Traveling over winter break? ✈️ 🏛️ Visiting a museum or exhibit connected to early American history? Turn your experience into scholarship by submitting an exhibit review to EAS Miscellany. Explore our list of suggested exhibits and find full submission guidelines here: tinyurl.com/5n76u2jv

Happy New Year! Kick off 2026 with a journey into America’s past by diving into EAS Miscellany. Find new author interviews, teaching ideas, special features, contemporary connections, and more at web.sas.upenn.edu/ea....

Kacy Dowd Tillman explores how archival petitions by Black loyalists during the Revolution challenge objectification & assert authorship. Her article reinterprets bureaucratic records as a form of early life writing. Now open access: doi.org/10.1353/eam.... @projectmuse.bsky.social #EAS

Teaching in the Age of AI: EAS Miscellany invites blog submissions on how generative tools like ChatGPT are shaping pedagogy. Share how you design assignments, assess work, or reimagine learning in this new landscape. Details here: bit.ly/485mfyh #EAS #EASMisc #Teaching #CallForPapers

The discovery of counterfeit coins in Veracruz ignited tensions between Mexico and the United States. This article, by Andrew Konove, examines how currency became a focal point for diplomacy, nationalism, and sovereignty in the nineteenth century. doi.org/10.1353/eam.... @pennpress.bsky.social

EAS Miscellany interviews John Ryan Fischer about his #Fall2025 article on Sauk & Meskwaki survival strategies after the Fox Wars. Dive into the conversation here: https://bit.ly/3Y5zetr#Fall2025@mcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social #EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc

According to John Ryan Fischer, Sauk and Meskwaki turned survival into strategy. Along the Mississippi, they blended adaptation and resistance, using trade, land, & selective adoption of colonial goods to sustain sovereignty after the Fox Wars. Link: doi.org/10.1353/eam.... @projectmuse.bsky.social

Freedom was not the only motivation for free Black soldiers in Revolutionary North Carolina. In this study, Andrea N. Miles reveals how class, taxation, and local politics shaped their decisions to enlist and fight for the Patriot cause. doi.org/10.1353/eam.... @projectmuse.bsky.social

In early New England homes, indenture contracts shaped everyday power. In "Fraught Forms," Caylin Carbonell explores how servants and masters alike learned to wield these documents to negotiate labor, obligation, and authority in both formal and personal ways. muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/... #EAS #EASMisc

The #Summer2025 #EAS issue is now openly accessible on @projectmuse.bsky.social! Link: muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...#Summer2025#EASmcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social

Read our #Fall2025 #EAS journal issue on @projectmuse.bsky.social Link: muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...#Fall2025#EASmcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social

Katherine Grandjean examines how tensions in the southern backcountry endured long after the Revolution. Through stories, letters, & local memory, she reveals how loyalist stigma & wartime violence continued to shape everyday life. Now open access: muse.jhu.edu/article... @projectmuse.bsky.social

Anthony Dean Rizzuto reexamines Thomas Paine’s legacy as an antislavery advocate, arguing that his writings reveal a consistent pattern of racial exclusion. Paine helped define the new Republic as a white settler project. Now open access: muse.jhu.edu/article... @projectmuse.bsky.social

T. Cole Jones uncovers the coercive labor system Connecticut developed for British prisoners after the 1775 capture of Ticonderoga, revealing how revolutionary ideals clashed with the pragmatic exploitation of prisoner labor. Now open access: muse.jhu.edu/article... #EAS @projectmuse.bsky.social

Richard S. Newman explores how early Black writers used print to challenge racial oppression. He demonstrates how their poetry, petitions, & pamphlets forged a foundation for abolitionist thought & redefined authorship in the 18th century. Now open access until 12/31/25: muse.jhu.edu/article...

