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Posted on March 9, 2022March 8, 2022

Women of the Revolutionary Era Who Should be better known—A Contributor Question

We regularly ask our contributors questions about the American Revolution and founding era. This month we’ve asked them to tell us about a woman associated with the 1765-1805 era who does not have a Wikipedia entry, but who should. Steven Park Hannah Thomas (1730-1819) was the first woman lighthouse keeper in what was about to […]

by Editors

Posted on July 30, 2020July 26, 2020

Longhouse Lost: The Battle of Oriskany and the Iroquois Civil War

The coming of the American Revolution traumatized the North American frontier, and many old orders were left shattered in its wake. While historians often focus on the establishment of a new nation, few recognize the destruction of one of the continent’s oldest superpowers. The battle of Oriskany in New York’s Mohawk River Valley stands out […]

by Brady J. Crytzer