This is a multiple award-winning podcast about early American history. It’s a show for people who lo
The American Revolution and its War for Independence comprised the United States’ founding movement.
The so-called “March to the American Revolution” comprised many more events than just the Stamp Act
Early America was a diverse place. A significant part of this diversity came from the fact that ther
Long before European arrival in the Americas, Indigenous people and nations practiced enslavement. T
Happy Halloween! In honor of the 31st of October and All Hallows Eve, we investigate a historical in
Establishing colonies in North America took an astonishing amount of work. Colonists had to clear tr
The Brafferton Indian School has a long and complicated legacy. Chartered with the College of Willia
In 1693, King William III and Queen Mary II of England granted a royal charter for two institutions
On September 17, 1787, the members of the Constitutional Convention concluded their work by signing
2020 commemorated the 300th anniversary of French presence on Prince Edward Island. Like much of Nor
The Mississippi Gulf Coast was the home of many different peoples, cultures, and empires during the
About 620 miles north of New Orleans and 62 miles south of St. Louis, sits the town of Ste. Geneviév
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian has an exhibit called Nation to Nation: Tre
July 4, 2023 marks the 247th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the Uni
Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates and commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. We
“People are complicated” is a truism that holds in the past and the present. Seldom do we find a per
For much of the colonial period, Spain claimed almost all of North America as Spanish territory. It
How did the Continental Congress approach creating military forces that could go toe-to-toe with the
In 1682, the first Assembly of Pennsylvania and the Delaware counties met in Chester, Pennsylvania,
