It’s almost Thanksgiving here in the United States and I’m closing down shop for a couple of days to visit with family. As is true of all the best traditions, it is always the same and always different.

Before I walk away from the computer, I want to take a moment to thank all of you who read History in the Margins, share my posts with your friends, send me e-mails, ask hard questions, point out mistakes, give me ideas for new posts, and cheer me on. Without you, I’d just be talking to myself.