Jonah Estess, Ph.D.
@jonahestess.bsky.social
Historian of American political economy and capitalism. Board member @ Treasury Historical Association. PhDone @ American University. Dog dad. Husband
Have you ever had to finish a project on a shoestring budget? Then you and Treasury Sec. George Boutwell, a staunch advocate of racial equality and economic security after the Civil War, have something in common!
To learn more, register TODAY for next week’s lecture: treasuryhistory.org/lectures/
To learn more, register TODAY for next week’s lecture: treasuryhistory.org/lectures/
September 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Have you ever had to finish a project on a shoestring budget? Then you and Treasury Sec. George Boutwell, a staunch advocate of racial equality and economic security after the Civil War, have something in common!
To learn more, register TODAY for next week’s lecture: treasuryhistory.org/lectures/
To learn more, register TODAY for next week’s lecture: treasuryhistory.org/lectures/
A friendly Friday reminder to check out the Treasury Historical Association’s upcoming lecture, streamed live from the historic Cash Room at the Treasury Department!
📆 Sept. 17, 12-1 pm EST
Jeffrey’s book is acclaimed by scholars of late-19th c. America and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Don’t miss out!
📆 Sept. 17, 12-1 pm EST
Jeffrey’s book is acclaimed by scholars of late-19th c. America and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Don’t miss out!
September 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A friendly Friday reminder to check out the Treasury Historical Association’s upcoming lecture, streamed live from the historic Cash Room at the Treasury Department!
📆 Sept. 17, 12-1 pm EST
Jeffrey’s book is acclaimed by scholars of late-19th c. America and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Don’t miss out!
📆 Sept. 17, 12-1 pm EST
Jeffrey’s book is acclaimed by scholars of late-19th c. America and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Don’t miss out!
Reposted by Jonah Estess, Ph.D.
It is 20 years since Hurricane Katrina and I am thinking about New Orleans today. Here are a couple of Panic of 1837 shinplasters issued by Municipality No. One that featured views of city and street scenes. The first shows the St. Louis Cathedral and the second has a view of the St. Louis Hotel. 🗃️
August 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It is 20 years since Hurricane Katrina and I am thinking about New Orleans today. Here are a couple of Panic of 1837 shinplasters issued by Municipality No. One that featured views of city and street scenes. The first shows the St. Louis Cathedral and the second has a view of the St. Louis Hotel. 🗃️
Interested in the history of Civil War finance, history of taxation, & the state in 19th-century America?
The Treasury Historical Association is hosting its first Fall 2025 Noontime Lecture on Sept. 17 from 12-1 pm EST.
Register for the FREE virtual livestream here: tinyurl.com/4ddxc8vp
The Treasury Historical Association is hosting its first Fall 2025 Noontime Lecture on Sept. 17 from 12-1 pm EST.
Register for the FREE virtual livestream here: tinyurl.com/4ddxc8vp
August 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Interested in the history of Civil War finance, history of taxation, & the state in 19th-century America?
The Treasury Historical Association is hosting its first Fall 2025 Noontime Lecture on Sept. 17 from 12-1 pm EST.
Register for the FREE virtual livestream here: tinyurl.com/4ddxc8vp
The Treasury Historical Association is hosting its first Fall 2025 Noontime Lecture on Sept. 17 from 12-1 pm EST.
Register for the FREE virtual livestream here: tinyurl.com/4ddxc8vp
I’m thrilled to announce the Treasury Historical Association’s Fall 2025 virtual lecture lineup!
FREE registration for Dr. Jeffrey Boutwell’s talk is now open: tinyurl.com/4ddxc8vp
Stay tuned for more details about both talks! Registration for Jill Eicher’s talk forthcoming.
Please share widely!
FREE registration for Dr. Jeffrey Boutwell’s talk is now open: tinyurl.com/4ddxc8vp
Stay tuned for more details about both talks! Registration for Jill Eicher’s talk forthcoming.
Please share widely!
August 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I’m thrilled to announce the Treasury Historical Association’s Fall 2025 virtual lecture lineup!
FREE registration for Dr. Jeffrey Boutwell’s talk is now open: tinyurl.com/4ddxc8vp
Stay tuned for more details about both talks! Registration for Jill Eicher’s talk forthcoming.
Please share widely!
FREE registration for Dr. Jeffrey Boutwell’s talk is now open: tinyurl.com/4ddxc8vp
Stay tuned for more details about both talks! Registration for Jill Eicher’s talk forthcoming.
Please share widely!
Want good neighbors and smart colleages? Encourage students to become history majors, or at least to take history classes. Then hire them.
History has an essential, irreplaceable role in public and private education.
History has an essential, irreplaceable role in public and private education.
Consultants, software developers, fundraisers, soldiers, human rights commissioners—read how history graduates say their degrees helped them in a variety of careers. www.historians.org/teaching-lea...
In Their Own Words: Testimonials from History Majors | American Historical Association
The history major provides both a stepping stone towards dynamic careers in many industries and preparation for ongoing contribution to civic life.
www.historians.org
June 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Want good neighbors and smart colleages? Encourage students to become history majors, or at least to take history classes. Then hire them.
History has an essential, irreplaceable role in public and private education.
History has an essential, irreplaceable role in public and private education.
Are you looking for research assistance at DC-area archives this summer? I’m here to help!
Email me at [email protected] with the details of your project. I look forward to supporting your research!
Email me at [email protected] with the details of your project. I look forward to supporting your research!
May 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Are you looking for research assistance at DC-area archives this summer? I’m here to help!
Email me at [email protected] with the details of your project. I look forward to supporting your research!
Email me at [email protected] with the details of your project. I look forward to supporting your research!
Reposted by Jonah Estess, Ph.D.
