One of America’s greatest love stories can be understood through more than 1,000 eloquent letters that were sent between John and Abigail Adams – foundational figures in our nation’s early years – ...

"These are the times that try men’s souls," Thomas Paine wrote near the end of the turbulent, fear-filled year of 1776. It was the soul of a woman, however, that defiantly withstood the weight of the ...

The Broadway smash Hamilton, for instance, teases that John only spent time with his family because “he doesn’t have a real job,” and HBO’s John Adams portrays an out-of-context dwindling relationship ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Abigail Adams Historical Society has hosted 4 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2014 Forum. Most appearances with Michelle Marchetti Coughlin (4), ...

Throughout my life, I have learned that we each get but one true choice: what we are willing to give our lives for. Alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and countless others, I chose to dedicate ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Edith Gelles and Jim Taylor talked about this letter that was written by Abigail Adams to John Adams as well as the influence of women at the time.

This Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which ignited the American Revolution. And, since this single day also marks the beginning of the military path that ...