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110 How Genealogists Research (Doing History)
Episode 110
History tells us who we are and how we came to be who we are.
Like history, genealogy studies people. It’s a field of study that can tell us…
9 years, 10 months ago
109 The American Enlightenment & Cadwallader Colden
Episode 109
We’ve heard that the American Revolution took place during a period called “the Enlightenment.” But what was the Enlightenment?
Was it an in…
9 years, 10 months ago
108 The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright
Episode 108
Colonial America comprised many different cultural and political worlds. Most colonial Americans inhabited just one world, but today, we’re …
9 years, 10 months ago
107 Madison's Hand: Revising the Constitutional Convention
Episode 107
When politicians, lawyers, and historians discuss the Constitutional Convention of 1787, they often rely on two sources: The promotional tra…
9 years, 10 months ago
106 The World of John Singleton Copley
Episode 106
What can the life of an artist reveal about the American Revolution and how most American men and women experienced it?
Today, we explore th…
9 years, 11 months ago
105 How Historians Publish History (Doing History)
Episode 105
What do historians do with their research once they finish writing about it?
How do historians publish the books and articles we love to rea…
9 years, 11 months ago
104 The Saltwater Frontier: Europeans & Native Americans on the Northeastern Coast
Episode 104
When we think of Native Americans, many of us think of inland dwellers. People adept at navigating forests and rivers and the skilled hunter…
9 years, 11 months ago
103 James Monroe & His Estate Highland
Episode 103
On April 30, 1789, George Washington became the first President of the United States. Between 1789 and 1825, five men would serve as preside…
9 years, 11 months ago
102 George Rogers Clark and the American Revolution
Episode 102
In the Treaty of Paris, 1783, Great Britain offered the new United States generous terms that included lands in between the Appalachian Moun…
9 years, 11 months ago
101 How Historians Write About History (Doing History)
Episode 101
How do historians write about the people, places, and events they’ve studied in historical sources?
We continue our “Doing History: How Hist…
10 years ago