Top Articles of April 2017
byApril was a short month for JAR as we returned from spring break with our “Runaway a Day” series. In short time we still…
April, 2017
20
Neglected Histories: The Cruger Family and the Roots of American Independence
byOne of history’s little mysteries is why some people become famous and others of similar, or even greater, accomplishment do not. Among those overlooked…
1
General George Washington: Diplomat
byAn important facet of Washington’s generalship has gone largely unexplored by historians: his role as a diplomat. For a top-level military leader in a…
Third Annual Conference: The American Revolution in the Mohawk Valley
byThe Fort Plain Museum, in the heart of upstate New York, is proud to announce its Third Annual Conference on the American Revolution in…
2
Dedication of the New American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
byTen years in the planning and construction, the new fifty million dollar state of the art American Revolution Museum at Yorktown was officially dedicated…
1
Contributor Close-up: Christian McBurney
byAbout Christian McBurney Christian McBurney resides in the Washington, D.C. area and is an independent historian who has authored the recently released Abductions in…
3
Did Generals Mismanage the Battle of Brooklyn?
byOutmaneuvering and overwhelming the Patriots during the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn, the British won a huge victory by executing a daring night march around…
2
Yorktown National Battlefield: The Encampment Tour
byAlmost anyone that develops a passion for history can point to an event deep within themselves that spawned an imaginative interpretation of events, and…
7
Museum of the American Revolution: Dichotomy of a Fledgling Nation
byWalking into the Museum of the American Revolution’s spacious rotunda, museum patrons will be met with polished terrazzo floors and an elegant curling staircase…
A Proposed Alliance of the Knights of Malta and the United States of America
byOn the face of it, there would seem no greater natural disparity between the two countries, one an ancient aristocratic pan-European (but mostly French)…
1
A Runaway a Day 5 (of 5)
byIf a person ran away once, they were liable to do so again. In some cases this provides two distinctive descriptions of the same…
A Runaway a Day 4 (of 5)
bySome advertisements revealed details about the person’s history and situation, as well as their physical characteristics and possessions. This affords an avenue for further…
A Runaway a Day 3 (of 5)
bySome runaways took only the clothing they had on, and lacked even a complete ensemble. Running away without shoes shows either desperation or determination….
A Runaway a Day 2 (of 5)
byFor some reason not all advertisements included the name of the missing person. Whether this showed an impersonal knowledge on behalf of the master,…
3
A Runaway a Day 1 (of 5)
byThroughout the eighteenth century, newspapers advertised servants, slaves, soldiers, spouses and others who had fled from contractual obligations. The advertisements give us remarkable textual…