The JCB is busy today with visitors from the Brown and RISD libraries taking tours and attending talks offered by our staff as part of Unconference 2026! Pictured here, Kim Nusco leads tours of the Library and Mark Armstrong gives a talk called Gutenberg and his Gutenbuddies.

Happening soon!!!! Join us TODAY, August 4, at 4 pm for a discussion about Money with Joshua Greenberg, editor for Commonplace: the journal of early American life. Details at jcblibrary.org/events/joshu...

Call For Proposals: Conference on Families in Early American and Atlantic Worlds April 15-17, 2027 Hosted by the John Carter Brown Library (Co-chairs Julie Hardwick and Karin Wulf) Details at: forms.gle/QWcB23XGbwu6...

Join us TOMORROW, Tuesday, August 4 at 4 p.m. EDT as The Revolution Is News continues! This week, JCB Director Karin Wulf will discuss the topic of Money with historian Joshua Greenberg. More details and registration at jcblibrary.org!

Join us this Tuesday, August 4 at 4 p.m. EDT as The Revolution Is News continues! This week Karin Wulf discusses Money with historian Joshua Greenberg. More details at jcblibrary.org.

Updates from the JCB on the Sally and the Brown Family Business Records In a new series of blog posts, the JCB staff reflects on the work that has been performed over decades to preserve and order materials related to the slave ship Sally. More at jcblibrary.org/news/reflect...

Join us this Tuesday, August 4 at 4 p.m. EDT as The Revolution Is News continues! This week JCB Director Karin Wulf will discuss Money with historian Joshua Greenberg. Details and registration at jcblibrary.org/events/joshu...

The July 2026 JCB newsletter is live! Check out all the latest on our programming, current exhibition, digital platform, and more! conta.cc/4fyWAjz

It is comforting to know that our fascination with these creatures is nothing new... #jimothy #RaccoonLove Source: americana.jcblibrary.org/search/objec...

If you missed yesterday's conversation between JCB Director Karin Wulf and Professor Christopher Bonner, you can watch it on YouTube! The Revolution Is News series is available on our YouTube channel, and we are looking forward to the next few installments! Details at jcblibrary.org.

Christopher Bonner: Memory of the American Revolution in Black Politics (The Revolution Is News)

YouTube video by The John Carter Brown Library

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Join us TODAY, July 21, at 4 p.m. EDT as The Revolution Is News continues! Details and registration here: shorturl.at/kPulf

"The biggest story is that Newport is occupied for several years during the Revolution..." -Check out @kawulf.bsky.social's reflections on Revolutionary War-era history as it relates to Brown!

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"This week we’re in Rhode Island" — In this video from @photowalkstv.bsky.social, Professor of History and Director and Librarian of the @jcblibrary.bsky.social, @kawulf.bsky.social, was interviewed about Brown’s Revolutionary War-era history. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=72RbEbWzZJo

Join us TOMORROW, Tuesday, July 21 at 4 p.m. EDT for our latest installment of The Revolution Is News. JCB Director Karin Wulf will discuss the topic of Memory of the American Revolution in Black Politics with Professor Christopher Bonner. Register here: jcblibrary.org/events/

Join us Tuesday, July 21 for the next installment of The Revolution Is News! Christopher Bonner (University of Maryland) will discuss the Memory of the American Revolution in Black Politics. Details at jcblibrary.org!

Our latest episode of the series The Revolution Is News is now available on the JCB YouTube channel! View JCB Director Karin Wulf's conversation about Occupations with the University of Oklahoma's Lauren Duval at youtu.be/gfF6HnDd95Y. More information at jcblibrary.org.

Americana is the JCB's digital platform, offering access to thousands of items from anywhere! Users can view items, download images, create projects independently or with others, and more at americana.jcblibrary.org. Image source: americana.jcblibrary.org/search/objec...

Join us online TODAY, July 14, at 4 p.m. EDT for the latest installment of The Revolution Is News! Today Karin Wulf discusses Occupations with Professor Lauren Duval of the University of Oklahoma. Details about the full series here:

Join us on July 14, at 4 p.m. EDT as The Revolution Is News continues! Tomorrow we will welcome Lauren Duval (University of Oklahoma) for a discussion about Occupation. Registration is now live at jcblibrary.org!

Did you know that our new website features a section highlighting some of the items recently added to Americana, the JCB's digital collection? Check out all the latest at jcblibrary.org!

More than a dozen scholars have offered introductions to key topics in the broad period of the American Revolution as part of The Revolution Is News. Join us Tuesday, July 14 for a discussion about Occupations with Lauren Duval (University of Oklahoma). Register here: brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We've published a blog post about Kathleen Duval's contribution to The Revolution Is News. Check out this intro not only to information about Indigenous people in the era of the American Revolution, but to frameworks for thinking about the people and the period. jcblibrary.org/news/kathlee...

Wonderful to see familiar names in the ToC of this special issue of the American Historical Review! “‘76 Objects” is designed to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence. The full contents are available online at academic.oup.com/ahr/issue/13...

Lovely coverage of our current exhibition for the 4th of July! //buff.ly/7vP6orc

‘1776 Across the Americas’: Exhibition at Brown examines year of American Revolution

A John Carter Brown Library exhibition explores events and milestones of 1776, from the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the mapping of San Francisco Bay and beyond.

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"History is like medicine. You should be careful where you get it from." Check out WPRI 12's interview with JCB Director Karin Wulf on the Newsmakers segment! www.wpri.com/news/newsmak...

Reminder about our holiday hours this week! The Reading Room will close today at 12:45, and the JCB will remain closed until Monday, July 6.

The JCB is thrilled to welcome Brittany Erwin and Daniel Howlett to the team! They will undertake directed research and produce public-facing and scholarly work on histories and legacies of religions and freedom in the early Americas, especially the 18th century. jcblibrary.org/news/the-jcb...

A few views of the JCB. Come see what we're all about at jcblibrary.org! Photos by Rythum Vinoben.

We've updated our hours for this week on our website, and they are listed here as well for your convenience. We look forward to seeing you after the holiday!

Lovely to see this Brown University news coverage of our exhibition "1776 Across the Americas" on this rainy Friday! Open now through December 2026 www.brown.edu/news/2026-06...

JCB Director Karin Wulf recently spoke with scholar Adam McNeil about Black Freedom in 1776 as part of our series The Revolution Is News. Read her reflections on their conversation here, and then follow the link to the recording!