Teaching in the Age of AI: EAS Miscellany invites blog submissions on how generative tools like ChatGPT are shaping pedagogy. Share how you design assignments, assess work, or reimagine learning in this new landscape. Details here: https://bit.ly/485mfyh

Blake McGready examines how accusations of ravaging in the Revolutionary Hudson Valley reflected environmental destruction, disrupted gender roles, & helped define Patriot identity through the language of violation & protection. Now open access: muse.jhu.edu/article... @projectmuse.bsky.social

We welcome Tracy L. Barnett, who recently joined our staff as the Digital & Social Media Editor for EAS Miscellany. Learn more about Tracy's scholarship & her approach to academic communications in her interview: web.sas.upenn.edu/ea... @mcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social #EAS #EASMisc

Justin Iverson examines how colonial authorities reshaped Jamaica’s interior during the First Maroon War, using roads, forts, & barracks to contain Black resistance & militarize the landscape in service of a slave society. Now open access until 12/31/25: muse.jhu.edu/article...

Eric Slauter reconsiders how reading shaped revolution. His article follows the circulation of Locke’s Second Treatise to show how cheap reprints, marketing, & reader reception played a formative role in radicalization. Now open access until 12/31/25: muse.jhu.edu/article... @projectmuse.bsky.social

Monica Najar examines how 18th-century anti-Catholic writers used salacious stories of predatory priests to attack Catholicism, shape gender norms, & promote Protestant ideals of modesty in a bawdy, widely read print culture. Now open access until 12/31/25: muse.jhu.edu/article...

Discover hidden gems from the archives. Our Source Highlights spotlight fascinating sources with context and ideas for teaching or research. Read more: http://bit.ly/4lKE6OA #EAS #EarlyAmericaMisc @mcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social

Have thoughts on how early American studies connect with the present? Pitch a Contemporary Connections piece for EAS Miscellany. We welcome short reflections linking past and present. Details here: http://bit.ly/406MijR #EAS #EarlyAmericaMisc @mcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social

As a supplement to his #Summer2025 #EAS article, Benjamin Pietrenka shares the sources behind his research into the many translations of the Bible read by early Americans. Check them out on #EASMiscellany here: http://bit.ly/3Hx8wWh#Summer2025#EAS#EASMiscellanycneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social

Have you used a unique archival or primary source in your research? Our Source Highlights posts showcase these documents and objects. Read more: http://bit.ly/406MijR #EAS #EarlyAmericaMisc @mcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social

Looking to share your research, teaching ideas, or archival finds with the early American studies community? EAS Miscellany welcomes pitches year-round. Visit our “Write for Us” page to learn more: http://bit.ly/406MijR #EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc @mcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social

For Teaching #EAS, Ann Ostendorf uses microhistory in her post on Romani American history. She follows the case of 1 man in colonial Louisiana to trace a compelling story that opens our understanding of race, archival silences, & historical memory. http://bit.ly/45uVxO0#EAS,@mcneilcenter.bsky.social

EAS Miscellany is more than a journal companion: it’s a hub for fresh takes, teaching ideas, and new scholarship on early America. Explore what we have: http://bit.ly/4nwEqCa #EAS #EarlyAmericaMisc @mcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social

EAS Miscellany interviews Cynthia Kierner about her #Summer2025 article on the women of Trenton who feted Washington then disappeared from memory. Dive into the conversation and rediscover their story. http://bit.ly/4ouYR2R#Summer2025@mcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social #EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc

For Teaching EAS, Lloyd Alimboyao Sy takes his #Summer2025 article's concept of "repair" outside. His “Teaching Outside with Black Hawk” post invites us to see how a change of place can deepen our attention, memory, & connection to texts. http://bit.ly/3V0FOjq#Summer2025@mcneilcenter.bsky.social #EAS

The journal EAS is introducing new “From the Field” articles. We invite submissions from scholars, grad students, and practitioners that analyze debates or review exhibits, performances, or digital projects in early American studies. For more info, see: http://bit.ly/3IWLFUo #EAS #EarlyAmericaMisc

In her #Summer2025 #EAS article, Cynthia A. Kierner shows how, in 1789, New Jersey women feted Washington to honor his defense of them during the war. By the 1800s, their efforts were forgotten. doi.org/10.1353/eam....#Summer2025#EASmcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social @projectmuse.bsky.social

