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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

CW is hiring a historian! My digital content team works closely with the research historian team, so come work with us. It's a job with meaning and worth, helping hundreds of thousands of onsite visitors connect with the past. recruiting.ultipro.com/COL1030CWF/J...

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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Working CW for July 4. Already coated in sweat. For history.

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Dan Howlett @dhowlett1692.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🧵 This month on AskHistorians, we're hosting a few AMAs to mark the U.S. 250th with better content than a UFC Fight! We have a fantastic lineup over the next few weeks. Starting Monday we have Marc Stein for Bicentennial: A Revolutionary History of the 1970s, new from @uchicagopress.bsky.social!

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Sara Georgini @sarageorgini.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

🗃️ Twas a great conversation tonight @mhs1791.bsky.social 👏 I was in the reading room where it happened, buy + cite their books! #250 #JuntoPride @michaelhattem.bsky.social @publiusorperish.bsky.social

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Massachusetts Historical Society @mhs1791.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Join us for a program on May 18 as @publiusorperish.bsky.social and @michaelhattem.bsky.social examine how disinformation and shifting ideologies influenced understanding of the American Revolution. Register: www.masshist.org/events/revol...

Graphic showing several objects from the MHS collection in a TV screen, with a TV remote in front. The text reads, "Revolutionary Narratives: From Broadsides to Hollywood. Join us as Jordan Taylor and Michael Hattem examine how understanding of the Revolutionary War has changed over time and reflect on how the public sees the nation's founding today. Monday, May 18 at 6-7 PM et."

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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I'm hiring! 🏛️ This is a VA-based, hybrid 3-year position for a historian working on digital projects related to religious history. We'll also be hiring a historian working on onsite programming and training related to religious history. Feel free to reach out! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation hiring Digital Content Researcher & Producer in Williamsburg, VA | LinkedIn

Posted 12:30:03 AM. Who We AreFounded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Joseph M. Adelman @jmadelman.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

It is a truth universally acknowledged that an early American historian, in possession of good research, must be in want of a commemoration.

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Andrew Wehrman @profwehrman.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

My book The Contagion of Liberty, which, among other things, explains the enthusiasm early Americans had for public health and inoculations. Is coming soon to paperback and can be preordered for 40% off with code HHOL25 www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

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The Contagion of Liberty

The Politics of Smallpox in the American Revolution

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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Today is the 250th anniversary of the signing of Dunmore’s Proclamation. Some of my amazing colleagues at CW have told a powerful story set in that historical moment. I highly recommend it. youtu.be/l5OYpv1HSOk?...

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Promise of Freedom: A Story of Dunmore's Proclamation

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

If you are a supporter and reader of @contingent-mag.bsky.social one of the biggest things you can do to help us at the moment is get this CFP to the NTT folks in your life. The fracturing of social media has made it very difficult to get the word out esp. to adjuncts and VAPs.

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CFP: A Time of Monsters

The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...

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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

thrilled to announced that a LinkedIn scambot has selected me to be featured in "Influential Women Magazine." tempted to let them scam me just to see what happens...

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The Organization of American Historians @oah.org · 02/04/2025

The OAH strongly endorses the National Humanities Alliance’s statement opposing the proposed cuts to the NEH. These cuts threaten critical funding for historical research, education, and public programs that connect communities to their past. ow.ly/Wz0b50VtxIv

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NHA Statement on Threats to the NEH – National Humanities Alliance

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Gautham Rao (pronounced: Knicks in 5) @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

SHEAR offers fellowships to scholars examining African diasporic, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian American, and/or Pacific Island history from 1776 to 1861. Scholars from underrepresented backgrounds, early career, contingent faculty encouraged to apply. shear.org/about-us/she...

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SHEAR DEI Research Fellowships – SHEAR

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Emily Sneff @emilysneff.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

So pleased to see people registering for my upcoming series of virtual workshops on the history of the #DeclarationofIndependence for #America250 planning. Please spread the word! Register 👉 www.declarationstories.org/workshops

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Virtual Workshops for the 250th — Declaration Stories

Join Dr. Emily Sneff to learn the history of the Declaration of Independence before the 250th anniversary in 2026

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Liz Covart @lizcovart.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I’ve been thinking about media literacy a lot. I think about how it has always been a problem in early America and the new United States and about how it is a problem today. I also think about how a lack of media literacy and expertise pervades our digital tools and publishing systems.

