Thanks to two generous donations, we are offering several hybrid conference sessions. Registration for these sessions is free and open to all. Check out the 🧵 below to scan the QR codes or click on the links provided to register for the panel(s) you would like to attend.

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🙌Free to the Public!🙌 #SHEAR2026 is Here! Register for the #JERPano Saturday (July 18th) Session Five from 9:00-10:45 am. "New Approaches to Freedom of Religion in the Early Republic" Link to Session Five: iona.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Link to all Sessions: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/07/13/s...

🙌Free to the Public!🙌 #SHEAR2026 is Here! Register for the #JERPano Saturday (July 18th) Session Five from 9:00-10:45 am. "New Approaches to Freedom of Religion in the Early Republic" Link to Session Five: iona.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Link to all Sessions: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/07/13/s...

Check out "Looking East at America 250: The Nation’s Semiquincentennial out West" the latest #JERPano250! Jason Hanson considers the acclaimed "Moments That Made US" exhibit. Read on the #JERPano at: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/07/08/l...

Can't attend #SHEAR2026 in person? Due to generous donations from the UT Dallas History Graduate Program & VMI's Program in Constitutional History, we're offering hybrid access to sessions in a dedicated room hosting some of the most anticipated Friday and Saturday panels. Links⬇️

Thinking about recent Supreme Court decisions? Us too. Read Austin Stewart's timely #JERPano #ComPano piece to explore how the idea of settler nationhood has influenced ideas of belonging and citizenship outside the period of the early American republic. Link in first comment below.

Happy Independence Day from the #JERPano! While spending the day with family and friends, we hope the Spirit of '76 remains high and your celebration of America's Semiquincentennial is one for the history books. In the words of John Adams bring on the "Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations"!

References to slavery were removed from Independence Hall and the Second Bank of the United States inhibits, including Thomas Jefferson's relationship to slavery. View this and other changes using The Panorama link below. Follow along using #JERPano & #JtrackER

Join @shearites.bsky.social and the @amphilsociety.bsky.social - in learning about the launch of the Civics Exchange program!

Join @shearites.bsky.social and the @amphilsociety.bsky.social - in learning about the launch of the Civics Exchange program!

Francis Kolb Turnbell's "Spain and the American Revolution in the West" - the #JERPano's newest #JER250 reflection! Link to piece on The Panorama as first comment.

Join us as we team up with the @amphilsociety.bsky.social for the launch of the SHEAR Civics Exchange! The event titled: "Civic Engagement in the Revolutionary City, 1776 and 2026," will take place on Wednesday 7/15 from 6pm-7:30pm. Register to attend here: www.amphilsoc.org/events/civic...

Kicking off a new #JERPano250 series “250 in the West!" “Washington Didn’t Sleep Here: The Semiquincentennial in the Evergreen State.” Lawrence B.A. Hatter speaks to how geography and historical distance shape revolutionary memory in Washington's namesake. thepanorama.shear.org/2026/06/17/s...

Know someone writing a dissertation in need of practical advice? We recommend - that you recommend - Ann Daly's "How to Write a Dissertation Chapter!" on The Panorama Visit today to read the last post of our #JERPano Demystifying the Doctorate forum series. Link below.

Framed as a “routine refresh” but part of broader shifts in public history, the NPS announced plans to remove quotes on abolition, suffrage, and immigration from interpretive panels at Boston’s Bunker Hill Monument. Tracking erasure matters. View changes at: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/06/08/b...

Nice to see this review of THE DRIVER'S STORY in @thejerpano.bsky.social. Linda Noel praises "its clear prose, informed observations, and brevity," & its "in-depth analysis of the workings of the system of slavery and the lives of individuals caught up within it." muse.jhu.edu/pub/12/artic...

The JER and The Panorama are now on Linked in! Are you interested in connecting with the #JERPano in more meaningful ways beyond the 300-character limit? Connect with us at - www.linkedin.com/in/journal-e...

A “Demystifying the Doctorate” by Molly Nebiolo is live! Nebiolo reflects on imposter syndrome and its graduate student impact in "A Collective Ailment: Imposter Syndrome and Moving (Slogging?) through the PhD (Discussed in the Framework of a WebMD Page)" at: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/05/20/i...

SHEAR Civics Exchange is Live! This initiative connects you with SHEAR members who can speak to your organization, club, or institution about the history that has shaped our civic institutions and civic culture. Click here to learn more and find a speaker in your area or anywhere: civics.shear.org

The SHEAR Civics Exchange is Live! This initiative helps create a space to connect the public with SHEAR members that can speak to your organization, club, or institution about the history that has shaped our institutions and civic culture. Learn more at: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/05/18/s...

🧵 The end of the Academic year is here which means the #SummerOfSocials has arrived! Social Summer is a new #JERPano initiative designed share some of the great tools The Panorama has to offer educators - links threaded below 🧵

It's Coming! The 47th annual meeting of SHEAR is taking place July 16th through 19th in Philadelphia this year. We cannot wait to see you. If you haven't yet checked out the program or registered for the Annual Meeting visit - share.google/I8WJ4Yw2GapR...

The AHA has developed recommendations for department chairs to improve the status of non-tenure-track (NTT) faculty. Click the link for a list of ways chairs can play a leadership role in supporting their NTT colleagues.

It's Coming! The 47th annual meeting of SHEAR is taking place July 16th through 19th in Philadelphia this year. We cannot wait to see you. If you haven't yet checked out the program or registered for the Annual Meeting visit - share.google/I8WJ4Yw2GapR...

Happy Mother’s Day from the #JERPano! Reflecting on the many roles mothers play and hard‑fought battles they carry - we suggest giving Cory James Young's, "Active Silence, Archival Presence, and an Enslaved Mother’s Legal Knowledge" a read! thepanorama.shear.org/2025/06/30/a...

