History

Explore the Department of history

As historians, we believe the past provides the keys to understanding the present.

From Boston to Beijing, we chase down evidence to explain what happened, how and why. We explore how people have lived in different times and places, and we present our findings as clearly and elegantly as we can. The study of history demands careful reading and clear writing. As a student of history, you will learn to present your arguments in a persuasive manner, orally and on paper. These are skills that will serve you well in just about any career.

Programs of Study

Undergraduate

Graduate

Minors

Accelerated Program
5-Year B.A./M.A. in History

Recent Stories

Woman in blue shirt stands in field of flax, holding harvested plants

Flax to Linen Project Weaves History With Experience

From stooking to scutching, year-long study goes from dirt to shirt

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Center for the Humanities Awards Five New Hayes Fellowships

Faculty research will focus on New Hampshire’s history, culture and government

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Passings: Professor Emeritus of History Douglas Wheeler

UNH mourns the loss of a "true gentleman"

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Maximillian DiGiovanni '25

6 Questions with a UNH History Major

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Morgan Eames Student Fellow '23

History and Anthropology Double Major

What made you choose UNH? I transferred to UNH in the Fall of 2021 after spending my first year at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Initially, I had planned to do my full bachelor's degree at the VU, but I was not satisfied with the curriculum. I was born and raised in NH and I had applied to UNH my senior year of high school, so when I was looking to…
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Sofia Thornblad '19G

History: Museum Studies M.A. | Museum Director

Sofia Thornblad is executive director of the Horatio Colony House Museum in Keene, NH. She was previously an intern at the museum and was able to learn many of the position’s responsibilities during that time.
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Mark Lane '90

History Major and MBA | Owner, Coed Sportswear LLC

After graduating from UNH in 1990, I started an apparel business, Coed Sportswear. The business purchased the trademark for Coed Naked, and Coed Naked would become arguably the greatest selling and most recognized t-shirt in the country.
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Kasey Birth '22

History Major

During her time in COLA, Kasey Birth has parlayed her passion for World War II history into a multi-year internship, fascinating research opportunities, academic recognition and more. The history major interned for a full year at the Wright Museum of World War II in Wolfeboro, N.H., her hometown. The research and information she gathered about women in the military during her time at…
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