dr. e. katherine

@actualkatherine

tired goth historian, tour guide, folk artist, baseball fan, on Conestoga-Susquehannock land (ask me about it!). Tours, contact info, resources, art @ [any pronouns. non-Native. still queer.]

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dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· 27d

JK, I was going to the library. Also I know I need a haircut, plz don't judge

The same person as in previous selfie photo, now with regular eyeglasses and a lavender kn95 mask. Some goth-y rings, a watch, and matte lavender greige nail polish are visible. The background is an external wall of Baltimore's Pratt Central.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· 27d

All-Star 'fit

Selfie photo of a white person standing by rail tracks outdoors, wearing an original 1993 ASG snapback ballcap backwards, dark glasses, and black camisole & overshirt, holding up a peace sign. The hat is black and orange and green, and you can mostly see the black back of the hat which has little stars embroidered on it.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jul 10

upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co... Rally 'Round the Flag of East Towson!

Civil War recruiting poster for the 54th Regiment USCT in Boston

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jul 4

🤩

Blurry photo of the Fort McHenry Guard dressed as Revolutionary War soldiers & musicians, leading a small parade down a street in Federal Hill in Baltimore. You can see a range of skin colors among their members in this photo.

Blurry photo of the Fort McHenry Guard dressed as Revolutionary War soldiers & musicians, leading a small parade through Federal Hill Park in Baltimore. More of the spectators are visible in this photo.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jul 4

Commemorating two hundred and fifty years to the day since....Capt. Nathaniel Smith inventoried the cannons at Fort Whetstone and Fells Point

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jul 1

Don't mind me, just taking every opportunity possible to emphasize my historiographical position 😅

Blurry photo of a bit of the Contributors page of Baltimore Magazine, showing yours truly talking about how Revolution was women's work, too.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jul 1

Just popping back in briefly to say: if you enjoy super legit original research on the Revolutionary War, fun collaborative storytelling, decidedly political women's history, etc., you should get yourself a copy of this month's Baltimore Magazine

Photo of the top of the July 2026 issue of Baltimore Magazine, showing the original "star-spangled banner" and the cover story title "250 Years: Baltimore's Untold Role in the Toppling of a King."

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jun 23

Wait is it this shirt design??

Screenshot of a 2024 Orioles Pride jersey, which is black with rainbow trim and numbering 24.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jun 18

I made a couple changes to the Conquer raven portrait, and I'm definitely more satisfied with it now. Still available if any bird nerds/Go Birds nerds are interested 🖤💜

Photo of a cut-paper art piece depicting an adult African Raven perched in M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, at night. The raven is depicted with various solid and marbled black and grey papers, and the background is a mix of patterns in dark blue and purple. The art piece is photographed against a black fabric background.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jun 17

So @themerciful.bsky.social pointed out to me that this may technically be legal, if barely. C.f. www.congress.gov/crs-product/...

Screenshot:

Selling Mailing Lists and Other
Business Activities

Under certain circumstances, § 501(c)(3) organizations may sell or rent goods, services, and facilities to political campaigns. This includes selling and renting mailing lists and accepting paid political advertising. According to the IRS, factors that tend to indicate the activity is not biased towards any candidate or party include the following:
• the activity is an ongoing business activity of the organization;
• the goods, services, and facilities are available to the general public;
• the fees charged are the organization's customary and usual rates; and
• the goods, services, or facilities are available to all candidates on
an equal basis.85
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@ congress.gov
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dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jun 15

I think it's this building

Screenshot of big old empty building on Hickory Ave

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jun 14

heheheheh ok my turn

Screenshot of a successful library book request, for the book VALUE IN ART: MANET AND THE SLAVE TRADE

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jun 13

I am going slightly nuts trying to find the photo I'm thinking of, which someone posted on here!!! without searchable alt text (fml), but here's a different angle from the team instagram acct

Orioles pitcher Anthony Nunez, wearing a sleeveless shirt that shows off his MUSCULAR arms, holding a tiny grey puppy. It is adorable.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jun 12

In this post: the two cut-paper pieces already claimed. The Fledgling (#2), 4.5" x 5.25"; and Rise, 4.5" x 6.75".

Photo of a cut-paper art piece depicting a juvenile common raven against a pale turquoise background (the background is sky and a building ledge). The raven is depicted with various patterned and solid black and grey papers. The art piece is photographed against a black fabric backdrop.

