Author: kcgrier
I'm a historian who writes about the evolving relationships of people with animals. My blog, The Pet Historian, focuses on Americans' relationships with their pets from the eighteenth century to the present. I use material and visual culture to help tell this complicated and fascinating story.
Working with my graduate students at the University of Delaware, I also created a website called Disposable America, where we use digital journalism to explore the history of disposability and its material legacy.
A Cat Fancier of the San Fernando Valley, 1960s
Happy Valentine’s Day from Arthur Edwards and His Dog Daisy, 1909
More Dog Toys from the 1950s and 1960s
Look at All My Toys!
The “Puppy Puddle” and the Canine Catering Company
Laurello’s Pets: A Surprising Story
A pony for Christmas, 1891
Thinking about Holiday Giving? A Message Starring William the Museum Cat
The Pet Historian 