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By oieahc February 01, 2023

Racialization and Dispossession in the Memory of the American Revolution

by Blake Grindon (Princeton University) Blake Grindon is the author of “Hilliard d’Auberteuil’s Mis Mac Rea: A Story of the American Revolution in the French Atlantic” (William and Mary Quarterly, October 2022). Many years ago, when I first became intrigued by Jane McCrea—the subject of my dissertation and of my recent WMQ article—I searched her name in the catalogue… Read More

WMQ 8 min read

By oieahc December 12, 2022

2026 and Insurance: A Conversation with Hannah Farber

In this installment of interviews with OI Book authors about the Semiquincentennial, Hannah Farber discusses marine insurance—a topic that seems below the surface but that nonetheless had a significant impact on the Revolution and American independence. Her 2021 book, Underwriters of the United States: How Insurance Shaped the American Founding, navigates a cast… Read More

AcrossAmerica1776books 12 min read

By OI November 09, 2022

11th Annual Rio de la Plata Workshop Schedule (Revised)

Download the Schedule PDF NOTE: Due to inclement weather, please refer to the revised schedule below. Opening Lecture – Friday, February 21st, Tucker Hall, 127A – 10am 12:15pm Zacarias Moutoukias, Université Paris Diderot“Global as Micro: Social Networks, Interactions and Transactions in Colonial Spaces” Friday, February 21st… Read More

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By Catherine E. Kelly September 27, 2022

Change and Continuity

by Catherine E. Kelly Historians are notorious for sussing out the relationship between change and continuity, trying to gauge which is predominant at any given moment. In fact, both are typically in play. Certainly, that’s the case with new transitions for the OI’s staff. From one perspective, we have change, and an awful lot of it: my move into… Read More

WMQ 8 min read

By Editor September 15, 2022

Williamsburg partners to host "For 2026" conference, October 28-29, 2022

Williamsburg partners to host “For 2026” conference series in recognition of the 250th anniversary of American independence WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (Sept. 15, 2022) – The Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture, in partnership with William & Mary and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, will host a series of five annual conferences marking the 250th anniversary of American independence. The… Read More

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By oieahc September 07, 2022

2026 and Religion: A Conversation with Katherine Carté

With this post, Uncommon Sense inaugurates a planned series of conversations with OI book authors about how their work relates to the American Revolution. It is one of the ways in which the OI is contributing to the Semiquincentennial, the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. In its eight decades, the… Read More

AcrossAmerica1776books 15 min read

By Joseph M. Adelman July 05, 2022

BFW: Experiences of Revolution, Part 2: Disruptions in Yorktown

Each year, the Ben Franklin’s World team produces a special episode for the Fourth of July holiday. This year, we’re going even further, sharing two themed episodes that explore how ordinary Americans experienced the Revolutionary War. On Tuesday, July 5, the second of those episodes—“Experiences of Revolution, Part 2: Disruptions in Yorktown,” episode 333—debuts wherever… Read More

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By Joseph M. Adelman June 28, 2022

BFW: Experiences of Revolution, Part 1: Occupied Philadelphia

Each year, the Ben Franklin’s World team produces a special episode for the Fourth of July holiday. This year, we’re going even further, sharing two themed episodes that explore how ordinary Americans experienced the Revolutionary War. On Tuesday, June 28, the first of those episodes—“Experiences of Revolution, Part 1: Occupied Philadelphia,” episode 332—debuts wherever you enjoy… Read More

Ben Franklin's World 4 min read

By Robert Lee May 18, 2022

Can historians make archival discoveries?

By Robert Lee Robert Lee is an Assistant Professor of American History and Fellow of Selwyn College at the University of Cambridge and the author of “‘A Better View of the Country’: A Missouri Settlement Map” in Sources and Interpretations published in the January 2022 issue of the William and Mary Quarterly. A decade… Read More

WMQ 10 min read

By Kristie Patricia Flannery May 03, 2022

"Peer review done right" WMQ author Kristie Flannery on her research and writing processes

Kristie Patricia Flannery (research fellow at IHSS, Australian Catholic University) is the author of “Can the Devil Cross the Deep Blue Sea? Imagining the Spanish Pacific and Vast Early America from Below” in the January 2022 issue of the William and Mary Quarterly. She answers some questions about her research and the process of submitting… Read More

WMQ 9 min read

By Joseph M. Adelman April 11, 2022

Public Commissions for the 250th: What You Need to Know

In 2026 the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of American independence—the Semiquincentennial. It would be the understatement of two-and-a-half centuries to suggest that it will likely be a busy year for the history profession across the nation and even internationally. Of course, history professionals are not the only people interested in how to commemorate the anniversary or… Read More

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By oieahc March 29, 2022

An interview with Fabrício Prado about the Rio de la Plata workshop

Read about the history of the Rio de la Plata workshop and REGISTER for this year's session now. Read More

#VastEarlyAmerica 14 min read

Uncommon Sense

Racialization and Dispossession in the Memory of the American Revolution

2026 and Insurance: A Conversation with Hannah Farber

11th Annual Rio de la Plata Workshop Schedule (Revised)

Change and Continuity

Williamsburg partners to host "For 2026" conference, October 28-29, 2022

2026 and Religion: A Conversation with Katherine Carté

BFW: Experiences of Revolution, Part 2: Disruptions in Yorktown

BFW: Experiences of Revolution, Part 1: Occupied Philadelphia

Can historians make archival discoveries?

"Peer review done right" WMQ author Kristie Flannery on her research and writing processes

Public Commissions for the 250th: What You Need to Know

An interview with Fabrício Prado about the Rio de la Plata workshop

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Racialization and Dispossession in the Memory of the American Revolution

2026 and Insurance: A Conversation with Hannah Farber

11th Annual Rio de la Plata Workshop Schedule (Revised)

Change and Continuity

Williamsburg partners to host "For 2026" conference, October 28-29, 2022

2026 and Religion: A Conversation with Katherine Carté

BFW: Experiences of Revolution, Part 2: Disruptions in Yorktown

BFW: Experiences of Revolution, Part 1: Occupied Philadelphia

Can historians make archival discoveries?

"Peer review done right" WMQ author Kristie Flannery on her research and writing processes

Public Commissions for the 250th: What You Need to Know

An interview with Fabrício Prado about the Rio de la Plata workshop

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A Folder of One’s Own: Hannah Lawrence Schieffelin’s Life in Poetry

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