Thomas Lannon
@tglannon
On the way to 1779. Library Director @amrevinstitute Washington D.C. and in before times @nypl & @lafcol
Announcing some professional news, I've accepted the position of Library Director at the Society of the Cincinnati Library in Washington D.C. Excited to support new #amrev research and help grow print and manuscript collections.
On #MemorialDay we remember and honor the men and women who fought and died for life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness. #OTD in 1808 in NYC a procession and interment for the remains of 11,500 Americans who perished on board British prison ships during the #RevWar.
Look for this airing on @cspan American History TV soon - part of our coverage of all things #America250
Super cool to host @ZaraAnishanslin and @cspanhistory this summer evening for a public program in the library @AmRevInstitute
Super cool to host @ZaraAnishanslin and @cspanhistory this summer evening for a public program in the library @AmRevInstitute
Next Wed., 7/9 at 6:30 pm! Join us for an author’s talk featuring historian Zara Anishanslin, Ph.D., of @UDelaware discussing her new book, The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution. Learn more & register:…
Happy 249th birthday America! Celebrate the #Spiritof76 by watching our 3-minute, animated classroom video Birth of American Independence at: bit.ly/46pwkoM, & visit our website or YouTube channel to watch our entire #YearinRevolution series chronicling 1775 and 1776!
📜: Resolution Establishing a Continental Army and Appointing a Commander-in-Chief, Rough Journal of the Continental Congress, June 13–15, 1775. #Army250 #NationalArchives #VisitWashingtonDC
Rev250 resource of the day — Moses Stacey sailed out of Marblehead on a privateer in Nov 1776 and was captured the next month. His diary of his voyage & captivity in Plymouth, England, thru Jan 1779 has been digitized by the American Revolution Institute: …etyofthecincinnati.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec…
#OTD in #history 1844, the #first telegram was sent from the #Capitol building to #Baltimore. The message: "what hath God wrought." With congressional funds, Samuel Morse revolutionized modern communication. So, upon his death, #Congress held a rare memorial service in his honor.
On the evening of April 18, 1775, Robert Newman and John Pulling hung two lanterns in Boston's Old North Chuch to signal to Paul Revere that British troops approached by sea, thus commencing the American Revolutionary War and Revere's famous midnight ride #TwoLightsForTomorrow
On Wed., 5/21 at 6 p.m., join our library staff and historian Susan Brynne Long for a special program exploring selections from our library collections relating to the experience of prisoners of war during the #RevWar. Learn more and purchase tickets: bit.ly/3Y177w0
Awesome opportunity to learn from the great Alex Burns & his talk on Infantry in Battle, 1733-1783 here in D.C.
Always a delight to return to the @AmRevInstitute’s Anderson House.
Next Tues., 4/8 at 6:30 pm! Join us as we welcome back historian Alex Burns of @FranciscanU for a lecture highlighting the common enlisted man during the #RevWar and placing the tactics of the Continental Army in a European context. Learn more & register: bit.ly/4lasVzh
Looks a lot like the engraving made by printer William J. Stone in 1823, the most frequently reproduced version of the document.
After decades of being stored away, President Trump unveils the Declaration of Independence, now proudly displayed in the Oval Office, to @IngrahamAngle! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Great context note here re: France support for American Revolution
Next Thurs., 3/13 at 6:30 pm! Join us for a lecture featuring historian Wayne Lee of the @uncchapelhill discussing Indigenous warfare before and during the #RevWar by exploring Native logistics and their strategic flexibility. Learn more & register: bit.ly/3QQVDHe
In cooperation with @AmRevInstitute, JMC invites proposals for a September 2025 History Conference in Washington, D.C.: "The American Revolution and Its Legacies from 1776 to Today." The deadline is March 31, 2025. Learn more at the link below! jackmillercenter.org/call-for-propo…
Through our online tool, @DocsTeach, you can access a scan of the original document appointing Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman as the "Committee of Five" to draft the Declaration of Independence. loom.ly/Uh2DJvI
Book talk tonight, in person and on Zoom. Register via link in post below.
Next Tues., 3/4 at 6:30 pm, join us for an author’s talk featuring independent historian Sheliah Vance discussing her new book, Threshold to Valley Forge: The Six Days of the Gulph Mills Encampment, published by @BooksBrookline. Learn more & register: bit.ly/41uurEp
#HBD #GeorgeWashington! In the 1790s, citizens of Newport hosted a traditional “President’s Ball.” This invitation for the 1799 ball is addressed to Mrs. Christopher Fowler and displays a woodblock print of the King of Hearts on the reverse.
Ink didn’t always come pre-loaded in pens in convenient packages at the store. Until the middle of the 20th century, you often made your own. See how to make the two most common types of historical inks, how we can tell them apart in our labs & why that can be important to know!