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Malcolm Gaskill, The Ruin of All Witches

Malcolm Gaskill, The Ruin of All Witches

by Ben Franklin's World | Oct 31, 2023 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/370-_Gaskill.mp3 Happy Halloween! In honor of the 31st of October and All Hallows Eve, we investigate a historical incident of witches and witchcraft in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1651. Malcolm Gaskill, Emeritus...
Undra Jeter, Livestock & Animal Breeds in Early America

Undra Jeter, Livestock & Animal Breeds in Early America

by Ben Franklin's World | Oct 24, 2023 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk, Uncategorized

https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/369-_Rare_Breeds.mp3 Establishing colonies in North America took an astonishing amount of work. Colonists had to clear trees, eventually remove stumps from newly cleared fields, plant crops to eat and sell, weed and tend...
Episode 368: The Brafferton Indian School, Part 2: Legacies

Episode 368: The Brafferton Indian School, Part 2: Legacies

by Ben Franklin's World | Oct 10, 2023 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Education, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/368-_Brafferton_Pt_2.mp3 Carol M. Highsmith, The building known simply as “The Brafferton” was completed in 1783 at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. November 24, 2019, photograph, Library of...
Episode 367: The Brafferton Indian School, Part 1

Episode 367: The Brafferton Indian School, Part 1

by Ben Franklin's World | Sep 26, 2023 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Education, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/367-_Brafferton_Pt_1.mp3 Carol M. Highsmith, The building known simply as “The Brafferton” was completed in 1783 at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.  November 24, 2019, photograph, Library...
Episode 366: Michael H. Taylor, James Wilson & the US Constitution

Episode 366: Michael H. Taylor, James Wilson & the US Constitution

by Ben Franklin's World | Sep 12, 2023 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk, Uncategorized

https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/366-_Taylor.mp3 On September 17, 1787, the members of the Constitutional Convention concluded their work by signing the final draft of their new proposed government. The document they signed was the United States...
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