Tad Stoermer
Public Historian, Teacher, and author in Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Taylor “Tad” Stoermer is a public historian and author of A Resistance History of the United States (Steerforth/Penguin Random House, 2026). One of the most widely followed public historians in the world, reaching millions each month, he is known for his work on the American Revolution and the mythology that continues to shape how Americans understand themselves.
He grew up on the Chesapeake Bay, served as a Reconnaissance Scout in the U.S. Army, and spent a decade in Democratic politics before turning to American history.
An alumnus of Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and the University of Virginia—where he earned his PhD in History—Tad began his public history career at Colonial Williamsburg. He was a Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Fellow at Harvard, and has held major fellowships at Brown, Yale, and Monticello.
He currently teaches public history as a Lecturer at Johns Hopkins, is a Visiting Scholar at the University of Southern Denmark, and serves as the Film and Digital Media Editor of The Public Historian.
He and his family split their time between Denmark and their home on Cape Cod.