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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Despite getting a Ph.D. in early American history, James (La) Fayette's story passed me by. I only learned it after coming to work for Colonial Williamsburg. Here's a video I got to work on. I think every American ought to know his story. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSoO...

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5 Things You Should Know About James Armistead Lafayette

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OIEAHC (Omohundro Institute) @oieahc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, Vast Early America. Excited to be here.

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Alt: Dawn of a new day

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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

"If history has its eyes on journalism, it feels like a death stare....fact-checking...holds the line on reality for history’s sake." In other words, we need the full complement of expertise inc copyediting and fact checking in journalism *and scholarly publishing.* niemanreports.org/fact-checkin...

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The Case for Facts - Nieman Reports

Verifiable evidence remains journalism’s foundation, despite mounting attacks on the press. Story by Angie Holan, director of the International Fact-Checking Network.

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Liz Covart @lizcovart.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I’m putting together the latest History Behind the Headlines newsletter. This week the focus is the origin of the Executive Order. I’m being very careful to vet and verify internet sources. Fortunately, this article was written by @lmchervinsky.bsky.social so I know it is accurate.

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The Executive Order: A History of Its Rise and Slow Decline

President George Washington was the first to issue proclamations or executive orders. Their use peaked under Franklin Roosevelt, but they have been used fewer times in recent presidencies. Will Biden ...

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Morgan McCullough @morganmccullough.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Took a social media break, which lingered for 2-3 business years. I'm delighted to rejoin the land of the digital and hear about all the history things y'all are up to! If you need editing, fact-checking, or transcription services to help make your media clear, accurate, & accessible, let’s talk.

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Lauren Eriks Cline @lerikscline.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Just put on Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. Time to take a big sip of coffee and check the news.

Screen shot of the opening scroll from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace that reads: "Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute."

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Revolutionary War 250 @revwar250.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

1 JANUARY 1775, BOSTON: This account echoes merchant John Andrews “With wishing you a happy new year. … I must add my wishes that we may have a less troublesome year than the last, and that Great Britain may see her error in distressing the Colonies,

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Joshua R Greenberg @joshrgreenberg.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

We have one last piece up this year at Commonplace. Isaac Kolding tells the tough, relentless and often disappointing work of activism in a story about David Ruggles and his resistance to a Portuguese slave ship docked in NYC:🗃️ commonplace.online/article/the-...

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The Tedious Heroism of David Ruggles - Commonplace

History also changes because of strange, flawed, deeply human people doing unremarkable, tedious, and often boring work.

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 20/12/2024

The AHA seeks to collect information about the working conditions of historians employed as contingent faculty. We hope the survey results will empower faculty to engage in evidence-based negotiations about their working conditions. 🗃️

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AHA Surveys: Historians Teaching Off the Tenure Track - AHA

Goals of the Surveys The Professional Division of the American Historical Association seeks to collect and collate information about the working conditions of historians employed as contingent faculty...

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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

It’s not my favorite part of working at Colonial Williamsburg, but seeing this sign every time I go to the bathroom is up there.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/12/2024

spent this afternoon reading some early US history (as one does) and was reminded of the important fact that these people were almost constantly drunk as hell

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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Sharing some professional news: I've sadly stepped away from my role as Production Editor of @commonplacejrnl.bsky.social. With my new job at CW, and my rambunctious two-year-old, I just couldn't balance everything anymore.

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Jason Lee Guthrie @jasonleeguthrie.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I’ve got a very preliminary Media History going: go.bsky.app/EzAZ2Hh

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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

As a teenager, I read Ron Chernow’s bio of Hamilton on vacation in Florida. Lin-Manuel Miranda and I did very different things with that experience.

