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Tag Archives: Year in Review 2016
The Year in Review 2016: #1
July 20, 2016 turned out to be ECW’s biggest day ever as far as readership. The numbers were driven, in part, by a pair of wildly popular posts that appeared on July 19. The first was Chris Kolakowski’s Civil War Echoes … Continue reading
Year In Review: Future Of Civil War History
One of the special blog series we featured June – August 2016 was “The Future of Civil War History.” As we find ourselves looking back to 2016 from the first day of 2017, it seems appropriate to review this series and gain fresh … Continue reading
The Year in Review 2016: ECW’s Most-Read Posts of All Time
We’ve been counting down the most-read posts written in 2016. Before we get to #1, though, here’s a look at our most-read posts of all time:
Year In Review: Civil War Cookin’
It was just a 7 day, short, almost-silly blog post series, but it was sure fun to write and publish. And it was well received by readers! “Civil War Cookin’ ” guaranteed a new article every day of Thanksgiving Week (2016). … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War Cooking, Thanksgiving, Year in Review 2016
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The Year in Review 2016: #2
The Civil War Trust once called Robert E. Lee’s headquarters at Gettysburg the most important unprotected land in America. After an impressive fund-raising campaign, the Trust purchased the property, restored it to its wartime appearance and, this past fall, turned … Continue reading
Year In Review: ECW5
At the 2016 Symposium, Emerging Civil War celebrated its 5th Anniversary. It was a weekend of great rejoicing and planning for future. After the members returned home, Chris Mackowski asked us to consider what made ECW special and to share … Continue reading
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The Year in Review 2016: #3
Our third-most-popular post of 2016 dealt not with Civil War history but with Emerging Civil War-related business. ECW began promoting the tour guide services of several of our contributors—and, apparently, our guide services have been pretty popular! A lot of readers … Continue reading
The Year in Review 2016: #4
What kid can resist a good story about poop? For that matter, what Civil War buff can resist one? Not many, apparently! Although it was just posted last week, Drew Gruber’s story about poop on an interpretive marker gained a … Continue reading
Year In Review: 1860’s Politics
To put modern electoral events in a unique perspective, Emerging Civil War hosted a special blog series “1860’s Politics” in October – November 2016. ECW authors and a couple guest writers joined the effort, and the series proved to be enjoyable, educational, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1860s-politics, Sarah Kay Bierle, Year in Review 2016
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The Year in Review 2016: #5
Pop Culture has always served as a useful and important way for the public to engage with Civil War history. The fall 2015-16 television season saw another high-profile example when PBS broadcast the Civil War hospital drama Mercy Street. Guest … Continue reading
