This has been a momentous week for early Americanists, with the 150th anniversary of the Lincoln assassination to start the week and, especially for those of us in Massachusetts, the annual commemorations of Patriot’s Day this weekend. We have lots of great links for you below the fold!
Tag Archives: George Washington
Spring Reads
Here’s our seasonal roundup of new and forthcoming titles. Share your finds below! Continue reading
The Week in Early American History
On to the links! Continue reading
The Week in Early American History
Happy 2015 to our Junto readers! Continue reading
The Week in Early American History
The past two weeks have been busy ones in Early American History! Continue reading
Winter Reads
Just in time for your holiday shopping list, here’s our preview of new titles—share your finds in the comments! Continue reading
Edinburgh’s Early Americans
Invitation from the President of the United States to Robert and Henrietta Liston, 1797 (NLS shelfmark: MS.5590 f. 43)
With all eyes on Scotland this week, The Junto chats with Dora Petherbridge, International Collections Curator (U.S. & Commonwealth) at the National Library of Scotland. To learn about George Washington’s Edinburgh connection, and how NLS is “collecting the Referendum” for history, read on. Continue reading
