What did early Americans think about science? And how did they pursue and develop their knowledge of it? Cameron Strang, an Assistant...
There’s an old saying that tells us we should walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. It’s a reminder that we should practice empathy and try...
For the American Revolution to be successful, it needed ideas people could embrace and methods for spreading those ideas. It also needed...
In 1492, Christopher Columbus’ voyage across the Atlantic linked Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean. As Columbus’ sponsor, Spain...
Have you ever had one of those really interesting conversations where the person was so fascinating that you wished the conversation didn’t...
How did the postal system work in Early America? How did people send mail across the North American colonies and the British Empire? You...
Benedict Arnold is an intriguing figure. He was both a military hero who greatly impacted and furthered the American War for Independence...
Who do we count as family? If a relative was born in a foreign place and one of their parents was of a different race? Would they count as...
What does early America look like if we view it through Native American eyes? Jenny Hale Pulsipher, an Associate Professor of History at...
If we want to understand everyday life in early America we need to understand the everyday life of early American farms and farmers...