Bonus: Why Historians Study History (Doing History)

Bonus: Why Historians Study History (Doing History)

History is about people, but what do we know about the people behind history’s scenes? Who are the people who tell us what we know about our past? How do they come to know what they know? Today, we begin our year-long “Doing History” series with a special bonus episode about historians and why they do the work that they do. Doing History Series This episode is part of the "Doing History: How Historians Work" series. “Doing History” episodes will introduce you to historians who will tell you what they know about the past and reveal how they came to their knowledge. Each episode will air on the last Tuesday of each month in 2016. This series is part of a partnership between Ben Franklin’s World and the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/historians Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Historian Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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367 The Brafferton Indian School, Part 1

367 The Brafferton Indian School, Part 1

In 1693, King William III and Queen Mary II of England granted a royal charter for two institutions of higher education in the Colony of Virginia. The first institution was the College of William & Ma...

26 Sep 20231h 22min

366 James Wilson & the U.S. Constitution

366 James Wilson & the U.S. Constitution

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 Con...

12 Sep 202354min

365 Road Trip 2023: Early Settlement at Île Ste. Jean

365 Road Trip 2023: Early Settlement at Île Ste. Jean

2020 commemorated the 300th anniversary of French presence on Prince Edward Island. Like much of North America, the Canadian Maritime provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island, an...

29 Aug 20231h 4min

364 Road Trip 2023: La Pointe-Krebs House & Museum

364 Road Trip 2023: La Pointe-Krebs House & Museum

The Mississippi Gulf Coast was the home of many different peoples, cultures, and empires during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. According to some historians, the Gulf Coast region may have b...

15 Aug 202356min

363 Road Trip 2023: Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park

363 Road Trip 2023: Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park

About 620 miles north of New Orleans and 62 miles south of St. Louis, sits the town of Ste. Geneviéve, Missouri. Established in 1750 by the French, Ste. Geneviéve reveals much about what it was lik...

1 Aug 20231h

362 Treaties Between the United States & American Indian Nations

362 Treaties Between the United States & American Indian Nations

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian has an exhibit called Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States & American Indian Nations. This exhibit allows you to see treaties t...

18 Jul 20231h 2min

361 The Fourth of July in 2026

361 The Fourth of July in 2026

July 4, 2023 marks the 247th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States. In three short years, we will be marking the 250th anniversary of these events. How a...

4 Jul 20231h 20min

360 Slavery and Freedom in Massachusetts

360 Slavery and Freedom in Massachusetts

Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates and commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. We choose to reflect on the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, because, on June 19, 1865,...

20 Jun 20231h 6min

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