Jenna Peterson Riley

Time traveler. Broommaker. Baker. Gardener. Midwesterner. Mom. Hard of hearing. Tweets are my own. She/Her.

[The Black Wall Street Times @TheBWSTimes]

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus will all be wearing "1870" pins during the #SOTU tonight. The pins signify the year (1870) that marked the first recorded killing of a free, unarmed Black man by a police officer.

The man's name was Henry Truman.

[Jenna Peterson Riley @museumuse]

Super fun realizing that the only primary source documents relating to one of your most popular historic structures are the ones you’ve dug up over the last 3 years of your site’s 58 year history…hoping to get into the county archives next week!

At least the lambs are cute.

[Jenna Peterson Riley @museumuse]

I try hard not to romanticize History, but walking through tall grass carrying a newborn lamb with the wind whipping my hair around does make me feel like I’m in a novel.

[Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman]

It takes a monster to kill children. But to watch monsters kill children again and again and do nothing isn’t just insanity—it’s inhumanity.

[Jenna Peterson Riley @museumuse]

…if that means we forgo a firearms demonstration, then to be honest, good f’ing riddance. FIN.

[Jenna Peterson Riley @museumuse]

We had a planning meeting today for my 7/4 event. In running through the list of activities, I mentioned my hesitation to do any firing demonstration, particularly given that we are a civilian site a few years after the end of non-uniformed militias. I got a lot of pushback…

[Jenna Peterson Riley @museumuse]

…about “we’ve always done it” so I shared the story of the Girl Scouts I was walking across another of my sites during an event who as a group hit the dirt during a musket demo. I have never and will never forget the looks on their faces. Kids should feel safe at museums, and…

[Jenna Peterson Riley @museumuse]

Canine history? Of course I immediately thought of you when I read this, @KelliHuggins 🐕

[Slate @Slate]

Who’s a cute little anachronism? You are! https://t.co/nFBiJuRzXJ

[Jenna Peterson Riley @museumuse]

@dwlachance My husband and I met online. When I set up the dating profile it asked a bunch of questions, including “what’s the most personal thing you’re willing to share?” My response? “I prefer Chicago-Turabian Style.”

[Jenna Peterson Riley @museumuse]

3yo: I want to watch the girl with the red hair!
Me:
3yo: She has a red hat.
Me: What else does she do?
3yo: She runs.
Me: Is her hair red or her hat?
3yo: She has red hair and a red hat!
Me: Do you mean @CarmenSandiego?
3yo: Yes, Carmen San Me Ego.

[Bennett Murray @BDMurray]

Found a tank trap at a roadblock in Kyiv today with a plaque indicating that it's a WW2 antique brought out from a museum exhibit.

[Jenna Peterson Riley @museumuse]

@oldenoughtosay Nobody talks about the hair changes! My hair texture was totally different after my first kiddo.

[Jenna Peterson Riley @museumuse]

I want to accession those banners so hard

[Mikhail Khodorkovsky @khodorkovsky_en]

Remember the recently detained Yelena Osipova, who survived the siege of Leningrad? She's back in action, protesting publicly in St Petersburg
"🇷🇺 soldier, drop your weapon - and you'll be a real hero!"
Banners are painted by herself.
Don't know about you, but we love her! 💙💛

[Lindsay Crouse @lindsaycrouse]

“Imagine if Tom Brady were being held by Russian officials right now.” https://t.co/peFT0ZAXVk

[Jenna Peterson Riley @museumuse]

@KelliHuggins Well mammoths are generally not small? And Mark had what we’ll call a “large personality” 😂

[janna elizabeth haider, phd🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 @janna_e_haider]

every quarter i give my students an extra credit assignment to make a meme about something we covered in class. this quarter i taught US History from approx 1815-1920(ish), and the kids had some spicy takes (thread of memes)

[Jenna Peterson Riley @museumuse]

My spreadsheets are color coded 😂

[Kelly Welles @kelly_welles]

To commemorate #InternationalWomensDay, some of my favourite pics of women being badasses. First up, Saffiyah Khan.