@vanburenpapers.bsky.social is hosting a 2027 symposium symposium that places Martin Van Buren's legacy in conversation with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. See the attached flyer or go to the link for more information. vanburenpapers.org/martin-van-b...

See the attached flyer for information on an upcoming symposium that places Van Buren's legacy in conversation with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

We invite you to join high school teachers and historians for a free webinar on how to bring 19th century documents into 21st century classrooms! Mark your calendars for Tuesday, May 19th (6:30-8:30 PM Central). We look forward to seeing everyone! Register today at the link below:

Are you a teacher who has wanted to incorporate Martin Van Buren into your classroom but just didn't know how? Now you can! On May 19, our editors & a team of U.S. high school teachers will be leading a workshop centered on lesson plans that use MVB's papers to illuminate the era in which he lived.

🚨Job Alert🚨The Papers of Martin Van Buren is hiring! We are looking for an assistant editor and a research editor, with start dates of July 1 (or sooner, if possible). Info on both positions can be found at www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p... (posted under Staff).🗃️

🚨Job Alert🚨The Papers of Martin Van Buren is hiring! We are looking for an assistant editor and a research editor, with start dates of July 1 (or sooner, if possible). Info on both positions can be found at www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p... (posted under Staff).🗃️

Martin Van Buren did not say, "No evil can result from its inhibition more pernicious than its toleration.” Here's who actually did. 🗃 vanburenpapers.org/no-evil-can-...

Are you a teacher who has wanted to incorporate Martin Van Buren into your classroom but just didn't know how? Now you can! On May 19, our editors & a team of U.S. high school teachers will be leading a workshop centered on lesson plans that use MVB's papers to illuminate the era in which he lived.

Today marks ten years since the Papers of Martin Van Buren officially launched at Cumberland Univ. Our project has built on the solid foundation provided by the original PMVB project @ Penn State Univ. (1969-87), transforming its microfilm edition into a more accessible 21st-century digital edition.

Two weeks from today, we will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of our project!

Project director Mark Cheathem recently wrote updated essays on Martin Van Buren for the University of Virginia's Miller Center. millercenter.org/president/va...

On Presidents Day, Feb 16, we're celebrating the tenth anniversary of @vanburenpapers.bsky.social's launch, starting w/ an afternoon event looking at the history of the Van Buren Papers & providing updates on its progress. At 7 PM, PMVB editor Andrew Wiley will deliver the Cynthia Van Buren Lecture.

Anyone know of a site that has the complete text or images of the plaques for the new "Presidential Walk of Fame"? Looking for one particular president . . . 😉

Visit our website (vanburenpapers.org) or contact us if you want to be added to the newsletter subscription list, which comes out in June and December.

Our December 2025 newsletter is out! In it you will find updates about the project, including an in-depth look at one of Van Buren's letters and an interview with one of our former student interns! us17.campaign-archive.com?u=d991be5c79...

Our December 2025 newsletter is out! In it you will find updates about the project, including an in-depth look at one of Van Buren's letters and an interview with one of our former student interns! us17.campaign-archive.com?u=d991be5c79...

On this date in 1782, Martin Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, New York. He would serve as the 8th president of the United States. You can learn more about his life at our website vanburenpapers.org

Interested in learning how to incorporate Martin Van Buren's documents into your high school classroom? Join us on May 19, 2026, to learn how! centerfordigitalediting.org/events/may-w...

If you missed last night's lecture by Dr. Tom Balcerski, you can watch it at the link below. www.youtube.com/live/YdSFauS...

Tonight's lecture will be livestreamed for those not able to attend. www.youtube.com/live/YdSFauS...

Dr. Tom Balcerski will be delivering the Fall 2025 Cynthia Van Buren Lecture on campus tomorrow.

On this date in 1825, the Erie Canal opened. Martin Van Buren explained his support of the canal's construction in an 1817 speech that he gave while a New York state senator. Credit: New York State Archives Partnership Trust and vanburenpapers.org/document-mvb...

Dr. Thomas J. Balcerski, professor of history at Eastern Connecticut State Univ. & director of the Center for Connecticut Studies, will deliver the Fall 2025 Cynthia Van Buren Lecture, “The Democracy and the Partisan Historians: Writing Party History in the Nineteenth Century United States,”

Former PMVB intern Alexis Tomlinson presented her work on developing lesson plans using Van Buren documents at the recent Tennessee Council for History Education conference.