Photo of a cut-paper art piece depicting an adult African Raven perched in M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, in the daytime. The raven is depicted with various solid and star-patterned black and grey papers, and the background is a mix of patterns in light blue and purple and tan. The art piece is photographed against a black fabric background.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jun 12

OKAY thread of better pics (& more info) now! All of these are mounted on recycled/reclaimed matboard, and made with at least some recycled/reclaimed paper. In this post: the two cut-paper pieces still available. The Fledgling (#1), 4" x 5.75", $135; and Conquer, 4.5" x 6.75", $175

Photo of a cut-paper art piece depicting a juvenile common raven on a lavender background meant to look kinda like a sidewalk. The raven is depicted with various patterned and solid black and grey papers. The art piece is photographed against a black fabric background.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jun 12

Thank you Mr E for getting these photos of my silly Ms/Os nail polish scheme rn

Photo of someone's hands (my hands) holding a lil pillow with a ghost on it, showing off nail polish in a navy/teal color scheme on one hand and an orange/black color scheme on the other.

Same as previous pic, but photographed with flash so the colors are brighter.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jun 11

Sorry for the terrible photo... decent photos & more info coming soon. Four small cut-paper folk art raven portraits, all for sale @ price points between $125 and $175

Blurry photo of four small cut-paper art pieces depicting ravens, on a black fabric background, with pencil shown for scale. The art pieces are all quite small, and in a color scheme of black and grey and blue and purple.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jun 9

Screenshot of a Facebook post taken from an Instagram post, showing JP Crawford officiating Ryan Bliss' wedding to a woman who is gorgeously dressed in white. They all look super super happy!

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Jun 1

It's native (red) mulberry season in Baltimore

Photo of a person wearing all black with a floppy mohawk haircut, reaching up to pick berries from a tree branch. The evening sunlight is diffused through the foliage.

Photo of the same scene as in previous pic, but the person is closer to the tree trunk and to the camera. In the background you can kind of see a stone 18th-century house.

Photo of a person's hands, holding lovely dark red mulberries in one hand, with fingernails painted the same color as the mulberries.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· May 22

Also this means that I can make more art now. It is World Goth Day and ur friendly neighborhood goth folk-artist is way too broke for that, sooooo genuinesnips.art/commissions/ (here is some goth-ish art for inspiration)

Photo of a cut-paper art piece, basically a super-colorful take on Van Gogh's smoking skeleton study, being held up by the artist against a blank wall. The colorful papers are also wildly patterned.

Photo of a cut-paper art piece depicting a white and black house on Auchentoroly Terrace in Baltimore, with ravens and skeletons and other mildly macabre stuff in the windows. It is photographed on top of a wooden table.

Photo of a tiny cut-paper art piece depicting a shiny raven, framed in an elaborate black frame.

Photo of the artist, working on a cut-paper piece, wearing all black with black-and-red jewelry. The photo shows the artist's mohawk haircut, and a couple of pairs of scissors.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· May 20

Also, this ⬆️ giant (for me) piece was briefly displayed in the same building as a very small piece I did recently 💕

Photo of a small (5"x7") cut-paper art lettering piece, done in blue and gold and turquoise papers. The lettering spells out AMI'S CAFE. The piece is photographed on a black fabric background.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· May 20

Art for morale: here's a large piece that I did recently, with the assignment of "four iconic Baltimore rowhouses, each themed in a specific different way"

Photo of a rectangular cut-paper art piece depicting four Baltimore rowhouses. The rowhouses have brick, formstone, and painted brick facades; marble or brick steps; colorful transom windows, and painted screens depicting various types of scenes. The art piece is very colorful, and is photographed on a black fabric background.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· May 14

I just wanna feel like Matilda Muñoz does here, oKAY

Screenshot of an instagram photo post, showing the Mariners' closer's extremely fluffy white ugly-cute cat Matilda, fast asleep on what seems to be a white down-filled comforter on a hotel bed. She looks completely dead to the world and free of all cares.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· May 9

Orioles fan but make it goth

Photo of a person wearing a large flat-brimmed Orioles-themed hat, black mask, and all black clothing & nails with small bits of orange, in the upper deck at Camden Yards ballpark.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· May 1

Look at him!!!!!! What a sweetie!!!!

Photo of a cuuuuute little brown and white puppy with a pink nose, with the text "I'm in a foster home! Email to meet me."

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Apr 26

Mr E found and framed this recently (and I gotta find a place to hang it)—from that particular game

Framed "oriole-gram" that's basically a score report from the baseball game on May 8, 1966.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Apr 23

In completely not-unhinged behavior, I made Mr E a little mix CD loosely inspired by the Mariners' Emo Night (but make it Orioles)

Photo of a cd in a jewel case with a handmade collage cover, lots of bird images mashed together, with the text "HOT BIRD SUMMER" handwritten on it. All very silly.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Apr 22

But why

Screenshot showing the "user blocking you" message for why.bsky.team.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Apr 17

holyshit this is the first house i lived in in Baltimore (I lived in the servants' quarters way up at the top of the building, up the back staircase)

Screenshot of a Live Baltimore facebook post about a tour(?) of mount vernon, with photos from a Victorian mansion townhouse painted yellow on the inside.

dr. e. katherine@actualkatherine· Apr 16

I finally got my computer to work long enough to give me a thumbnail image of this file. yay