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History of Juneteenth: The Holiday You’d Never Heard Of (Video)

Juneteenth is the US's newest holiday. Join us as we discuss its Civil War origins, and why it exploded in…

2 years ago

Recreating Civil War Bullets Fused in Midair

In this video Destin of Smarter Every Day attempts to recreate an amazing artifact in the Smithsonian Museum of two…

2 years ago

Did the Puritans Incite War to Capture Slaves?

English Attack during the Pequot War A while back I was reading The Problem of Slavery in Christian America by…

2 years ago

William Poague: A Storm of Grapeshot in the Wilderness

Pogue It was early dawn in the Wilderness. An eerie quiet pervaded the dim light of the morning. On the…

2 years ago

On Bradford’s Trail: Penobscot

While in Maine this summer we visited the other Pilgrim trading post in the area - Penobscot, or Fort Pentagoet,…

2 years ago

Is the New American Civil War Museum Ashamed of Their Artifacts?

The American Civil War Museum I’ve had the opportunity to go to quite a few history museums, and one of…

2 years ago

The Mayflower Compact: Why It Mattered (Video)

When the Pilgrims arrived off of the coast of New England, before they landed, they signed a document called the…

2 years ago

All the Books and Poems of William Bradford

Plymouth Grist Mill This will be a pretty quick post, but I thought it would be worth assembling in one…

2 years ago

Mary Brewster: The Chief Lady of Plymouth

Depiction of the First Thanksgiving The smoke curled upward from an open-air fire as the smell of roasting turkey filled…

3 years ago

On Bradford’s Trail: Monhegan Island

Once Bradford arrived in Plymouth, the furthest he is recorded making was to Monhegan, a little island ten miles off…

3 years ago