Episode 334, Brandon Bayne, Missions and Mission Building in New Spain

by Ben Franklin's World | Jul 19, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/334_Bayne.mp3 Spanish explorers and colonists visited, settled, and claimed territory in 42 of the United States’ 50 states. So what does the history of Early America look like from a Spanish point of view? Brandon...

Episode 333: Experiences of Revolution, Part 2: Disruptions in Yorktown

by Ben Franklin's World | Jul 5, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/333_Occupied_Yorktown_v2.mp3 What was everyday life like during the American War for Independence? Our Fourth of July series continues with an investigation of how the American War for Independence impacted those who...

Episode 332: Experiences of Revolution, Part 1: Occupied Philadelphia

by Ben Franklin's World | Jun 28, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/332_Occupied_Philadelphia.mp3 What was everyday life like during the American War for Independence? In honor of the Fourth of July, we’ll investigate answers to this question by exploring the histories of occupied...

Episode 331: Discovery of the Williamsburg Bray School

by Ben Franklin's World | Jun 21, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Education, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/331_Bray_School_Lab.mp3 In a town as old as Williamsburg, Virginia, which was established in 1638, it’s often the case that historic buildings with interesting pasts stand unnoticed and in plain sight. Such was the...

Episode 330: Brad Jones, Loyalism in the British Atlantic World

by Ben Franklin's World | Jun 7, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/330_Jones.mp3 We’ll never know for certain how many Americans supported the American Revolution, remained loyal to the British Crown and Parliament, or tried to find a middle way as someone who was disaffected from...

Episode 329: Mark Tabbert, Freemasonry in Early America

by Ben Franklin's World | May 24, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/329_Tabbert.mp3 This is an episode you’ve been waiting for! Mark Tabbert, the Director of Archives and Exhibits at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association and the author of Almanac of American...