Image credit: Image of Native interpretation of Historic Patuxet courtesy of Plimoth Patuxet. Before New England was New England, it was...
The name “Great Dismal Swamp” doesn’t evoke an image of a pleasant or beautiful place, and yet, it was an important place that offered land...
The British North American colonies formed some of the most democratic governments in the world. But that doesn't mean that all early...
2020 commemorates the 300th anniversary of French presence on Prince Edward Island. Like much of North America, the Canadian Maritime...
Between 1760 and 1761, Great Britain witnessed one of the largest slave insurrections in the history of its empire. Although the revolt...
Polygamy is not a practice that often comes to mind when we think about early America. But it turns out, polygamy was a ubiquitous practice...
What was it like to keep a pet in Early America? How did early Americans acquire pets? What kinds of animals did early Americans keep as...
What do we know about how and why England came to establish its first permanent colony at Jamestown? And what do we know about the English...
How do you uncover the life of an enslaved person who left no paper trail? What can the everyday life of an enslaved person tell us about...
What was everyday life like for average men and women in early America? Listeners ask this question more than any other question and today...