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👏 Please Join us in welcoming Mark Boonshoft, one of the new co-editors of the #JERPano! 👏

Mark is set to take the helm alongside Lindsay Schakenbach Regele this July.

Discover his perspective on the role and the JER's place in his career below.
The JER is pleased to welcome Mark Boonshoft as co-editor of the Journal of the Early Republic. Mark is Associate Professor and Conrad M. Hall ’65 Chair in American Constitutional History at Virginia Military Institute, where his research and teaching focus on constitutional development, political culture, and the institutions that shaped the early American republic. He is the author of Aristocratic Education and the Making of the American Republic (University of North Carolina Press, 2020), a finalist for the George Washington Prize, and is currently completing a new book project on violence and constitution making in revolutionary America. A longstanding contributor to the Journal of the Early Republic, he has published two articles in the JER, one of which received the biennial History of Education Society Prize. Mark writes, “I couldn’t be more honored and excited to serve as co-editor of the JER, which has been such an important part of my professional life, at least since I was a graduate student anxiously navigating the peer-review process as a prospective author. The anonymous reviewers and the editors (Jon Wells and David Waldstreicher) with whom I worked on my submissions taught me much about how to critically but supportively nurture work into publishable form. (I needed all the help I could get!) I took away from those experiences an appreciation for the massive amounts of only somewhat visible work that makes the field go around. Since then, I’ve been lucky to work with the Journal in various capacities and learn how to be a good citizen of the profession from Cathy Kelley, Johann Neem, Ron Johnson, Andy Shankman, and so many others on the board and masthead teams. I’m grateful to be working with Lindsay, someone who I could not admire more, to continue the existing work of navigating the Journal through a changing (and catastrophically challenging) historical profession and public history landscape.”
January 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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The Journal of the Early Republic is currently accepting applications for a Book Reviews Co-Editor!

Serve a three-year term beginning July 2026. Review of applications begins March 10, 2026.

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The Journal of the Early Republic (JER) seeks applicants for a three-year term co-editing its book reviews section alongside the current co-editor. Appointment will be effective July 2026 at the end of the 2026 SHEAR Annual Meeting. Editors of Reviews manage the solicitation, review, and acceptance process for book reviews and longer review essays published by the JER. Duties include identifying appropriate titles for review and corresponding with presses to ensure that JER receives review copies; identifying potential reviewers and assigning books to scholars with particular expertise in the subject matter; sending books to reviewers and following up with them until submission; providing editing for style and form for submitted reviews; and collaborating with the Managing Editor to allot received reviews to particular issues. In its book reviews, the JER is committed to representing the entire field and to encouraging the field’s diversity. This position is uncompensated, but book reviews editors receive up to $1000 to support attendance at the Annual Meeting of SHEAR. Attending the Annual Meeting and the yearly Editorial Board Meeting held during the Annual Meeting is a requirement for the position. Please submit letter of application and c.v. to journaloftheearlyrepublic@wwu.edu. The letter of application should explain the applicant’s interest in the position, relevant skills and experience, vision for the position, and any institutional support for the position. Questions may be addressed to the Editors at the above email address. Review of applications will begin March 10, 2026.
January 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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"Some sources catch the eye only on a second reading."

In a new #JERPano post, Michael E. Woods explains how a second pass through the archive revealed a lost letter containing the "Wilmington Doctrine," central to his JER article on proslavery politics.

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Diamonds in the Archival Rough
Michael Woods describes how a fortuitous archival discovery influenced his recent JER article.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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The #JERPano is pleased to announce our newest team of Co-editors to begin this July.

Please join us in congratulating Lindsay Schakenbach Regele and Mark Boonschoft in their new roles!
JER Announcement. The Journal of the Early Republic welcomes our new Co-Editors Mark Boonshoft of the Virginia Military Institute and Lindsay Schakenbach Regele of Miami University of Ohio. Mark and Lindsay will be taking over for our current editors, Johann Neem and Ronald Angelo Johnson, in July. Please join us in offering a warm welcome, and congratulations to our newest co-editors for the #JERPano.
December 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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We love seeing so many of our authors on this list!

What #JERPano piece is on your 2026 bingo card?
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With 2026 just around the corner, we thought we'd see how everyone's reading bingo card is looking.

Which of these works have you read, and which ones should we add to our list?!
December 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Here is our fifth-most read article since the #JERPano launched in 2017: “What!?! Nudity in the Bible!?!” by Joseph Slaughter confronts assumptions about American Protestantism by examining nude imagery in nineteenth-century American illustrated Bibles: thepanorama.shear.org/2021/12/16/w...
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December 27, 2023 at 3:02 PM
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A fan of HBO's "Succession"? According to #JERSummer2024 author Tom Cutterham, there's more history there than you might realize. Check out his #JERComPano essay at the #JERPano to find out more: thepanorama.shear.org/2024/07/30/t...
The Unbroken Lineage of American Dynasty: From Revolution to Succession
Tom Cutterham explores the problem of American dynasty from 18th century examples to current pop culture iterations in shows such as Succession.
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August 12, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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@JERPano invites public submissions to document the rewriting or removal of historical interpretation at federal sites, museums, and government platforms.

Preserve the record by submitting or view previous changes on The Panorama's Early Republic Tracker!
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The Early Republic Tracker
The Early Republic Tracker documents instances where the federal government is removing facts and stories essential to the public’s understanding American history from public historical sites, muse…
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September 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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This spring and summer, the #JERPano has a series on the climate crisis in early America. Rounding out the series is Gustave Lester with Colonial Geology and Being Critical of “Critical Minerals”: http://thepanorama.shear.org/2023/08/14/colonial-geology-and-being-critical-of-critical-minerals/
August 23, 2023 at 9:43 AM
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Also in the #JERPano #RethinkingAppliedHistory series is “A Community Remembrance Project Reckons with the Past: A Nineteenth-Century Lynching in Ohio.” Here Jordan Zdinak considers the importance of applied history for commemoration and political activism: thepanorama.shear.org/2024/03/01/a...
A Community Remembrance Project Reckons with the Past: A Nineteenth-Century Lynching in Ohio
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March 7, 2024 at 8:35 PM
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CFP. SHEAR invites scholars to apply for the 6th Annual Biography Workshop, July 17, 2025 at Brown.

