Matthew Smith

Collecting interviews for oral history of Peck's Addition, Hamilton, Ohio's Appalachian neighborhood where Miami University's regional campus was built in 1968. Messsage me for additional info! #Appalachia #oralhistory #Ohio

Comparable or not, I’ll be there.

The incomparable @RBrookhiser speaking 04/14/2026 7pm, Miami Hamilton Parrish Auditorium on Glorious Lessons: John Trumbull, Painter of the American Revolution #America250

Looking forward to hosting National Humanities Medal winner and award-winning biographer Richard Brookhiser as our Colligan History keynote speaker 04/14/2026 [note rescheduled date]. #America250

Great talk in Middletown last night with Judge Frances McGee-Cromartie on finding her Patriot ancestor and joining the DAR: extraordinarytimes.weebly.com/home/catching-…

Join retired four star US Army General Wesley K. Clark @MiamiRegionals for this year's Alex & Lena Casper Memorial Lecture on strategic leadership for the 21st century.

Coming exclusively this month to Butler County Historical Society, a local sporting legend ⚾️

In these turbulent times America's role matters as never before. Join retired four star US Army General Wesley K. Clark for this year's Alex & Lena Casper Memorial Lecture on strategic leadership for the 21st century.

FRANCES MCGEE-CROMARTIE "Finding Henry Dorton: The Story of My Revolutionary War Relative of How I Traced My African-American Family’s History and Joined the DAR." 03/12/26, Miami University Middletown Verity Lodge Free talk begins at 6PM; light supper at 5.30PM. #America250

@newsguyusa Someone needs to read Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin ;) Lincoln's cabinet one for the ages!

The first US Cabinet was appointed by President Washington…but not until 1789 and first met formally in 1791: Thomas Jefferson (Secretary of State), Alexander Hamilton (Secretary of the Treasury), Henry Knox (Secretary of War), and Edmund Randolph (Atto… ift.tt/gs718fI

Dipping my toes into the choppy waters of satire by way of variety ;) defenestrationmag.net/2026/02/rumors…

AMERICA AT 250: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES 02/26/26 7pm Miami Downtown Center, 221 High St, Hamilton OH Join a panel of historians for roundtable debate! Dr. Matthew Smith (moderator) with Dr. Martin Johnson, Dr. Thomas Bouril, & Dr. Dylan O'Hara. Free program. No RSVP req'd.

Snow day ❄️⛄️

Enjoyed joining the "Religion in the American Experience" podcast @MusAmerReligion to discuss how the Erie Canal shaped America's religious landscape: youtube.com/watch?v=grAL2-…

Hats off to all who braved the elements this weekend at Butler County Historical Society: "Rediscovering Peck's Addition: Hamilton, Ohio's Forgotten Appalachian Neighborhood"

Caught up this week with my friend Dick Hague, Poet Laureate of Cincinnati extraordinarytimes.weebly.com/home/catching-…

Catching up with Cincinnati poet laureate Richard Hague: extraordinarytimes.weebly.com/home/catching-…

Thank you @TheSharkDaymond for inspiring reflections on leading with a legacy. An honor welcoming you & our homegrown Hamilton OH Shark Tank entrepreneur Brad Baker @MiamiRegionals! journal-news.com/news/shark-tan…

Guy Fawkes Night festivities at Windsor Castle, November 5, 1776 🎆🎇🔥

Thanks to our great panelists, friends @ThinkTV, Jonathan Wright Chapter (Springboro) DAR, & our Middletown OH community for a memorable preview & discussion of Ken Burns's The American Revolution 🇺🇸 #America250 #America250Ohio

A shout-out from the People's Shark! Catch this year's Harry T. Wilks Lecturer Daymond John 11/13/25 | 7PM @MiamiRegionals Free event! 🦈 RSVP required miamoh.edu/regionals/rsvp