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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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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Hi! Yes I am sort of here. Glad the article was useful for you. Sorry about the puns.

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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 · 04/03/2026

And here's the other 3-year position, focused on onsite programming and training, as well as development of a research report. recruiting.ultipro.com/COL1030CWF/J...

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

Office is a two minute walk from the Inn!

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

The successful candidate would need to live in Virginia. Not fully remote unfortunately, as this person will need to do some in person video production work. We are typically in the office in Williamsburg at least 3x a week.

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

When I decided to go to grad school for early American history, it could not have occurred to me less that I would be coming of age as a historian as the country anticipated its first quarter of a millennium. I regret everything.

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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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Jordan E. Taylor @publiusorperish.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Another fun thing about working at CW: My calendar has lots of normal meetings, but occasionally in the middle of the day I just get to have an amiable chat with a farmer.

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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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a sunset sky with a lot of clouds

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

The best summary of George Washington’s Rules of Civility is a Michael Scott quote: “Don't ever, for any reason, do anything to anyone for any reason ever, no matter what, no matter where, or who, or who you are with, or where you are going, or where you've been... ever, for any reason whatsoever.”

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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

I have not seen that, but now I have a quest!

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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

It has been such a pleasure working with the wonderful @joshrgreenberg.bsky.social and editing so many incredible essays over the last few years. @katytelling.bsky.social is taking over and will do a great job! Go pitch them! Maybe I will too someday soon...

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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

I’m glad you made the right choice for yourself — but that sounds like fascinating work!

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

We’ll have to plan a conference in Liverpool someday.

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

I left academia in 2021 and never looked back. My job is developing digital content for Colonial Williamsburg. It's fun! I'm the dad of an amazing two-year-old girl named Jill. I love British comedy, modern (not 18th-century) literature, and Liverpool FC.

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