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373 The Gaspee Affair, 1772
Episode 373
The so-called “March to the American Revolution” comprised many more events than just the Stamp Act Riots, the Boston Massacre, and the Tea …
2 years, 9 months ago
372 A History of the Myaamia
Episode 372
Early America was a diverse place. A significant part of this diversity came from the fact that there were at least 1,000 different Indigeno…
2 years, 10 months ago
371 An Archive of Indigenous Slavery
Episode 371
Long before European arrival in the Americas, Indigenous people and nations practiced enslavement. Their version of enslavement looked diffe…
2 years, 10 months ago
370 The Ruin of All Witches
Episode 370
Happy Halloween! In honor of the 31st of October and All Hallows Eve, we investigate a historical incident of witches and witchcraft in Spri…
2 years, 11 months ago
369 Livestock and Animal Breeds in Early America
Episode 369
Establishing colonies in North America took an astonishing amount of work. Colonists had to clear trees, eventually remove stumps from newly…
2 years, 11 months ago
368 Legacies of the Brafferton Indian School
Episode 368
The Brafferton Indian School has a long and complicated legacy. Chartered with the College of William & Mary in 1693, the Brafferton Indian …
2 years, 11 months ago
367 The Brafferton Indian School, Part 1
Episode 367
In 1693, King William III and Queen Mary II of England granted a royal charter for two institutions of higher education in the Colony of Vir…
3 years ago
366 James Wilson & the U.S. Constitution
Episode 366
On September 17, 1787, the members of the Constitutional Convention concluded their work by signing the final draft of their new proposed go…
3 years ago
365 Road Trip 2023: Early Settlement at Île Ste. Jean
Episode 365
2020 commemorated the 300th anniversary of French presence on Prince Edward Island. Like much of North America, the Canadian Maritime provin…
3 years, 1 month ago
364 Road Trip 2023: La Pointe-Krebs House & Museum
Episode 363
The Mississippi Gulf Coast was the home of many different peoples, cultures, and empires during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Ac…
3 years, 1 month ago