Journal of the Early Americas Magazine
 
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
2.  Hearthstone: "...whether Indians or white men had now gone by..." by Eric Rynolds
3.   The Early Americas: The Stone Church in Fort Amsterdam by Jack Harpster
3.  To Arms: "Couldn't work, Couldn't Live on Wind": Why Simon Girty Joined the British During the Revolutionary War by Mark Hersee
4.  The Punchbowl: Old English Game Cocks by Duane Hartwig
6.  The Discerning Re-enactor:  Colonial meets Digital: Game Review by Jeremy Kingsbury
7.  Review: Conquered into Liberty: A Review by Mark Suagee
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.


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.

1.  Arts & Artisans:  Axes in New France: Part I: The Biscayan Axe 
         by Kevin Gladysz and Ken Hamilton
2.  Hearthstone:  “One of those Extravagant Reliefs from the Realities of Life…”
         Recreating the Eighteenth-Century Punch and Judy Show  by Wayne Krefting
3.  The Early Americas:  Captain Thomas Hutchins, First Geographer of the
         United States: Part I
by Silvio A. Bedini
4.  To Arms:  Meriwether Lewis's Lead Powder Canisters by Stuart Kirkland Wier 
5.  The Discerning Re-enactor:  North House Folk School, A Haven on the Lake
         by Mercedes Tuma-Hansen
6.  The Punchbowl:  Missing Early American Birds and their Historical Significance:     
         “King of The Woodpeckers” 
by James Blake & Tony Gerard 
7.  A Matter of Taste:  “It is a bewitching Weed…”  Tobacco and Kinickinick Use in
          the Fur Trade
by Isaac Walters
8.  Musings Around the Inkpot - Our letters to and from the editor.
9.  Review:  Joel Barlow: American Diplomat and Nation Builder: A Book Review
         by Casey Criswell

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.

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!
 
 
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 April/May 2012 issue (sections in bold, titles in italics):
    1.  Arts and Artisans – Tecumseh’s Northwest Trade Gun by Mark Sage
    2.  Hoppus and Hatchet – The Indian Corps: Grant's Campaign 1761 by William B. Jack
    3.  Hearthstone – The Flight of Some Weak Women Apache Prisoners of War in New Spain:
            A 1799 Incident: Part I  by Mark Santiago
    4.  Early Americas – Redcoats in Green Bay: The British Occupation of Fort Edward          
             Augustus (Green Bay, WI) 1761-1763: Part II by Richard FC Seidemann, Jr.
    5.  To Arms – Slush and Mud:  How the Cannons of Ticonderoga Beat the British at Boston              by Gerry Barker
    6.  Discerning Re-enactor – …to remain in the Indian country:” Euro-American Trapping 
            and Hunting in the Great Lakes Fur Trade by Isaac Walters
    7.  Punchbowl – “Such things as they cannot do without:” Equipping Joseph Brant's        
            Volunteers During the Revolutionary War by Mark Hersee
    8.  A Matter of Taste – The Beginnings of Horticulture in the California Missions 
            by Michael R. Hardwick
    9.  Musings Around the Inkpot – Our letters to and from the editor.  
  10.  Review – Thus Fell Tecumseh: A Book Review by Casey Criswell

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!
 
 
__Welcome to our first official post of 2012!  We are very excited to bring you Journal of the Early America's first issue of its all new second volume!  For a sneak peak at our featured articles, please see the list below!

Featured in the February/March 2012 issue (sections in bold, titles in italics):
    1.  Musings Around the Inkpot – Our letters to and from the editor.
    2.  Hoppus and HatchetMajor William Williams' Excursion: Espionage or Adventure?
                by Alan F. Nelson
    3.  HearthstoneA Glimpse of Worship in Colonial Virginia: Acquainting the 21st
                Century with a Colonial Perspective by John W. Hayes
    4.  Early AmericasRedcoats in Green Bay: The British Occupation of Fort Edward
                Augustus (Green Bay, WI) 1761-1763: Part I  by Richard FC Seidemann, Jr.
    5.  To ArmsIdentifying Early Cannons at the Presidio of Santa Barbara
                by Michael R. Hardwick
    6.  Discerning Re-enactorThe 1st Pennsylvania Regiment in Alabama by Erich Cousins
    7.  PunchbowlA Breech-Loading Rifle in the American Revolution?: A Book Review
                by Gene "Henri" Tesdahl & Chadwell's Station - Fiddling on the Frontier:
                A Music Review by Carroll Ross
    8.  A Matter of TasteDining With the Dons: Food in Early California by Jane G. Beckman

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!  We are excited to bring you Journal of the Early America's sixth issue of its first volume!  Be sure to check your mailboxes for this issue soon!  For a sneak peak at our featured articles, please see the list below.

