[Editorial note: It is my pleasure to cross-post the following from (the brand new!) H-Midwest listserv. Jon Lauck is the President of the Midwestern History Association and has been at the forefront of a revival of Midwestern history, a revival that has blossomed just in the past few years and is continuing to grow rapidly. This essay responds to a previous USIH Blog post, by Adam Arenson last November.] The spring history conference season is fast approaching and it brings to mind a commentary published last November as the fall conference season was in full swing. Just as the Western Read more