A year ago, Dr. Pam Lenz described the fascination and curiosity that accompanied her encounter with what had been known as the Paragon ...

I was recently contacted about a new two-player strategy game that deals with the War of 1812 that will be launching on Kickstarter later this week. ...

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I am thankful to historian Seth Bruggeman for writing this piece at Inside Higher Ed. It put into words much of what I was feeling last semester in one of ...

CHM director of research & access Ellen Keith shares about the most requested research collections from the Abakanowicz Research Center in ...

 When he set foot on a sandy barrier island near Charlestown, South Carolina in the first half of 1776, William Nowland was already a seasoned soldier. The ...

Charlottesville, VA— After more than three hundred episodes that have reached millions of listeners over the last twelve years, BackStory, ...

Toward the Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution By Nancy Spannaus Jan. 12, 2025—There are many milestones toward the ...

[Another Spring semester is upon us, and with it my annual Spring semester previews. This time I’ll focus on one skill I’m excited to be teaching as part ...

On September 19, 1796, readers of the American Daily Advertiser were greeted with perhaps the most famous letter in American history. That letter was ...