The March/April 2013 issue is out!  For a sneak peak at our featured articles, please see the list below.

1.  Hoppus & Hatchet:  "...the principal and handsomest trading-post on the Missouri River..": A Brief Introduction to Fort Union by Rodney L. Lassey

The December/January issue is out!  For a sneak peak at our featured articles, please see the list below.

1.  Arts & Artisans: Axes in New France: Part III: Casse-t

êtes (French Tomahawks) 

Hello readers! 

We'd like to inform you of a change to one of our articles in the last issue, October/November 2012, The Punchbowl:  Bent's Old Fort Living History Workshop by Michael Schaubs. If you have tried to use the contact information mentioned at the end of the article, it is better to email greg_holt@npe.gov than holt@nps.gov as was printed. Thank you

Also at this time, we are calling for A Matter of Taste articles. If you have a documented colonial recipes or food-topic articles, we'd love to hear from you! Please see our Writing Guidelines for submitting articles!

Hello again!  Our next issue will be mailed out soon!  For a sneak peak at our featured articles, please see the list below.


1.  Arts & Artisans:  Axes in New France: Part II: French Colonial-made Axes 
         by Kevin Gladysz and Ken Hamilton
2.  Hoppus & Hatchet: Thunderstruck Shoal Trail - The Longhunters' Way West 
         by Sam D. Perry
3.  Hearthstone:  Recreating the Eighteenth-Century Punch and Judy Show: Part II  
         by Wayne Krefting
4.  The Early Americas:  Captain Thomas Hutchins, First Geographer of the 
         United States: Part II by Silvio A. Bedini
5.  To Arms:  The Chief Who Never Was: William Weatherford and the Creek War (1813-1814) 
         by Colonel P. Michael Phillips
6.  The Discerning Re-enactor:  Thunder Down Under (Or, how I became a 1760 North 
         American Fur Trapper by Cam Cowled
7.  The Punchbowl:  Bent's Old Fort Living History Workshop  by Michael Schaubs 
8.  Musings Around the Inkpot - Our letters to and from the editor.

For more information about what topics we cover in each section, please click here.  Haven't secured a subscription yet?  Don't delay!  Visit our subscriptions page today.  We hope you find something you love in each and every issue of Journal of the Early Americas.

P.S.  We are always looking for writers and advertisers wishing to publish their content with us.  Please visit our writers page and advertising page for more information.  Our new website is being updated frequently, so please come back and visit us again soon to see what's new.  If you have additional questions or comments, visit our contact us page.  Thank you!

Hello again!  Our next issue will be mailed out soon!  For a sneak peak at our featured articles, please see the list below.

Hello again!  Our next issue will be mailed out soon!  For a sneak peak at our featured articles, please see the list below.

Featured in the June/July 2012 issue (sections in bold, titles in italics):
    1.  Hoppus and Hatchet – “The Quantity of guns required tho’ great,:” War of 1812 
           Common Guns by Dr. James A. Hanson
    2.  Hearthstone – The Flight of Some Weak Women Apache Prisoners of War in New Spain:
            A 1799 Incident: Part II  by Mark Santiago
    3.  Early Americas – Sealed and Delivered: Decoding Colonial-Era Lead Seals
           by David MacDonald
    4.  To Arms – Tarnished Galahad: The Short and Dynamic Career of Charles-Claude             
           DuTisné by Mike Piper 
    5.  Discerning Re-enactor – Adventures in Time Travel by Daniel J. Boessel    
    6.  Punchbowl – “That don't help me when I am in want of it:” Workplace Stresses at             
           Osnaburg House 1800-1801 by Jeremy Kingsbury
    7.  A Matter of Taste – The Common Potato and the French and Indian War 
           by Hubbard C. Goodrich
   8.  Musings Around the Inkpot – Our letters to and from the editor.  
   9.  Review – The Lessons of 1812: A Book Review by Gene Tesdahl
For more information about what topics we cover in each section, please click here.  Haven't secured a subscription yet?  Don't delay!  Visit our subscriptions page today.  We hope you find something you love in each and every issue of Journal of the Early Americas.

P.S.  We are always looking for writers and advertisers wishing to publish their content with us.  Please visit our writers page and advertising page for more information.  Our new website is being updated frequently, so please come back and visit us again soon to see what's new.  If you have additional questions or comments, visit our contact us page.  Thank you!

As we announced in May, Journal of the Early Americas has been honored as one of the "Ten Best New Magazines of 2011" by the prestigious Library Journal!  Please check out the full article titled "Finding Equilibrium" by Steve Black in the May 1, 2012 issue of Library Journal.  A few excerpts from the article:

In trying budgetary times, there are two reasons libraries should bother with new magazines.  The first is to keep collections fresh and appealing to a variety of patrons.  The second is to maintain the library as a place for readers to come across original works that might otherwise escape their notice.  Discovering new magazines requires some work, especially since many publishers of newly launched periodicals have limited means of promotion and distribution.......The title suggests this is a scholarly journal, but Journal of the Early Americas is actually for a popular audience of "the discerning re-enactor portraying 1521 to 1848."  The articles are research based (complete with endnotes), but color illustrations and a lack of jargon create a magazine well suited to general readers interested in history.  Because of the focus on reenactment, there is a large dose of information about clothing, food, tools, and folkways.  Journal of the Early Americas expertly portrays the lives of Native Americans and the many immigrants who came to America.  A fair portion of articles address military life or campaigns, but the magazine covers topics beyond military reenactment.
                                                        - Library Journal - May 1, 2012, Volume 137, No. 8, pages 34-35

We'd like to thank Library Journal for this award and their excellent article.  As always, we are always appreciative of your continued support!

We have very exciting news!  Journal of the Early Americas has been named one of the "Ten Best New Magazines of 2011" by the prestigious Library Journal!  We are honored by the award and will update you with more details shortly!  Thank you all for your support!