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Honored to be a part of this special issue alongside so many scholars whose work has influenced my own. Huzzah to material culture and the 250th! academic.oup.com/ahr/issue/13...

Celebrate America's 250th with history books! This weekend only, shop a selection of books for just $17.76 📚⏳ https://uncpress.org/250-2/

Today's garden color story 🧡

In the 1630s, two new immigrants entered Dutch New Amsterdam: they left their mark in court cases and an infamous indecent exposure incident. Alan Mikhail joins us at Sally Franklin's Bookshelf to tell us more about them from his book, Newcomers. #VastEarlyAmerica @wwnorton.com

The most recent Sally Franklin’s Bookshelf features a fascinating couple in Dutch New Amsterdam, from Alan Mikhail’s new book, Newcomers!

The upcoming June issue of the American Historical Review is gonna be all about material culture, with dozens of short essays on objects related to the Age of Revolutions. Read more about the '76 Objects special issue in #AHAPerspectives.

Happy pub day to @sarialtschuler.bsky.social! Learn more about her new book, Before Disability, in the most recent issue of Sally Franklin's Bookshelf

Get a sneak peek at Before Disability, new from @sarialtschuler.bsky.social. Today at Sally Franklin’s Bookshelf, she explains how the book explores the “entangled history of disability, race, and citizenship” in the United States before the Civil War. #VastEarlyAmerica @pennpress.bsky.social

The household book inspector has approved the new purchases

Had a delightful weekend bopping around indie bookstores for the New Jersey Bookstore Crawl (plus two museums and a cemetery)

Out today from #HistoryInFocus: A look at the AHR's latest special issue, "'76 Objects," which marks this year's 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with an exploration of the material culture of the American Revolution. @historians.org

Hey friends, we’ve entered our America 250 fundraising push for Ben Franklin’s World and Clio Digital Media, the nonprofit that runs it. We could really use your help to sustain our mission of connecting people to well-researched history about early America through digital media.

In today’s edition of Sally Franklin’s Bookshelf, @johngmarks.com stops by to discuss two centuries of debates about remembering Washington and shares tales about writing his new book, Thy Will Be Done. #America250 #VastEarlyAmerica www.cliodigital.media/sally/john-g...

Exciting News: We’re hiring! Our small nonprofit, Clio Digital Media, is looking to hire a part-time Executive Assistant & Operations Coordinator. You’ll mostly be working with me and helping keep Ben Franklin’s World going. Please tell your friends!

Loved learning more about childhood and the laws surrounding it from Holly White who shared her new book Constructing American Childhood in the most recent Sally Franklin’s Bookshelf! www.cliodigital.media/sally/holly-...

Professional development opportunity: calling all Rhode Island K-12 educators! The @jcblibrary.bsky.social is pleased to welcome all teachers to the workshop "Religious Pluralism and Democracy," on June 4, 2026, from 3-5pm! docs.google.com/forms/d/15Gf...

Check out the newest Sally Franklin’s Bookshelf featuring James O'Neil Spady’s @uncpress.bsky.social book, Take Freedom: Recovering the Fugitive History of the Denmark Vesey Affair www.cliodigital.media/sally/james-...

New at Sally Franklin’s Bookshelf, @unlawfulentries.bsky.social stops by to preview her new book, Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship. #VastEarlyAmerica #history #newbooks #immigration www.cliodigital.media/sally/anna-o...

It's publication day! Thank you to everyone who made this book possible.

many congratulations to @emilysneff.bsky.social on the new book WHEN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS NEWS @academic.oup.com — here’s our @smithsonianmag.bsky.social profile www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-1...

Treat yourself to a book 🙂‍↕️ use code 01UNCP30 to save 30% right now during our American History Sale

Check out the Founders Day sale at @pennpress.bsky.social!!! 50% off all books, including this one! 🗃️ www.pennpress.org/978151282814...

Delighted to do this #Heiresses interview for @bfworld.bsky.social

We try really hard to reflect the field and the scholars who work in it on @bfworld.bsky.social I know there is a lot of work coming out about the Revolution. @jmadelman.bsky.social, @kawulf.bsky.social, @morganmccullough.bsky.social, and I want to help you get the word out. 2/

Women’s History Month is flying by! Check out this interview with @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social on her new book Heiresses Sign up for the Sally Franklin’s Bookshelf newsletter here to be the first to read these fascinating author interviews: benfranklinsworld.com/newsletter-s...

We've got a new edition of Sally Franklin's Bookshelf for you this Sunday, as Jordan Smith discusses his new book, The Invention of Rum. #VastEarlyAmerica www.cliodigital.media/sally/jordan... Sign up to receive the newsletter: benfranklinsworld.com/newsletter-s... @morganmccullough.bsky.social

Interested in owning one of the most recent volumes in the New Netherland Document Translation series? When you donate $25, you can choose either Charles Gehring, Council Minutes, 1656-1658 or Janny Venema, Correspondence, 1659-1660. For more info, crm.newnetherlandinstitute.org/civicrm/cont...

As February draws to a close, catch-up on this month’s Sally Franklin’s Bookshelf features. First, explore motherhood and memory with Kate Haulman,

6 years before Lexington & Concord, colonists in Saint-Domingue staged a multiracial revolt against the French army. American colonists read about it in their newspapers. The Age of Revolution didn't start where you think it did. Join @ronajohnson.bsky.social for the story.

Spent Sunday reading about Tom Paine’s War and the iconic line, “These are the times that try men’s souls.” History as ever, sending reminders of the circles between us and the past

New in 2026 from Clio Digital Media: Sally Franklin’s Bookshelf! There are more books than we can possibly feature on @bfworld.bsky.social, so now you’ll be able to learn about even more scholarship on #VastEarlyAmerica. Thanks to @morganmccullough.bsky.social for her work on our new newsletter.

Reflecting on 2025 firsts: first published article jwomenshistory.org/spring-2025/, first experience indexing (James Rick’s stellar Cultivating Machines www.ohioswallow.com/978082142659... read it!), and lots of projects launching this year.

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It’s Giving Tuesday! From now through Dec 25 (or until we reach $3,700), every $1 you give is matched twice—your gift becomes $3. 👉 www.benfranklinsworld.com/givingtuesday Here’s the story of how we got here and why your support matters…

Happy Pub Day to @kawulf.bsky.social !! It's been so exciting watching Lineage's journey and I can't wait to read. Extremely here for histories of the family written by incredible historians!!

If you were, say, hosting a 4th of July BBQ might I humbly suggest you consider queuing this fun and enlightening episode with @emilysneff.bsky.social & @lizcovart.bsky.social into the playlist...😉

I'm sensing my morning nonfiction hour is going to be very good this summer with these guidelines...lining up a list now!

‪Liette Gidlow‬ ‪@profgidlow.bsky.social‬ @jwomenshistory.bsky.social welcomes applications for 2025 Scholars Research Grants to support travel, research, or writing in women's and gender history. Deadline 23 May 25. 🗃️ See jwomenshistory.org/announcements/ for more information. Please repost.

Honored to be a part of this special issue, out now! What a way to start women’s history month.

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, Vast Early America. Excited to be here.

Took a social media break, which lingered for 2-3 business years. I'm delighted to rejoin the land of the digital and hear about all the history things y'all are up to! If you need editing, fact-checking, or transcription services to help make your media clear, accurate, & accessible, let’s talk.