A good overview of a significant documentary edition: The Joseph Smith Papers Project. youtu.be/RVeAp7zUU5s?...

Let us be clear: we will not be bullied by log cabin and hard cider humbuggery. Not now. Not ever. To our loyal users: With your faith in us and with your steadfast support, we will be OK.

2. Some critics (many of them funded by Whig PACs, to be clear) have demanded that our project be renamed the Papers of Martin Van Ruin and that our logo incorporate a gold spoon. We categorically reject that demand.

1. Despite public outcry, we are going to continue to transcribe Van Buren's handwriting into text that can be easily read. Some members of the public have called for us to only publish documents in his original cursive, but we are standing firm on our commitment to accessibility. vanburenpapers.org

For that reason, we have made two decisions that reaffirm our commitment to our core principles:

There's been a lot of talk of rebranding, logo changes, etc., to make sure companies are aligned with the needs of 21st-c. consumers. We understand that perspective here at the Papers of Martin Van Buren, and we always want to be responsive to the needs of our users.

There's been a lot of talk of rebranding, logo changes, etc., to make sure companies are aligned with the needs of 21st-c. consumers. We understand that perspective here at the Papers of Martin Van Buren, and we always want to be responsive to the needs of our users.

Watch this space for a new project announcement soon! (Hint: The Papers of Martin Van Buren are located in Lebanon, TN, home of the original Cracker Barrel and Cracker Barrel corporate headquarters.)

As some of us at the project celebrate the engagement of Taylor and Travis, it's worth remembering that Martin Van Buren also married the love of his life, Hannah Hoes.

Our thanks to Rebecca Shulman and the Center for Digital Editing for leading this initiative to assist high school teachers and their students! www.cumberland.edu/van-buren-pa...

On this date in 1862, Martin Van Buren died at Lindenwald, his home in Kinderhook, New York. As one obituary noted, his death at the age of 79 was "not unexpected," as he had been ill for some time.

On this date in U.S. history, Aaron Burr, the sitting vice-president, killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. But did you know that Martin Van Buren almost fought a duel a few years later?

Please share this link, with more information and an application form, with any high school teachers who might be interested in joining us! This initiative is the result of a Teaching with Primary Sources grant from @librarycongress.bsky.social & @historians.org. www.jotform.com/form/2517663...

Participating teachers will be paid a stipend of $2000, and will join monthly zoom meetings, develop and test lessons for use in the classroom, and co-develop and lead a workshop for a larger group of teachers.

We are inviting high school social studies teachers to join us in using Van Buren's documents to co-develop lessons around themes from the mid-19th century that retain their importance today, such as the two-party political system, presidential campaigning, territorial expansion, and democracy.

Our project is very excited to partner with the Center for Editing & Rebecca Shulman of Museum Questions in bringing Van Buren's documents into the high school classroom.

The June 2025 issue of the Papers of Martin Van Buren newsletter is out! It features a recap of @jamesmbradley.bsky.social's recent lecture, the inaugural recipient of the Aaron S. Crawford Award, & advisory board member @mlcooper.bsky.social's current research project. mailchi.mp/b275a5f83036...

Our project is very excited to partner with the Center for Editing & Rebecca Shulman of Museum Questions in bringing Van Buren's documents into the high school classroom.

The June 2025 issue of the Papers of Martin Van Buren newsletter is out! It features a recap of @jamesmbradley.bsky.social's recent lecture, the inaugural recipient of the Aaron S. Crawford Award, & advisory board member @mlcooper.bsky.social's current research project. mailchi.mp/b275a5f83036...

Whew! Our guy is off the hook. It was JAMES Van Buren who screwed up his presidency.

On this date in 1820, Martin Van Buren and Benjamin Franklin Butler announced the opening of a law office at 107 State Street in Albany, New York. The two men maintained a close friendship until Butler's death in 1858.

Happy birthday to the National Archives and the NHPRC, created on this day in 1934. Our project, and projects like ours, would not exist without the NHPRC's financial support. www.archives.gov/nhprc

Martin Van Buren had a number of nicknames, but where did "The Mistletoe Politician" come from? vanburenpapers.org/content/mart...

Martin Van Buren had a number of nicknames, but where did "The Mistletoe Politician" come from? vanburenpapers.org/content/mart...