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Daniel J. Story, PhD 🚴🏻‍♂️🎙️🗺️ @danieljstory.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Time for an #Introduction: I'm a historian by training, librarian by profession, #DH in practice, specializing in #GIS and #podcasting. I'm a cycling and transit enthusiast. I love cities and I love hinterland. Only recently learned about #solarpunk but it describes my politics pretty perfectly. ✊

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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

at 1k followers, guess it's time to explain who I am. I study early American media. I wrote a book about false news in revolutionary America called _Misinformation Nation_. I'm writing another about truth and the "Founders," understood broadly.

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Joshua R Greenberg @joshrgreenberg.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

My calendar tells me that on this day in 1763, Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon began to survey their famous line. I am directing you to this Commonplace piece on the line and more by Ed Gray. Ed tragically passed away last year just after completing this piece. 🗃️ commonplace.online/article/maso...

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Mason-Dixon Lines - Commonplace

The boundary lines preceding Mason and Dixon, everybody knows, were a sham. What’s to follow, despite the weighty authority of astronomical science, will be no better.

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Joshua R Greenberg @joshrgreenberg.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Did you know that Commonplace accepts submissions for articles and reviews on a rolling basis? More information can be found below or please reach out to me directly with a pitch or any questions about a piece on any aspect of vast early America before 1900. 🗃️ commonplace.online/article/subm...

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Commonplace Call for Submissions - Commonplace

Article reviews are ongoing.

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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Great thread by @publiusorperish.bsky.social on some of the digital histories being produced by Dr. Taylor and others @ Colonial Williamsburg. #VastEarlyAmerica

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dr. e. katherine @actualkatherine.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

FANTASTIC thread

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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Last week, a viral TikTok by Taylor Stoermer falsely claimed Colonial Williamsburg removed an older website on the history of the American Revolution. It's nonsense. But let's take this opportunity to talk about the awesome new digital history content my colleagues and I have been making this year!

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a man holding a shirt that says well that 's absolutely not true on it

Alt: From Schitt's Creek: "well that's absolutely not true"

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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

The starter pack for the world we live in? So much a product of the world made by colonialism. Made a super quick first pass and it was easy to get to 125 folks and a few orgs (mostly) working in the early Americas. Let me know who's missing/ new here! #VastEarlyAmericas go.bsky.app/RDvzxbj

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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Popping up to share that my family and I moved to Williamsburg, Virginia, this week after many happy years in Indiana. I have a new job as manager of digital content for Colonial Williamsburg. But more importantly, here’s a picture of my daughter Jill mid-twirl.

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Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · 13/10/2024

We're still kicking as a small magazine that found an audience on Twitter. But we're not there anymore, and it's much harder for pubs like Contingent to find and grow an audience, so if you like our stuff--tell someone about it! Read a random article here! contingentmagazine.org?redirect_to=...

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Liz Covart @lizcovart.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Ben Franklin’s World has a great new episode about Politics & Political Culture in the Early American Republic. I spoke with Jonathan Gienapp & @rachelshelden.bsky.social. Listen on your favorite podcast app. www.benfranklinsworld.com/393 #History #USHistory #Politics #SupremeCourt #Congress

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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

Fantastic essay today on Commonplace about how we so easily misunderstand the three-fifths clause. Give it a read!

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Joshua R Greenberg @joshrgreenberg.bsky.social · 29/08/2024

Each month we send out a Commonplace newsletter to highlight new articles and preview upcoming ones. The August one just went out (with links to great articles by Elise Lemire and Timothy Messer-Kruse). Just scroll to the bottom of any page to sign up: 🗃️ commonplace.online

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Joshua R Greenberg @joshrgreenberg.bsky.social · 17/07/2024

Heading out to SHEAR2024 this week in Philly? Interested in pitching a piece or finding out more information about Commonplace? Production Editor Jordan Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social will be around to chat. Reach out to me or him to set up a meeting. 🗃️

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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 06/07/2024

I'll be at SHEAR later this month in Philly. I've been away from the history conference circuit for a long time, so I'd love to meet up! Shoot me a DM or email if you want to grab a coffee or whatever. Even, or maybe especially, if you don't know me yet!

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