Brenden W. Rensink

Historian of the North American West, Borderlands, Indigenous Peoples, and Environment

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On Journals and Creating the Primary Documents I Would Find Useful

As historians, are YOU creating useful primary documents?  I’m trying… As a historian, one of my favorite types of primary sources to use in my research are journals and diariesContinue readingOn Journals and Creating the Primary Documents I Would Find Useful

American West Center CFP – WESTERN LANDS, WESTERN VOICES: The American West Center at Fifty

The University of Utah’s American West Center is celebrating its 50th year and hosting a symposium to mark the occasion.  The focus is on public history and humanities and promisesContinue readingAmerican West Center CFP – WESTERN LANDS, WESTERN VOICES: The American West Center at Fifty

OAH Adds Voice in Support of Dissertation Embargos

Over the summer there was a minor storm of statements, posts, and discussions concerning how and when Ph.D. dissertations are made public.  For my thoughts on that previous string ofContinue readingOAH Adds Voice in Support of Dissertation Embargos

BlogWest interviews Jason Heppler about Digital History

BlogWest is at it again, this time interviewing Jason Heppler (Academic Technology Specialist in the Department of History at Stanford University and Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Nebraska –Continue readingBlogWest interviews Jason Heppler about Digital History

John Muir, Toys R Us, the LDS Church, and Me on the Outdoors, Nature, Wilderness, and the Environment

Communing with Nature I grew up in Bellingham, Washington, and spent the better part of my adolescence hiking, mountain biking, camping, rock climbing, and snowboarding the immense outdoor offerings ofContinue readingJohn Muir, Toys R Us, the LDS Church, and Me on the Outdoors, Nature, Wilderness, and the Environment

Bridging National Borders in North America Summer Institute at the Newberry

The Newberry received an NEH grant to host a summer institute that just sounds amazing.  I presented there last year at their Borderlands and Latino Studies seminar series and itContinue readingBridging National Borders in North America Summer Institute at the Newberry

Western History Blogs

The Western History Association recently added a list of Western-themed blogs to their front page and I think it is worth crowd-sourcing the topic to see what additional active WesternContinue readingWestern History Blogs

From the Bookshelf: Graybill – The Red and the White

In what seems like a lifetime-ago, I was a graduate student working on an M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.  While there, I had the opportunityContinue readingFrom the Bookshelf: Graybill – The Red and the White

International Boundary Commission Still ‘Slash’-ing the Line

Whether you have traveled across the U.S.-Canadian border via boat, car, air, or virtually on Google Maps, you may have noticed that there is in fact a visible line –Continue readingInternational Boundary Commission Still ‘Slash’-ing the Line

From the Bookshelf: Starita – The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge

From the Bookshelf Periodic musings on books I like I have taught the 2nd half of the U.S. survey (1877-present) no less than 8 times and for that course (andContinue readingFrom the Bookshelf: Starita – The Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge

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