In a companion essay to her recent JER article, Serena Zabin explores a previously untold story about love, enslavement, and the evacuation of Boston.

Four historians offer reflections on the various ways their careers were shaped by Gordon S. Wood.

The American Philosophical Society and the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic cordially invite you to “Civic Engagement in the Revolutionary City, 1776 and 2026.” This event, which ...

Lawrence B.A. Hatter explores what the Semiquincentennial means to the people of Washington state.

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Molly Nebiolo reflects on the all-too-common academic feeling of imposter syndrome and how it especially impacts graduate students.

Recommendations for history department chairs, many of whom can influence change in as the integration of NTTF into departmental life and cultures.

Cory James Young, in a companion piece to his JER article on hereditary term slavery in Pennsylvania, considers the significance of some silences in slavery’s archive.

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Expansive Views from the Journal of the Early Republic

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In reframing a dissertation as a project, Kevin Marsh offers suggestions to help graduate students navigate the thorny process of writing.