Jake Calhoun
@jjacobcalhoun.bsky.social
Historian, husband, dog dad, and D&D DM 🎲
Now: University of Virginia, soon: Wabash College
Now: University of Virginia, soon: Wabash College
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Black history in Jamestown discussed at First Thursday talk www.yesweekly.com/news/jamesto...
Black history in Jamestown discussed at First Thursday talk
Ruby Sapp Leach has been researching her genealogy for more than 55 years. That’s over half of her 91 years. She has found many interesting things in deeds, censuses and
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October 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Black history in Jamestown discussed at First Thursday talk www.yesweekly.com/news/jamesto...
I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to present on my team’s research into Brown’s Cove last night on behalf of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society. If you missed it, you can watch the presentation via the link below!
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Contours of Community: Digitally Mapping Brown's Cove
YouTube video by Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
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July 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to present on my team’s research into Brown’s Cove last night on behalf of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society. If you missed it, you can watch the presentation via the link below!
youtu.be/YxmUcgAmT0I?...
youtu.be/YxmUcgAmT0I?...
If you’re interested in Virginia history, be sure to come check out my talk tomorrow (07/24) on the history of Brown’s Cove, a region in western Albemarle County, on behalf of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Socety at 6:00pm at Lane Auditorium.
Register via the link!
albemarlehistory.org
Register via the link!
albemarlehistory.org
The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
History is not the past; it is the story we tell about the past. Every person in Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville has a unique and powerful story to tell.
albemarlehistory.org
July 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If you’re interested in Virginia history, be sure to come check out my talk tomorrow (07/24) on the history of Brown’s Cove, a region in western Albemarle County, on behalf of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Socety at 6:00pm at Lane Auditorium.
Register via the link!
albemarlehistory.org
Register via the link!
albemarlehistory.org
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This document is 1 of only 26 known remaining copies of the first printed version of the Declaration of Independence, printed in Philadelphia on the night of July 4, 1776 by John Dunlap. The paper it was printed on bears the watermark of King George III. @rareuva.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This document is 1 of only 26 known remaining copies of the first printed version of the Declaration of Independence, printed in Philadelphia on the night of July 4, 1776 by John Dunlap. The paper it was printed on bears the watermark of King George III. @rareuva.bsky.social
I recently spoke with Sonja Sharp at @latimes.com about the violent history of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, and its significance to Trump's use of federalized troops in Los Angeles. Check out the article to learn more.
California hopes law from bloody era of U.S. history can rein in Trump's use of troops
California’s court fight to reign in the president's use of troops in Los Angeles now hangs on a 19th century law with grim origins and a Spaghetti Western-sounding moniker.
www.latimes.com
June 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I recently spoke with Sonja Sharp at @latimes.com about the violent history of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, and its significance to Trump's use of federalized troops in Los Angeles. Check out the article to learn more.
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My recently finished entomology pieces, Goliathus orientalis and Danaus plexippus. 🪲🦋
June 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My recently finished entomology pieces, Goliathus orientalis and Danaus plexippus. 🪲🦋
I’m excited to announce that I’ve accepted a position as a Byron K. Trippet Assistant Professor of History and the David A. Moore Chair in American History at Wabash College. I feel deeply fortunate to have received this opportunity, and I’m thrilled to begin my new career in Indiana this fall!
March 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I’m excited to announce that I’ve accepted a position as a Byron K. Trippet Assistant Professor of History and the David A. Moore Chair in American History at Wabash College. I feel deeply fortunate to have received this opportunity, and I’m thrilled to begin my new career in Indiana this fall!
It was such a great experience and privilege to speak at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol as part of their series on the history of Reconstruction!
March 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It was such a great experience and privilege to speak at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol as part of their series on the history of Reconstruction!
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For #InternationalDayoftheSeal, “Phoca” from Conrad Gessner’s “Historiae animalium,” volume 2, 1554. 🦭
#naturalhistory #rarebooks
#naturalhistory #rarebooks
March 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
For #InternationalDayoftheSeal, “Phoca” from Conrad Gessner’s “Historiae animalium,” volume 2, 1554. 🦭
#naturalhistory #rarebooks
#naturalhistory #rarebooks
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If you’re in Baton Rouge tomorrow, @jjacob05.bsky.social is giving a public lecture on Louisiana's Black Militias and the Election of 1870 at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol! louisianaoldstatecapitol.org/exhibits-eve...
The Rise of Black Militias in Reconstruction-Era Louisiana |…
Join historian Dr. John Jacob Calhoun at the Old State Capitol for a deep-dive into the impact on the 1870 election and the fight for political power.
louisianaoldstatecapitol.org
March 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
If you’re in Baton Rouge tomorrow, @jjacob05.bsky.social is giving a public lecture on Louisiana's Black Militias and the Election of 1870 at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol! louisianaoldstatecapitol.org/exhibits-eve...
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After Decades, the Full African American Civil War Memorial Museum Is Finally Coming to DC www.washingtonian.com/2025/03/04/a... #blackhistorymonth #tellemwhatwedid
After Decades, the Full African American Civil War Memorial Museum Is Finally Coming
The finished museum is set to open in July.
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March 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
After Decades, the Full African American Civil War Memorial Museum Is Finally Coming to DC www.washingtonian.com/2025/03/04/a... #blackhistorymonth #tellemwhatwedid
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Congratulations to Jon Grinspan (UVA PhD 2013) and Robert Colby (CLAS 2009), whose books are finalists for the 2025 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize!
To learn more, visit: www.gilderlehrman.org/about/announ...
To learn more, visit: www.gilderlehrman.org/about/announ...
February 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Congratulations to Jon Grinspan (UVA PhD 2013) and Robert Colby (CLAS 2009), whose books are finalists for the 2025 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize!
To learn more, visit: www.gilderlehrman.org/about/announ...
To learn more, visit: www.gilderlehrman.org/about/announ...
Check out this piece I wrote in TIME about America's first Black voters and why their stories hold significance today.
time.com/7176913/firs...
time.com/7176913/firs...
What Democrats Can Learn from America’s First Black Voters
After the Civil War, Black voters faced danger and violence—and they fought for political power against all odds.
time.com
November 15, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Check out this piece I wrote in TIME about America's first Black voters and why their stories hold significance today.
time.com/7176913/firs...
time.com/7176913/firs...