For nearly two and a half centuries, they were forgotten beneath the soil near Lake George, New York. No marked graves stood above them. No descendants visited to leave flowers. No stone carried...
Category - Voices of America at 250
Hamilton and the Founding Fathers: Where Broadway Meets American History
As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Americans are once again turning their attention to the people, events, and ideas that shaped the nation...
When the Markers Are Gone, the History Remains
Public Memory Is Not the Same as History A monument, a roadside marker, a courthouse plaque, or a bronze statue can be valuable. It can tell people that something important happened there. It can...
Remembering the Founding, From 1776 to 2026
The founding of the United States is often treated as a closed chapter, something contained in a handful of documents, a few familiar names, and a short list of dates that everyone is expected to...
What Early Americans Read, Heard, and Shared
In the years surrounding 1776, the American colonies were not shaped by a single voice or a single source of information. There was no unified message that reached everyone at once, and no system...
John and Abigail Adams, Duty, Distance, and Daily Life
The founding of the United States is usually told through public moments. Documents, debates, and decisions take center stage. The Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress, and the...
George Washington and the Voice of a New Nation
When the United States first began to take shape as a nation, it didn’t just need laws and structure. It needed a voice people could recognize and trust. That voice, more than anyone else’s, came...
1776 in Public Words
By July of 1776, the arguments had been building for a long time. Tensions with Britain were no longer new. Colonists had already spent years listening to speeches, reading newspapers, hearing...
Before 1776, The Language That Prepared the Ground
When people think about the founding of the United States, they usually begin with the Declaration of Independence. That is understandable. It is the best-known document of the nation’s early...