[Melissa (Mel) Queen @QueenHistorian]

@drjhoov I used to teach 10th/11th grade in Irving! I would love to speak to your classes! I now work in museums in DC. Let’s coordinate, my email is [email protected]

[Melissa (Mel) Queen @QueenHistorian]

@drjhoov That was one of my favorite papers to write! Dallas has such a unique history in the civil war and plays a vital role in Texas history.

[Eric Gonzaba @EGonzaba]

Soliciting #twitterstorians suggestions: Curious of yall's favorite SHORT histories (around 200 pages) for undergrads on ANY U.S. history topic.