Sessions include chapter workshopping and reflections on subject choice, structure, and archival gaps.

Call now live on the #JERPano:
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SHEAR Biography Workshop 2025 Call for Participants
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April 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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At the #JERPano; Seth Whitty reflects on the long history of slavery and racial violence in Columbia County, TN , and offers additional context for understanding the backlash against Jason Aldean's 2023 hit, "Try That In A Small Town."
The History Trapped Within “Try That in a Small Town”: The Legacy of Racial Fears in the Early American Republic
The long history of slavery and racial violence in Columbia County, TN offers additional context for understanding the backlash against Jason Aldean’s 2023 hit, “Try That in a Small Tow…
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February 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Happy new year from the #JER and #JERPano. As we get ready to roll out our 2024 publications, take a look at our most read #JERPano essay from 2023: “Originalism and the Nature of Rights” by Jud Campbell: thepanorama.shear.org/2023/11/27/o...
Originalism and the Nature of Rights
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January 1, 2024 at 3:42 PM
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Just in time for #SHEAR2024, there's some exciting changes at the #JERPano! Check out this interview with founding editor Will Mackintosh, who shares a bit about the origins of the #JER's digital platform, its different directions, and greatest hits: thepanorama.shear.org/2024/07/11/a...
A Brand New Pano!
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July 16, 2024 at 12:39 PM
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Well beyond the battlefield—firearms were instruments of authority in early America. Explore a new lesson in the #JERPano Teaching the Early Republic series that opens opportunities for students to think about the materiality and symbolism of power and control: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/11/06/f...
Lesson Plan: The Architecture of Firearms and Power in Early America
Shannan Mason offers a complete, two day lesson plan on women and the American Revolution featuring Lauren Duval’s recent article from The Pano.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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With so much happening in recent news cycles, historical context is more important than ever. Considering sharing a piece on current events informed by your expertise in the early American republic with the #JERPano: thepanorama.shear.org/2024/12/03/o...
Ongoing Call for Pano Contributions
Have a hot take on current events? Write for us!
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December 6, 2024 at 1:29 PM
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Beginning our #JERComPano series for the #JERWinter2023 issue is Yoav Hamdani with "Setting the Records Straight: U.S. Officers’ Pay Claims “Vouching” for Slavery." Find it below at the #JERPano: thepanorama.shear.org/2024/01/02/s...
Setting the Records Straight: U.S. Officers’ Pay Claims “Vouching” for Slavery
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January 4, 2024 at 10:55 PM
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Next in the #JERPano roundtable, #APeopleArmed, is “Weapons of Work: Firearms and the Pre-Emancipation Black South” from Antwain K. Hunter: thepanorama.shear.org/2023/10/11/w...
Weapons of Work: Firearms and the Pre-Emancipation Black South
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October 17, 2023 at 2:10 PM
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Read our latest #JERPano piece “How I Discovered That Politics is a Plural Noun.”

Reeve Huston considers the ways political practices in our lives and times reflect a kind of "political promiscuity" that has long been part of the American tradition.

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How I Discovered that Politics is a Plural Noun
Reeve Huston considers the ways that political practices in our own lives and times reflect a kind of “political promiscuity” that has long been part of the American tradition.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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‪Heading to #SHEAR2024 or engaging virtually? Here is a preview from new #JERPano editor Emily Arendt about about what new, exciting directions lay ahead for the Pano and the JER’s approach to digital history: thepanorama.shear.org/2024/07/15/r...
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July 18, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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The Journal of the Early Republic is thrilled to announce the "From Conference Paper to Article Workshop," held 9-2pm Weds, Aug 20th

Get feedback from #JERPano editors and revise toward publication

Submit a CV and title by June 30th 2025. For details visit: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/28/j...
JER From Conference Paper to Article Workshop
Open to anybody who has presented a conference paper on the era of the early republic in 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025.
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April 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Help document changes to American history in public spaces & gov sites with the #JERPano!

The Early Republic Tracker is tracing these alterations - from NPS reviews and funding cuts to library updates.

Submit or view on The Panorama: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
The Early Republic Tracker
The Early Republic Tracker documents instances where the federal government is removing facts and stories essential to the public’s understanding American history from public historical sites, muse…
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August 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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The #JERPano Curious Sources series begins with Zoe Zimmerman's “The Archival Grain," where she discusses how the practice of "reading against the grain" sometimes has more than one meaning: thepanorama.shear.org/2024/11/19/t...
The Archival . . . Grain?
The practice of “reading against the grain” sometimes has more than one meaning, as Zoe Zimmermann discusses in this installment of our “Curious Sources” series.
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November 21, 2024 at 12:49 PM
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The SHEAR nominating committee is seeking recommendations for several positions. Find out more through the #JERPano: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/01/31/s...
Seeking Nominations for SHEAR Officers
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February 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Read “Digitization of Sources and the American Revolution” by Miriam Liebman!

As the semiquincentennial approaches, Liebman comments on historiographical shifts relating to women's and diplomatic history in the era of the Revolution.

Explore at the #JERPano: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/06/02/d...
Digitization of Sources and the American Revolution
As the semiquincentennial approaches, Miriam Liebman comments on historiographical shifts relating to women’s and diplomatic history in the era of the Revolution.
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June 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM