Brendan Gillis
@bgillis.bsky.social
Historian of early America and the British empire. Director of Teaching and Learning for the American Historical Association and Associate Prof. of History at Lamar University (on leave).
Opinions are my own and not those of my employers.
Opinions are my own and not those of my employers.
And here is her subpoena to testify before the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol, noting that “you assisted in organizing the rally” on Jan 6.
May 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
And here is her subpoena to testify before the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol, noting that “you assisted in organizing the rally” on Jan 6.
The same Megan Powers was Operations Manager for Scheduling and Guidance for the Women for America First rally at the Ellipse on January 6, 2021. 3/4 www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia...
May 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The same Megan Powers was Operations Manager for Scheduling and Guidance for the Women for America First rally at the Ellipse on January 6, 2021. 3/4 www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia...
Megan Powers is listed as the America250 General Contractor and “Person in Charge of the Event” for the military parade to mark the 250th anniversary of the US Army (that also happens to be the President’s birthday). 2/4 wtop.com/wp-content/u...
wtop.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Megan Powers is listed as the America250 General Contractor and “Person in Charge of the Event” for the military parade to mark the 250th anniversary of the US Army (that also happens to be the President’s birthday). 2/4 wtop.com/wp-content/u...
Applying for a regional subaward is a two-step process: submit a Notice of Intent, and eligible projects will be invited to apply.
Proposals for a first round of awards with periods of performance of up to 12 months are due May 1, 2025.
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Proposals for a first round of awards with periods of performance of up to 12 months are due May 1, 2025.
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Teaching with Primary Sources - AHA
Teaching with Primary Sources Mid-Atlantic/US Territories Region The American Historical Association is proud to partner with the Library of Congress in serving the Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS)...
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April 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Applying for a regional subaward is a two-step process: submit a Notice of Intent, and eligible projects will be invited to apply.
Proposals for a first round of awards with periods of performance of up to 12 months are due May 1, 2025.
www.historians.org/community-ca...
Proposals for a first round of awards with periods of performance of up to 12 months are due May 1, 2025.
www.historians.org/community-ca...
For the full review, scroll to #America250 is here. Are we ready?: www.historians.org/perspectives...
Live from New York, It’s AHA25 – AHA
Nearly 4,000 historians spent a January weekend in NYC at the AHA annual meeting.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
For the full review, scroll to #America250 is here. Are we ready?: www.historians.org/perspectives...
"If the excerpts screened in New York (about 2% of the film’s total run time) provide any indication, the finished film will foreground some of the most innovative and accomplished scholars of the revolutionary era." #America250 ↩️
March 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
"If the excerpts screened in New York (about 2% of the film’s total run time) provide any indication, the finished film will foreground some of the most innovative and accomplished scholars of the revolutionary era." #America250 ↩️
"Balancing careful history with compelling storytelling,” the American Revolution doc “seems poised to make an ambitious gamble that television audiences will welcome: an account of the revolution that embraces the complexity, contingency, and nuance of a period rife with contradictions.“ ↩️
March 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
"Balancing careful history with compelling storytelling,” the American Revolution doc “seems poised to make an ambitious gamble that television audiences will welcome: an account of the revolution that embraces the complexity, contingency, and nuance of a period rife with contradictions.“ ↩️
We are so pumped to be joining forces with LoC, NCHE, Waynesburg University, Middle Tennessee State, Illinois State, and Metropolitan University of Denver to support worthy organizations in their efforts to teach with and through primary sources.
March 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
We are so pumped to be joining forces with LoC, NCHE, Waynesburg University, Middle Tennessee State, Illinois State, and Metropolitan University of Denver to support worthy organizations in their efforts to teach with and through primary sources.
On the governor’s desk awaiting signature, HB 1060 mandates instruction on the limitations of communism and autocracy, but fails to distinguish between the two. It’s also hazy about the difference between democracy and representative government. arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail...
HB1060 Bill Information
This site is maintained by the Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research, Information Systems Dept., and is the official website of the Arkansas General Assembly.
arkleg.state.ar.us
February 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
On the governor’s desk awaiting signature, HB 1060 mandates instruction on the limitations of communism and autocracy, but fails to distinguish between the two. It’s also hazy about the difference between democracy and representative government. arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail...
Thousands of objects, remarkable and mundane, were in motion as the British American colonies moved toward revolution. All are portholes letting us see the history of the revolutionary era from new and unexpected angles. Call for pitches: www.historians.org/opportunity/...
’76 Objects: A Special Issue of the American Historical Review – AHA
“No Stamp Act” teapots manufactured in Britain for the American market. Beads. Smoothbore flintlock muskets. Pocket maps. Beaver round hats. Striped drugget. Thousands of objects, remarkable and munda...
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December 5, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Thousands of objects, remarkable and mundane, were in motion as the British American colonies moved toward revolution. All are portholes letting us see the history of the revolutionary era from new and unexpected angles. Call for pitches: www.historians.org/opportunity/...