Do you feel bewildered by the current state of the nation? In a thoughtful new piece in @commonplacejrnl.bsky.social,
@rparkinson.bsky.social provides some historical context from 1770s PA to explain how bewilderment and chaos agents are not new in America. 🗃️
commonplace.online/article/bewi...
@rparkinson.bsky.social provides some historical context from 1770s PA to explain how bewilderment and chaos agents are not new in America. 🗃️
commonplace.online/article/bewi...
Bewilderment as a Way of Understanding America’s Present – and Past - Commonplace
Circumstances in which people are feeling extreme disorientation are potent breeding grounds for people who are willing to exploit it to take advantage in moments of crisis.
commonplace.online
February 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Do you feel bewildered by the current state of the nation? In a thoughtful new piece in @commonplacejrnl.bsky.social,
@rparkinson.bsky.social provides some historical context from 1770s PA to explain how bewilderment and chaos agents are not new in America. 🗃️
commonplace.online/article/bewi...
@rparkinson.bsky.social provides some historical context from 1770s PA to explain how bewilderment and chaos agents are not new in America. 🗃️
commonplace.online/article/bewi...
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Proud to announce the Treasury Historical Association has opened its call for submissions to the The 1500 Penn Prize. The winner will receive a $2500 honorarium and present their research in the Cash Room of the Treasury Department in Washington, DC. Apply here: treasuryhistory.org/the-1500-pen...
The 1500 Penn Prize - The Treasury Historical Association
The 1500 Penn Prize About the Prize Established by the federal Constitution in 1789, the United States Department of the Treasury has played an integral role in America’s past and in the lives of peop...
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February 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
******DEADLINE EXTENDED******
Submissions are now due by February 20 at 11:59 pm EST.
Application details are available below ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
DM me with questions.
Submissions are now due by February 20 at 11:59 pm EST.
Application details are available below ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
DM me with questions.
Reposted by Jonah Estess, Ph.D.
**REMINDER** **CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS**
Applications for the 1500 Penn Prize are due by 11:59 pm ET on February 15, 2025.
See the link below for details!!
Applications for the 1500 Penn Prize are due by 11:59 pm ET on February 15, 2025.
See the link below for details!!
Proud to announce the Treasury Historical Association has opened its call for submissions to the The 1500 Penn Prize. The winner will receive a $2500 honorarium and present their research in the Cash Room of the Treasury Department in Washington, DC. Apply here: treasuryhistory.org/the-1500-pen...
The 1500 Penn Prize - The Treasury Historical Association
The 1500 Penn Prize About the Prize Established by the federal Constitution in 1789, the United States Department of the Treasury has played an integral role in America’s past and in the lives of peop...
treasuryhistory.org
January 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
**REMINDER** **CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS**
Applications for the 1500 Penn Prize are due by 11:59 pm ET on February 15, 2025.
See the link below for details!!
Applications for the 1500 Penn Prize are due by 11:59 pm ET on February 15, 2025.
See the link below for details!!
**REMINDER** **CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS**
Applications for the 1500 Penn Prize are due by 11:59 pm ET on February 15, 2025.
See the link below for details!!
Applications for the 1500 Penn Prize are due by 11:59 pm ET on February 15, 2025.
See the link below for details!!
Proud to announce the Treasury Historical Association has opened its call for submissions to the The 1500 Penn Prize. The winner will receive a $2500 honorarium and present their research in the Cash Room of the Treasury Department in Washington, DC. Apply here: treasuryhistory.org/the-1500-pen...
The 1500 Penn Prize - The Treasury Historical Association
The 1500 Penn Prize About the Prize Established by the federal Constitution in 1789, the United States Department of the Treasury has played an integral role in America’s past and in the lives of peop...
treasuryhistory.org
January 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
**REMINDER** **CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS**
Applications for the 1500 Penn Prize are due by 11:59 pm ET on February 15, 2025.
See the link below for details!!
Applications for the 1500 Penn Prize are due by 11:59 pm ET on February 15, 2025.
See the link below for details!!
Please share widely! We’re excited to continue receiving submissions!
Proud to announce the Treasury Historical Association has opened its call for submissions to the The 1500 Penn Prize. The winner will receive a $2500 honorarium and present their research in the Cash Room of the Treasury Department in Washington, DC. Apply here: treasuryhistory.org/the-1500-pen...
The 1500 Penn Prize - The Treasury Historical Association
The 1500 Penn Prize About the Prize Established by the federal Constitution in 1789, the United States Department of the Treasury has played an integral role in America’s past and in the lives of peop...
treasuryhistory.org
January 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Please share widely! We’re excited to continue receiving submissions!
Reposted by Jonah Estess, Ph.D.
We’ve got a call for papers at @modamhist.bsky.social — write for us!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Call for Papers for Special Issue 2026—The United States’ Semiquincentennial | Modern American History | Cambridge Core
Call for Papers for Special Issue 2026—The United States’ Semiquincentennial - Volume 7 Issue 3
www.cambridge.org
January 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We’ve got a call for papers at @modamhist.bsky.social — write for us!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Proud to announce the Treasury Historical Association has opened its call for submissions to the The 1500 Penn Prize. The winner will receive a $2500 honorarium and present their research in the Cash Room of the Treasury Department in Washington, DC. Apply here: treasuryhistory.org/the-1500-pen...
The 1500 Penn Prize - The Treasury Historical Association
The 1500 Penn Prize About the Prize Established by the federal Constitution in 1789, the United States Department of the Treasury has played an integral role in America’s past and in the lives of peop...
treasuryhistory.org
January 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Proud to announce the Treasury Historical Association has opened its call for submissions to the The 1500 Penn Prize. The winner will receive a $2500 honorarium and present their research in the Cash Room of the Treasury Department in Washington, DC. Apply here: treasuryhistory.org/the-1500-pen...