Archiving Early America

Your Window To Early America

Here at Archiving Early America, you will discover a wealth of resources — a unique array of primary source material from 18th Century America. Scenes and portraits from original newspapers, maps and writings come to life on your screen just as they appeared to this country's forebears more than two centuries ago.

As you browse through these pages, you will find it easier to understand the people, places and events of this significant time in the American experience.

Be sure to visit our Town Crier Forums for stimulating discussions of America's Colonial Era, the Revolutionary War, the Early Republic, and the 19th Century in American History.

Go to Early American Bookmarks for insights into Patrick Henry, the struggle for freedom of the press and Ben Franklin's Advice to the Lovelorn.

You can test your knowledge of early American history with our interactive crossword puzzle and Quiz Game at Games, or learn more about the music of America's early years by visiting our Music of Early America section.

Going back in time you can re-live Major George Washington's historic trip to the Ohio Valley when he was 21 years old. Read his personal account as it appears in the two issues of The Maryland Gazette originally published in March of 1754. One of early America's Greatest Secrets (many historians are unaware of its existence), and because of its historic significance and rarity, the March 21 and 28, 1754 issues of The Gazette can be viewed here in their entirety — exactly as Washington wrote it, down to the last comma, apostrophe and period. It is available at George Washington's Journal.