SYMHC Classics: The Sham Battle and Cochecho Massacre
This 2015 episode revisits an event that was half performance for the British troops, and half actual sham. It led to an attack on Dover by the Pennacook tribe in 1689. Learn more about your ad-choic...
22 Feb 202020min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Croquet and King Philip
Holly and Tracy cover their experiences with croquet and historical stories that didn't fit into the episode, and then discuss the challenges in researching North America's indigenous nations historie...
21 Feb 202013min
King Philip’s War
King Philip’s War was an armed conflict primarily between English colonists and Indigenous nations in what’s now New England, although there were some Indigenous peoples who were allied with the colon...
19 Feb 202034min
Croquet History
Croquet's origins are murky, but because of its relative ease of play and low barrier of entry, it went through a surge in popularity almost as soon as it was documented. Learn more about your ad-cho...
17 Feb 202028min
SYMHC Classics: Archaeology and Harvard Indian College
We're revisiting a 2015 episode, where Holly chats with archaeologists Patricia Capone and Diana Loren about Harvard's Indian College, the school's importance to Colonial history and the ongoing archa...
15 Feb 202046min
Behind the Scenes Minis: ERA and Paul Cuffe
Tracy and Holly discuss the nuances of the Equal Rights Amendment's history, and the whaling industry that we discussed in the biography of Quaker Paul Cuffe. Learn more about your ad-choices at htt...
14 Feb 202014min
Paul Cuffe: Sea Captain, Philanthropist, Pan-Africanist
Cuffe protested taxation, built wealth for himself in whaling, became a Quaker and used his fortune for the betterment of others. He was also an advocate creating a colony in Africa that people of Afr...
12 Feb 202032min
(Almost) 100 Years of the Equal Rights Amendment
The first version of the equal right amendment was first proposed almost 100 years ago. This amendment has been through cycles of support and opposition, but one thing that’s held true is that the lou...
10 Feb 202040min