Benjamin Pietrenka’s #Summer2025 #EAS article explores radical German Pietists' use of scripture translation to support rituals like baptism & foot washing, shaping Protestant diversity in the early US. http://bit.ly/45aYhQh#Summer2025#EASmcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social @projectmuse.bsky.social

How did elite women in the Early Republic understand the sublime? Elizabeth Clapp’s #Summer2025 #EAS article analyzes their travel journals as personal reflections and performances of their learning and taste. http://bit.ly/4lsbWr3#Summer2025#EASmcneilcenter.bsky.social @projectmuse.bsky.social

Lloyd Sy explores Native reparative reading in his #Summer2025 #EAS article “In Repair.” He asks: what if we approach 19th-century Native texts as Sauk mourners tended graves-- with care, presence, and continuity? http://bit.ly/4fweSla#Summer2025#EASprojectmuse.bsky.social @mcneilcenter.bsky.social

The #Summer2025 #EAS issue is now openly accessible on @projectmuse.bsky.social! muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...#Summer2025#EASmcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social

Read our #Summer2025 #EAS journal issue on @projectmuse.bsky.social Link: muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...#Summer2025#EASmcneilcenter.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social #MCEAS

In this Teaching EAS post, Abby Chandler helps students understand the American Revolution as part of a global struggle. Bring transnational perspectives into your classroom: bit.ly/4m4S2Du @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #EAS #EarlyAmericaMisc

Guest editor J. L. Bell introduces a Teaching EAS roundtable on using games to teach early American studies. Learn how historical play can deepen engagement and foster active learning: bit.ly/4fuoGMu @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc

Teach students to connect the French and American Revolutions. Anna Vincenzi’s lesson examines transatlantic political culture and how revolutionary ideals evolved in different settings. Read here: bit.ly/46Nx9rX @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc

Asheesh Siddique’s Teaching EAS lesson helps students consider sources and their political effects, explore the material culture of early modern politics, and examine how artifacts and ideas shaped the past. Read more: bit.ly/45dSN61 @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc

Rachel Herrmann’s Teaching EAS lesson “Consider the Source: An 1800 Maroon Treaty” guides students to explain why Maroon–Sierra Leone negotiations count as a treaty, assess fragmented archival sources, and explore early antislavery alliance. Read more: bit.ly/45bOAjm @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #EAS

Amy Dunagin’s Teaching EAS lesson helps students analyze sources, compare British and American Patriots, and explore political propaganda in early America. Perfect for teaching critical reading and context. bit.ly/47e3vvZ @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc

Bring rural STEM into your classroom! Chris Blakley’s Teaching EAS lesson "Rural STEM in Revolutionary-era Connecticut" blends early American medicine, sensory knowledge, and health humanities through primary sources. Read more: bit.ly/3IZxRYZ @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc

Looking for teaching ideas? Explore our Teaching EAS section, where educators share assignments, strategies, and reflections on the craft of teaching early America. Browse here: bit.ly/44G7638 @pennpress.bsky.social @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #EASMisc #EarlyAmericaMisc

For Independence Day, we're sharing 5 of our 2024 most-read #EAS articles exploring how people in early America claimed freedom, resisted power, & shaped new ideas of independence. Follow this thread for more! @projectmuse.bsky.social @pennpress.bsky.social @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #IndependenceDay

July is Disability Pride Month & an opportunity to honor the history, achievements, experiences, & struggles of the disability community. Explore Disability Studies with MUSE and discover articles, books and more here: bit.ly/tdisabilitystudies #DisabilityPride #TeamUP @aupresses.bsky.social

"By definition, we live in the world that the past made.” Sarah Gronningsater, author of the award-winning Penn Press title THE RISING GENERATION, discusses her approach to teaching early American history in this profile from Omnia, featured in Penn Today (cc: @sas.upenn.edu). bit.ly/4ekfmKy

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