I've been looking for an opportunity to discuss the paranormal conversation between the ghost of General Montgomery and a delegate in the wood near Philadelphia for a while, and I got the opportunity in today's News from 1776! 👻
declarationstories.org/news/feb-19 @declarationstories.bsky.social
I am. It’s at one of the museums where I consult, so I get a local and historic venue and they get the book sale profits.
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There was a British Peter Parker at the same time too!
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No book about the Declaration is complete without a signature! Go to emilysneff.com/signing to learn more
A woman in glasses wearing a maroon blazer and shirt in the foreground, pointing up to a blue historical marker with yellow text describing the publication of Common Sense. Brick and stone buildings in the background.
Kicking off 2026 with the 250th of Common Sense, written and first printed—like the Declaration of Independence—in Philadelphia
Popped by the site of Robert Bell’s office this morning
"This Day was/is Published" drives me *nuts*
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For those who are thinking about what it's like to live through historical events...
Don't miss the CFP for the Experiencing Independence conference, focused on firsthand accounts and diverse perspectives from the American Revolution. Proposals due Friday!
www.mceas.org/news/2025/11...
Setting my sights on the semiquincentennial! 👓
2026 is going to be a big year with my new book, multiple articles, museum exhibitions, and a whole lot of talking about the Declaration of Independence 😮💨
I met one of my dearest friends when she asked to be my lab partner in a chem class neither of us wanted to be in
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December 15: the anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, signed by Frederick Muhlenberg as Speaker of the House of Representatives
In 2026, Muhlenberg’s home will open to the public in Trappe, PA, after being saved from demolition and thoughtfully restored over the last 25 years
The Virtual Workshops for the 250th are this Saturday, December 13! Please help spread the word to anyone who is prepping for the Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. Registration is $30 (free for NPS employees). declarationstories.org/workshops
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The historiography of the Declaration of Independence is absolutely dominated by men
Which is why it is particularly cool that my book will be the first to be both written *and* blurbed by all female historians
#womenalsoknowhistory
Now is a good time to subscribe to the Declaration Stories weekly newsletter, if you haven't already!
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Screenshot of a website with Simon & Schuster logo at the top. To the left, cover image of a book with a quill, reading The Greatest Sentence Ever Written, Walter Isaacson. To the right, further details including List Price $20.00.
Screenshot of a website. To the left, a peach and blue toned cover image of book reading Emily Sneff, When the Declaration of Independence Was News. At the middle and right, further details including list price $29.99.
If a certain new book about the Declaration of Independence is 80 pages and $20, then my book is a STEAL at almost 200 pages longer and $29, right? 🤔
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Proof page with black text on a white background reading: OUP UNCORRECTED PROOF WHEN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS NEWS EMILY SNEFF OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Authors! I am genuinely excited to create the index for my book but I am also a) very busy and b) getting over a nasty cold. Send me your indexing tips that don't involve getting someone else to do it or relying on AI!
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Red background with white pieces of paper in flight above full-length portrait of Lord Dunmore. Text reads: Declaration Stories November 5, 2025 250 years later, Dunmore's "cruel declaration' and the Declaration of Independence are still in conversation
November 7 marks the 250th anniversary of Dunmore's proclamation. Learn about the connection between Dunmore's promise of freedom from slavery and the Declaration of Independence, found in the pages of Dixon and Hunter's Virginia Gazette.
🔗: declarationstories.org/stories/dunmores-cruel-declaration
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Red background with white pieces of paper in motion and a detail of a printed broadside with a horizontal line and text reading "AMERICA: Boston," main text in white reads Declaration Stories, October 29, 2025, These Boston printers were thinking continentally
This week's story is brought to you by the letter "C" for Collaboration!
After the war fractured his partnership with Benjamin Edes, John Gill worked alongside Powars and Willis to create a broadside of the Declaration of Independence in Boston.
declarationstories.org/stories/american-broadside
July 4, 2026—the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—is 250 days away! Are you ready? Follow @declarationstories.bsky.social for weekly glimpses into the early history of the founding document of the United States
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Red background with white pieces of paper in motion at top and detail of an 18th century newspaper at bottom. Text reads: Declaration Stories October 22, 2025 After the Declaration, Edward Eveleth Powars and Nathaniel Willis got to put their mark on the Chronicle
In 1776, New England became Independent! In the title of a Boston newspaper, at least.
This week's story is about the New-England Chronicle at @bpl.boston.gov and the men who took it over shortly before the Declaration of Independence.
declarationstories.org/stories/new-england-becomes-independent
Appreciate this generous perspective on The Declaration's Journey at @amrevmuseum.bsky.social from Mark Segal. At the opening last night, he told me that he was so proud as a Philadelphian and could not imagine a Declaration of Independence exhibition ever topping this one epgn.com/2025/10/14/o...
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Had so much fun recording this episode with @katyghistory.bsky.social and @jeanettepatrick.bsky.social that I had to bring it to @declarationstories.bsky.social!
Much more to come about Polly Palmer in When the Declaration of Independence Was News--coming in exactly 6 months 😱
Had a fun conversation this morning with Bob Allison and @revolution250.bsky.social about all things Declaration—from @declarationstories.bsky.social to the book to The Declaration’s Journey (opening this weekend at @amrevmuseum.bsky.social!)
www.buzzsprout.com/1336051/epis...
HISTORY When the Declaration of Independence Was News EMILY SNEFF, Independent scholar Provides fresh perspectives on the Declaration of Independence by focusing on the earliest public readings and print reactions to independence in English and European languages Brings to life the range of interpretations and emotions of people as they learned about the Declaration of Independence throughout the United States and the Atlantic world Publishing for the 250th anniversary of the United States, When the Declaration of Independence Was News focuses on the nation's founding document at the moment of its creation in 1776, before anyone knew what the legacy of the Declaration would be or if the United States would win the war against Great Britain. It explores how the Declaration was communicated to people in the new nation and around the Atlantic world and reveals the stories of the many people involved in the process of declaring independence, from printers to soldiers to diplomats to translators. About the Author EMILY SNEFF is a historian of the founding era of the United States and a leading expert on the Declaration of Independence. A PhD in history from William and Mary, she is a consulting curator for museum exhibitions for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration. US: April 2026 $29.99 | 1A | 6 1/7 x 9 1/4in UK: July 2026 £22.99 | AE | 235x156mm 978-0-19-781669-1 HB | 272pp 15 B&W halftones Available as an Ebook
OXFORD Trade Books Spring–Summer 2026
In the OUP Spring–Summer 2026 catalogue:
When the Declaration of Independence Was News! 😍
What's in the Declaration? How do you plan an event around a public reading? What has July 4 looked like over the past 250 years? These ?s and more will be answered during the Virtual Workshops for the 250th!
November 15, 2025 -- three workshops on Zoom in one day
declarationstories.org/workshops
In this week's Declaration Stories, @emilysneff.bsky.social explores the work of Benjamin Towne, whose Pennsylvania Evening Post was the first English-language newspaper to print the Declaration in July 1776. www.declarationstories.org/stories/earl...
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Photo of a red t shirt with white writing: The British blew a thirteen colony lead. Layered on top, a light blue hat with a white and red outline of the Liberty Bell.
Fit check for Revolutionary Germantown x Red October
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Did people in London really buy John Hancock's portrait "merely for the sake of hanging him up"? 😳
Learn about @jcblibrary.bsky.social's broadside of the Declaration of Independence in this week's story: declarationstories.org/stories/hanging-up-hancock
