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In her @EAS_Misc interview found here bit.ly/3YRTajD, Viviana Diaz Balsera describes how she was "immediately smitten" by the hieroglyph printed in the pages of the Tercero Cathecism, the subject of her #Fall2024 #EAS article, that she found in the @NYHistory archives.

Janet Moore Lindman's #Fall2024 blog post for @EAS_Misc highlights how Quakers softened their attitudes towards art when it was infused with spiritual lessons. #EarlyAmerica #Quakerart Read more here: bit.ly/3ZbOlTt

In her #Fall2024 #EAS article, Viviana Díaz Balsera argues that the Tercero Cathecismo "provides a unique lens through which to explore a series of cultural exchanges and negotiations" of the Indigenous-­missionary experience in 17th-century La Florida. muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/article…

Matthew Pethers compares the techniques for organizing information in 18th-­century encyclopedias with modern-day Wikipedia. Read his #Fall2024 #EAS article, "Encyclopedias, Information Overload, and the Intellectual Division of Labor in Early America." bit.ly/4ftZswR

In his #Fall2024 #EAS article, "Encyclopedias, Information Overload, and the Intellectual Division of Labor in Early America," Matthew Pethers examines the history of encyclopedias and their connection to modern-day Wikipedia. Read more: bit.ly/4ftZswR #ageofinformation

When is a stripe not JUST a stripe? See Hannah’s latest entry on ‘Streep’ (English: stripe), a specific textile carried on Dutch trading ships: dutchtextiletrade.org/textiles/stree… #textiles #WIC #voc

As part of @EAS_Misc's #TeachingEAS series, @ChrisBlakley14's lesson plan uses his article "Writing and Sensory Knowledge in a Rural Clinical Practice." It focuses on rural STEM in Revolutionary-era Connecticut. #RevolutionaryMedicine #STEMinHistory bit.ly/4ftWrN2

Albigence Waldo, a rural 18th-century New England clinician and surgeon, used writing and sensory knowledge to treat his patients. Read Chris Blakley's #Fall2024 #EAS article on Waldo's practice here: bit.ly/4fP8aFE #RevolutionaryWar #EarlyAmerica

Janet Lindman examines how 19th-century American Protestants pursued moral perfection through "spiritual performances, habitual methods, and regimented schedules" in her #Fall2024 #EAS article: bit.ly/4ft9oqj

In her interview with @EAS_Misc, Viviania Díaz Balsera reflects on her excitement upon finding an intriguing hieroglyph for the Timucuas that inspired her #FreeAccess #Fall2024 #EAS article, “Light of Egypt Shining from Within.” Read her interview here: bit.ly/3YRTajD

Read #EAS author Viviana Diaz Balsera's #Fall2024 article in which she discusses how the Tercero Cathecismo, a 17th-century catechism from La Florida, provides a lens through which to view the complexities and subtleties of Indigenous people. bit.ly/3O9njpD

#EAS is happy to announce the publication of our #Fall2024 issue. Find it on @ProjectMUSE at this link: muse.jhu.edu/issue/53485 @PennPress @mcneilcenter #MCEAS

Read our #Fall2024 #EAS journal issue on @ProjectMuse here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/53485 @PennPress @mcneilcenter #MCEAS

@EAS_Misc presents a follow-up to our roundtable that honors the spirit of Dan Richter’s work at the intersections of language, history, and storytelling. Read Tyra Bynum and Liz Polcha’s introduction to “Facing the Archive from the Present, Part II”: bit.ly/3YN0LQi

Thanks to all who joined us for the Benjamin Franklin Distinguished Lectures, and congrats to @DWaldstreicher for a fantastic inaugural delivery! Keep your eyes peeled for the forthcoming edition of the lectures from @PennPress.

@EAS_Misc congratulates Katie Moore, whose #Spring2023 #EAS article, “To Counterfeit is Death?” won the American Society for Legal History Cromwell Article Prize! aslh.net/aslh-article-p… Read her article here: bit.ly/40yakoW #MCEAS @PennPress

Richard Morris relates modern-day "cancel culture" to the eve of the American Revolution in Salem, Massachusetts in his 2022 @EAS_Misc blog post. Check it out here: bit.ly/3UDqg5h

@EAS_Misc is circulating a #CallforPosts for our new theme - Early American Politics and our Modern Era. The deadline is TOMORROW. For more information, click this link: bit.ly/4gdDnDE #EASMiscellany #EarlyAmericanPolitics

We are all set up at #SACRPH2024! Come visit our table in the booth exhibit to check out our latest titles in urban planning and urban history