A federal judge granted the motion for a summary judgment on all counts in favor of the AHA, @acls1919.bsky.social, and @modernlanguage.bsky.social in our lawsuit to restore the NEH, ruling that the mass termination of grants was “unlawful, unconstitutional, ultra vires, and without legal effect." 🗃️

Aw shucks! While #Canvas may be down at institutions nationwide... The #JERPano would like to take this opportunity to shamelessly remind everyone The Panorama and Journal are not! Visit Recent Posts and Pano Spotlights at: thepanorama.shear.org

Call for Participants: SHEAR Second-Book Writers' Workshop. SHEAR invites applications for the #2BWW to be held in-person on July 16th at #SHEAR2026 in Philadelphia. One virtual discussion panel will be offered. Click the link to learn more and apply: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/04/08/s...

Call for Participants: SHEAR Biography Workshop SHEAR invites applications for the SHEAR Biography Workshop to be held in-person from 9am-4pm Thursday, July 16, at #SHEAR2026 in Philadelphia. Registration deadline is May 17. Click the link to apply: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/04/08/s...

Registration is open for #SHEAR2026! Join us July 16-19 in Philadelphia for our 47th annual meeting. Get the details, register, explore the program, and book your hotel room at shear.org/annual-meeti....

So much content has disappeared. As a teacher I used EdSitement and NPS materials all the time. All b/c the people on power are afraid of actual history and critical thinking. #TeachTruth #HardHistories

On Dec. 1, 2025, all EDSITEment content a documentary and source initiative started under the Clinton admin was removed from the NEH site. Tracking changes and erasures to federal sites matters! View this and others on the #JERPano Early Republic Tracker: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/04/13/n...

The #JERPano's next Demystifying the Doctorate piece is live! Kevin Marsh's “The Road to Success”: The Project of a PhD, suggests advancement depends less on being a “good writer” and more on the ability to reconceptualize the dissertation as project: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/05/06/t...

Want to better understand the stakes of the Supreme Court's 2026 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais? Read Kevin Vrevich’s “The Original Gerrymanders,” written in the aftermath of Texas Republicans’ Summer 2025 redistricting plans at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/08/01/g...

A new “Demystifying the Doctorate” is now live! In “Experimenting with Sustainable Writing,” Katherine Carper proposes real-world solutions to developing a manageable writing practice for graduate students in the throes of dissertation writing. Read #JERPano: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/04/30/s...

Check out the #JERPano's latest “Demystifying the Doctorate” post! Marina Nye offers helpful suggestions to graduate students getting started on archival research. Read on The Panorama at thepanorama.shear.org/2026/04/21/d...

On Dec. 1, 2025, all EDSITEment content a documentary and source initiative started under the Clinton admin was removed from the NEH site. Tracking changes and erasures to federal sites matters! View this and others on the #JERPano Early Republic Tracker: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/04/13/n...

The #JERPano's next “Demystifying the Doctorate” is live!   In “How I Learned to Be Part of an Intellectual Community”: Elena Telles Ryan explores how community building as a critical part success in graduate school. Read on The Panorama: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/04/09/i...

The #JERPano forum “Demystifying the Doctorate” is live on The Panorama! Grad student & early career scholar submissions that offer wisdom, empathy, and practical guidance for navigating the PhD: thepanorama.shear.org/.../demystif...

Check out the #JERPano Demystifying the Doctorate series on The Panorama! In “Comprehensive Exams and Other Rites of Passage,” Mercedes Haigler, offers sage advice for surviving. Read this and others: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/04/02/c...

In the last couple of months, the #JERPano has published some great new pieces on The Panorama! Check out all the excellent companion pieces accompanying articles from the Winter edition of the JER at: thepanorama.shear.org/tag/companio...

SHEAR is hiring! Submit your application for Outreach Coordinator as part of the new Civics Exchange initiative. The role expands SHEAR’s digital engagement while growing educator and institutional partnerships. View the CFA on The Panorama: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/03/23/s...

Our final Burns American Revolution documentary reflection is live! Gladney's "Unfinished Business of the Revolution” explores how Ep. 6 captures wartime climax but overlooks the turbulent 1780s, when the Revolution’s promises were truly contested. thepanorama.shear.org/2026/03/20/u...

👏 Join us in celebrating Kate Tyler Wall’s 20th anniversary with the #JERPano 👏 Read her reflections on her time with the JER, changes in publishing, and her predictions for the future of academic journals on The Panorama: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/03/13/c...

👏 Join us in celebrating Kate Tyler Wall on her 20th anniversary with the Journal of the Early Republic! 👏 Read her interview on the #JERPano, reflecting on her experience, scholarly publishing, and the future of academic journals: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/03/13/c...

Looking for ways to give back to the community? Reminder to get your Book Review Co-Editor apps in to the #JERPano soon - application review begins March 10th! Submit a letter and CV to [email protected]

A new #JERPano reflection on Ep. 5 of Ken Burns’s The American Revolution is live! Christopher Thrasher considers the episode’s approach to Native nations and the overlooked Muscogee role in the war’s southern operations. Read on The Panorama: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/03/06/f...

Stay in the know with the latest from The Panorama and the Journal of the Early Republic by subscribing to our rollup style quarterly newsletter, The Pano Compendium! To sign up visit: shear.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/s...

Our 4th reflection on Ken Burns’s The American Revolution is live! In “Why Civilians Matter,” Camille Kaszubowski explores how Ep. 4 brings civilian upheaval into view and why these stories help us better understand the Revolution. Read The #JERPano at: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/02/26/w...