Featured in the December 2011/January 2012 issue (sections in bold, titles in italics):
    1.  Arts and ArtisansFrench Knives in North America: Part III
                by Kevin Gladysz & Ken Hamilton
    2.  Hoppus and HatchetFoods of Necessity by Mike Moore
    3.  HearthstoneSprang: A Textile Technique by Carol James
    4.  Early AmericasThe Family Doctoress by Elizabeth Simpson
    5.  To ArmsThe Colt Patterson Revolver in the Far West by Michael Schaubs
    6.  Discerning Re-enactorBuckskins and Beaver: One Organization's Journey
                Into the Past by Jim Hannon
    7.  Punchbowl Preparing a Parchment Beaver by Lee Nelson
    8.  A Matter of TasteBeaver Sweet Meat - Recipe by Chris Cheney
    9.  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!
 
 
Welcome back!  We are excited to bring you Journal of the Early America's fifth issue, all set for October/November 2011!  For a sneak peak at our featured articles, please see the list below.

Featured in the October/November 2011 issue (sections in bold, titles in italics):
    1.  Musings Around the Inkpot – Our letters to and from the editor.
    2.  PunchbowlIn Pursuit of Yesterday by Joe Velazquez
    3.  Arts and ArtisansFrench Knives in North America: Part II - siamos and "two-pin" knives
                by Kevin Gladysz and Ken Hamilton
    4.  Hoppus and HatchetThe Typical Engagé: French-Canadian Voyageur “…each one with
                his bag, containing a few of the most necessary articles”  by Karl Koster
    5.  Hearthstone Digging Through the Past: Grand Portage, an Archaeological Adventure
                by Steve Veit
    6.  Early AmericasOjibwe Giiyosewin Mewinzha: The Ojibwe Way of Hunting Long Ago
                by Jeremy Kingsbury
    7.  To ArmsThe Battle of Tippecanoe: Battle Map Correction by Rick Conwell
    8.  Discerning Re-enactorThe Joy of the Game:  Playing Lacrosse at  Historical Events
                by John Powers
    9.  A Matter of TasteLike the Old Feasts in Highland Castles by Chris Cheney

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!
 
 
Journal of the Early America's fourth issue is hot off the presses!  The August/September 2011 issue should be arriving at subscriber doors very soon!  For a sneak peak at our featured articles, please see the list below.

Featured in the August/September 2011 issue (sections in bold, titles in italics):
    1.  Arts and ArtisansFrench Knives in North America: Part I - "Flatin" and "a la dauphine"
                by Kevin Gladysz and Ken Hamilton
    2.  Hoppus and HatchetGathered Toe and Center Seam Pucker Vamp Moccasins
                by Oliver McCloskey
    3.  Hearthstone“ ... something more useful than PEN and INK …:” The Pencil in the
                Eighteenth Century by Wayne Krefting
    4.  Early AmericasStockbridge: A Place, A People: Part II by Gerry Barker
    5.  To ArmsThe Battle of Tippecanoe: Prelude to the War of 1812 by Rick Conwell
    6.  Discerning Re-enactorThe Hunter’s Quest: Knowledge and Lodging in the Northwest
                Territory by Dennis Neely
    7.  PunchbowlJefferson & Liberty: Music of 18th Century America by The Itinerant Band
                by Summer Criswell, and On the Map by Tasker's Chance by Gene Tesdahl
    8.  A Matter of TasteThe Pursuit and Death of the Buffalo by Chris Cheney
    9.  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!
 
 
We are excited to bring you Journal of the Early America's third issue, scheduled for June/July 2011!  For a sneak peak at our featured articles, please see the list below.

Featured in the June/July 2011 issue (sections in bold, titles in italics):
    1.  Arts and ArtisansThe Martin's Station Rifle Project by Carroll Ross
    2.  Hoppus and HatchetOf it they make their rope and bags, or, Got Cordage?
                by Lee Nelson
    3.  HearthstoneS'Habiller: Getting Dressed in New France, 1740-1760, A Woman's Guide,
                Part II by Suzanne Gousse
    4.  Early AmericasStockbridge: A Place, A People: Part I by Gerry Barker
    5.  To ArmsHowarth’s South Carolina Regiment 1757-1760, Part II  by William B. Jack
    6.  Discerning Re-enactorMore Than Paint and Silver: Thoughts on Delving Deeper Into
                a Native Persona by Benjamin VonDielingen
    7.  Punchbowl Punch: A Review by Jasmine Criswell Tesdahl, and The French Trade Gun In
                North America, 1662-1759 by Casey M. Criswell
    8.  A Matter of TasteThe Melding of Early Americas Foods by Lisa M. Youngman
    9.  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!