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Hamilton Events at The National Constitutional Center in Philadelphia

by Joe Kelly, Pennsylvania Representative I recently attended two Hamilton related activities at the National Constitutional Center in Philadelphia. Last night President and CEO of the NCC, Jeffrey Rosen, presided over a discussion of his new book "The Pursuit of...

AHA Society Interview with Nancy Spannaus on her book Subject to Citizen: What Americans Need to Know about Their Revolution.

We interviewed public historian and author Nancy Spannaus about her new book “From Subject to Citizen: What Americans Need to Know about Their Revolution.” In this work she argues that the Revolution was not a single moment but a profound transformation that...

Meet the newly appointed Director of the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society (NHCS)

Greetings! I am Terysia Herbert, the newly appointed Director of the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society (NHCS). I am honoured to have been selected for this position and look forward to furthering the work of the organization. I bring to the table a love for...

Latest News from Our Partners and Friends!

I am very pleased to share with you some exciting news about the future of the Hamilton Partnership for Paterson. Following the retirement of our founder, Leonard Zax, in March, 2023, Leslie Weber joined HPP as Interim Executive Director to help navigate the...

Alexander Hamilton Statue on Nevis

Picture of the Alexander Hamilton statue unveiled by the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society on Nevis, his birth Island. On July 22, 2022, a life-size bronze statue of the US founding father and first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton was unveiled by the...

Alexander Hamilton and Slavery

On the topic of Alexander Hamilton and slavery, the most thorough and accurate research to date is that by Michael E. Newton and Philo Hamilton entitled, “Opening a Door to Their Emancipation’ – Alexander Hamilton and Slavery,” Version 3.0, published December 21,...

Rare Artifacts at Columbia’s RBML

As part of CelebrateHAMILTON 2012, the AHA Society Executive Board arranged for a special visit at Columbia University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML), located inside Butler Library. We were joined by Doug Hamilton, fifth great-grandson of Alexander...

Celebrating Alexander Hamilton’s Birthday in Nevis 2023

Nevis, January 11, 2023 For the first time since the AHA Society’s inception eleven years ago, members of the AHA Society Board were able to join the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society (NHCS) in person to mark together Alexander Hamilton’s birthday in his...

David Hosack to William Coleman, 17 August 1804

Five weeks after the passing of Alexander Hamilton, physician and botanist David Hosack wrote to New York Evening Post's editor William Coleman, detailing the events following the mortal wound received by Alexander Hamilton at the Hamilton-Burr duel. Source:...

The AHA Society Remembers Rand Scholet

Today, July 29, 2022, marks the one year anniversary of AHA Society Founder Rand Scholet. He served as the AHA Society's first President (2012-2019) and also served on the AHA Board (through 2020). On this day, we remember his innumerable contributions to the AHA...