The chapter “Middletown Revisited: Everyday Futures in the American Rust Belt” by Patrick Collier and James J. Connolly appears in the newly published edited volume…
As we’ve reported previously, EDLM has now completed its collection of diaries and other material. We want to offer our thanks to all of the…
The final Everyday Life in Middletown diaries bring this long-running project to a close with a rare blend of introspection and vivid attention to the…
We are excited to share that the Everyday Life in Middletown Summer 2025 Directives are now live. This year’s prompt asked diarists to reflect on…
It’s coming up on a decade since we hatched the idea of Everyday Life in Middletown—an archive of one-day diaries and other accounts, written by…
Photo Credit: Lafe Thanks to everyone for submitting their diaries from the June 4th diary day. If you kept one but have not sent it…
Jim Connolly, Co-Director of EDLM (and director of the Center for Middletown Studies), will give a talk about the project and the book he and…
Contributions to Everyday Life in Middletown’s 27th diary day have dropped. We collected diaries on February 14th, 2025, Valentines Day. For some it was a…
Dear EDLM Volunteers, Hope you’re all doing well! Just a quick note to let you know that our next Diary Day is on Friday, February…
Our latest set of diaries is live, and there’s a strong, shared theme emerging from the reflections of our diarists: the recent elections and the…