William Mullins, the Mayflower, and the Will That Made History
The story of William Mullins is more than just the story of the man who left the first will in British America. It’s about the impact we all can have on history.
Goddess Columbia: The Making of a New Goddess for a New World
Beginning in the colonial era, the goddess Columbia became a powerful symbol for the Americas and, later, the United States.
Thomas Jefferson and Archaeology: Of Mounds and Mastodons
Thomas Jefferson pioneered the field of archaeology and was fascinated by mastodons. Can you dig it?
The Pequot War: America’s First Genocide
The Pequot War is remembered as one of the first and most destructive colonial wars in early America – and, potentially, the first genocide. Sounds fun, right?!
Benjamin Franklin in France: A Cult of Personality
When Benjamin Franklin reached France in 1776 to serve as the American diplomat during the American Revolution, the French rolled out the red carpet for the New Word’s most famous man.
The History of Chocolate: An Elite Sweet Treat
Chocolate dates back thousands of years in Mesoamerica, though it didn’t arrive in Europe until the 1500s. But, once it did, the continent’s rich and famous became grade A chocoholics.
The Compromise of 1790: Let’s Make a Deal
After the American colonies won their independence from Britain, the debate over where exactly to put the national capital set in motion a series of meetings and backdoor deals fit only for the seat of power.
The Little Ice Age: Weather, Witches, and Weary Colonists
The story of the Little Ice Age is one of winters so cold that rivers froze, summers so arid crops failed, and people so desperate that history changed. Who ever said a centuries long climatological phenomenon couldn’t make for a compelling story?
Acadians in Louisiana: Goin’ Down to the Bayou
After being forced out of their Canadian homeland, over 2,000 Acadians immigrated to Louisiana after almost a decade of exile in American colonies, England, and France. They made their home down on the bayou.
The Expulsion of the Acadians
The Expulsion of the Acadians is a tale of complex alliances, uneasy neutrality, and the awful power of the British Empire at its height.