Historian of the American Revolution | Director of Digital History at More Perfect | Narrator of Worlds Turned Upside Down | Scotland Enthusiast | Views my own. www.jimambuske.com
Folks: Tomorrow night (7/23) at 7 pm ET, I'll be talking with historians Christopher J. Leahy and Sharon Williams Leahy about their new book, "Presidentess: The Life of First Lady Julia Gardiner Tyler" for @inpursuitusa.bsky.social I learned a lot and you will too! www.youtube.com/live/wtfTfzh...
Presidentess: First Lady Julia Gardiner Tyler with Christopher & Sharon LeahyYouTube video by In Pursuit USAwww.youtube.com"Ours is a beautiful, ancient craft essential for any society's needs for self-understanding. We are equipped with a host of modern methods, but guided ethically by very old rules that no authoritarian political project ought to be allowed to profane." www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbz2...
WATCH: David Blight makes opening statement in hearing on how Smithsonian presents historyYouTube video by PBS NewsHourwww.youtube.comTeam: This Friday at SHEAR join me, @kathleenduval.bsky.social, Jennifer Tucker, and Daniel Preston for Historians on Camera. We'll talk about making documentary films, interpreting history on camera, and the mediation of memory. Can't join in person? Watch here: tinyurl.com/histdocfilms
Over at @inpursuitusa.bsky.social, we’ve partnered with a few Gen Z storytellers to help illuminate the lives of people like Louisa Catherine Adams for younger generations. Check out Lauren Cella’s take on LCA’s powerful influence on “nepo baby” John Quincy Adams www.instagram.com/reel/DajFbrN...
Lauren Cella on Instagram: "Louisa and John Quincy Adams were quite the pair.
In a new essay series from @inpursuitusa there is one line that describes their relationship perfectly; “They were an odd...458 likes, 21 comments - laurencella on July 8, 2026: "Louisa and John Quincy Adams were quite the pair.
In a new essay series from @inpursuitusa there is one line that describes their relationship p...www.instagram.comTeam: Check out this special episode of Nichole Hill's "Our Ancestors were Messy: A Black History Comedy Podcast" about the Black Loyalists who went to Nova Scotia in the wake of the Revolutionary War. Honored to play a role behind the scenes on this one! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
The Revolutionary Black Loyalists! Live with Tressie McMillan CottomPodcast Episode · Our Ancestors Were Messy · S1 Bonus · 1h 39mpodcasts.apple.comI am delighted to help kick off the Everything is a Primary Source Podcast's America at 250 series by talking about the Declaration of Independence! Have a listen and follow Eric's road trip across America. www.everything-history.com/america250
America 250 | Discover America's Stories – Get Involved — Everything is a Primary SourceJoin the America 250 road trip celebrating 250 years of U.S. history through public storytelling, oral histories, and local features. Explore America's diverse past today.www.everything-history.comWhat is a monument to British liberty doing in the Charleston County Judicial Center? I wrote about a relic of the American Revolution now hiding in plain sight and why a statue honoring William Pitt and the Stamp Act's repeal ended up in Charleston. jimambuske.substack.com/p/revolution...
Revolutionary RelicWilliam Pitt's South Carolina Sojournjimambuske.substack.comCheckout this @oieahc.bsky.social Coffee House convo on Keywords for Black Louisiana, featuring @jessicamariejohnson.com, Guadalupe García, Laura Adderley, Kailee Coleman and Daija Yisrael. I eagerly await all the books and films this project will make possible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXbS...
Keywords for Black Louisiana: Reimagining the Place of Black Life in Colonial LouisianaYouTube video by Omohundro Institutewww.youtube.com“Strategic beer reserves”
The New York TimesThousands of Scottish soccer fans in Boston to see their national team play in the World Cup have put a serious dent in the region’s strategic beer reserves. The Tartan Army has charmed locals and become social media darlings in the process. nyti.ms/4uHIHVL
My favorite line in the latest episode of In Pursuit with Colleen Shogan is @lmchervinsky.bsky.social's observation that John Quincy Adams had "no Fs left to give" after his presidency. Do yourself a favor and learn why by listening to this episode. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Because the Revolution didn't destroy monarchy and aristocracy, it only transformed it.
The AtlanticWould you pay $12,000 for a coat of arms? Many Americans have, Helen Lewis writes. Why does a nation founded on the rejection of aristocratic traditions still yearn for them?