Revolutionary War Rarities

S3E15 "Our Fighting Founders"

Would you believe that arguments between our Founding Fathers were fully as “spirited” as the debates in Washington D.C. today? Make sure and watch this episode of Revolutionary War Rarities as we discuss the disunity that could have easily torn this nation apart, even before it’s founding. We are the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.
 
A brief list of resources to do further research on the topics mentioned in this episode:
 
Aaron Burr – Alexander Hamilton https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/duel/
The Blount Conspiracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blount
The Conway Cabal https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/conway-cabal
Thomas Hickey Plot to kill George Washington https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/plot-kill-george-washington-180970729/
Matthew Lyon Censure for Sedition https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/matthew-lyon/
Alien and Sedition Acts https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/adams-alien-and-seditions-act/
Silas Deane https://yankeeinstitute.org/2024/05/17/the-complicated-life-of-silas-deane/
The Death of George Wythe Season 3, Episode 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znrbrZFujyg&t
XYZ Affair https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/xyz-affair/
Additional Reading: “Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics” by H.W. Brands
“The Adams Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams” edited by Lester Cappon

S3E14 "May Your Sails Be Full And Your Journey Safe"

Traveling to and from the Colonies by boat in the 1700s was a terribly difficult task that took weeks of unimaginable challenges. Today’s episode is titled “May Your Sails Be Full And Your Journey Safe” and we discuss many of the challenges that our forefathers faced. Watch by clicking on the picture below. We hope you enjoy this episode. Revolutionary War Rarities is the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.
 
Show Notes:
 
"Life At Sea In The Age Of Sail", Royal Museums Greenwich,
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/life-sea-age-sail
 
"Immigration and Migration (Colonial Era)",  The
Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia,
https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/immigration-
and-migration-colonial-era/
 
"Immigration in the 1600s and 1700s, Ancestry Family
History Learning Hub, https://www.ancestry.com/c/
family-history-learning-hub/1600s-1700s-immigration
 
"Colonial Travel", www.constitutionfacts.com, https://
www.constitutionfacts.com/founders-library/colonial-travel/
?srsltid=AfmBOopmVkGe8DvJS_7gupcn1LA7jqGNU-
JmyEYC870dmgOq294nrPxM
 

S3E13 "Inauguration Day Special"

With the inauguration of the 47th President happening tomorrow, it seems appropriate to focus this episode on the history of the 1st Inauguration.  So, we hope you enjoy this episode of Revolutionary War Rarities, the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.  Make sure and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, follow us on Instagram, check out our website at www.fastfunhistory.com, and subscribe on your favorite podcast application.
 

S3E12 "Hydrate or Die"

 Hydrating during the American Revolution was a significant challenge.  On this week’s episode of Revolutionary War Rarities we welcome the Curator for the Sons of the American Revolution and go through the challenges and solutions of hydration during the American Revolution.  We are the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.
 
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S3E11 Christmas Special

Make sure and check out our Christmas Special for Season 3.  This episode features two very special guest hosts where they discuss much of the history of Christmas in the United States.  Merry Christmas everyone and thank you for being a part of Revolutionary War Rarities.  We are the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.
A brief list of resources to do further research on the topics mentioned in this episode:
Christmas in the Colonies and Early America:
“Christmas in Colonial and Revolutionary America” (from Fraunces Tavern) - https://www.frauncestavernmuseum.org/colonial-christmas
The Washingtons and Christmas - https://www.mountvernon.org/the-estate-gardens/mount-vernon-christmas
How Christmas became an American Holiday - https://theconversation.com/how-christmas-became-an-american-holiday-tradition-with-a-santa-claus-gifts-and-a-tree-172479
Origins of Santa - https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas/origin-of-santa
A History of Christmas - https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas
Joseph Plumb Martin:
About Joseph Plumb Martin - https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/joseph-plumb-martin
“Memoir of a Revolutionary Soldier” - https://books.google.me/books?id=wz01AwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

S3E10 "Revolutions Everywhere"

The Age of Enlightenment led to the American Revolution.  The American Revolution led to the Age of Revolution.  This week’s episode of Revolutionary War Rarities discusses the Age of Revolution and the impact the American Revolution had on it.  So, please watch this episode by clicking on the picture below and make sure and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, join our Facebook Group, follow us on Instagram, and check out our website at fastfunhistory.com.  We are the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.
 
Show Notes:
A brief list of resources to do further research on the topics mentioned in this episode:
Age of Revolution:
“Age of Revolutions” is an educational site with many resources to learn about the Age of Revolutions: https://ageofrevolution.org/ Additional links to research the various Revolutions: https://ageofrevolutions.com/links/
A list of the Revolutions that took place during the Age of Revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Revolution https://www.history.com/news/american-revolution-independence-movements
Edmund Burke: https://oll.libertyfund.org/people/edmund-burke https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/burke_edmund.shtml
Thomas Paine: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/thomas-paine https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/paine-the-writings-of-thomas-paine-vol-i-1774-1779

S3E9 "A Man Named Beverley"

During the American Revolution there was “A Man Named Beverley” who played a pivotal role in Loyalist activities.  Today, the Provinces of Eastern Canada are heavily populated with descendants of Tories / Colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown.  Click on the picture below to learn more about “A Man Named Beverley”, the prominence and wealth of his family, and the impact that he had on the Loyalists on Benedict Arnold and even on George Washington.  This weeks episode of Revolutionary War Rarities can be seen by clicking on the picture below.  We are the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.
A brief list of resources to do further research on the topics mentioned in this episode:
Beverley Robinson: http://www.loyalamericanregiment.org/beverley.htm
History of the Loyal American Regiment: http://www.loyalamericanregiment.org/reghist.htm
History of the Beverley House https://americanaristocracy.com/houses/beverley-house
The Migration of Loyalists to Canada: https://www.uottawa.ca/about-us/official-languages-bilingualism-institute/clmc/linguistic-history/american-revolution https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/loyalists

S3E8 - "Laying Out Washington D.C."

It is well known that Washington D.C. was carved out of parts of Virginia and parts of Maryland, but do you know how this was done? Today’s episode goes through the legislation that created the District of Columbia as well as the individual surveyors who “layed out Washington D.C.” and how they did it. You can see us on YouTube, your favorite podcast application, Instagram, X, Facebook, and our website (fastfunhistory.com). We are the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.
 
Show Notes:https://boundarystones.org/ A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc.: The Hunt for Southeast 8 (Apr. 29, 1991).Alexander, Mrs. Sally Kennedy: "A Sketch of the Life of Major Andrew Ellicott," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 2, pp. 170-182 (1899).Baker, Marcus: "The Boundary Monuments of the District of Columbia," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 1, pp. 215-224 (1897).Chase, Louise Coflin: Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia (1930) [unpublished manuscript in the Washingtoniana Collection of the District of Columbia Public Library], later reprinted (minus one paragraph) in Records and History of the Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia (no date) [unpublished manuscript in the Kiplinger Research Library of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.].DCDAR: Records and History of the Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia (no date) [unpublished manuscript in the Kiplinger Research Library of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.].DCDAR: Biographies of the Boundary Stones (2001) [unpublished manuscript in the Kiplinger Research Library of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.].Miller, Mrs. Charles S., State Historian, DCDAR: Correspondence with National Park Service regarding the disappearance and replacement of SE8 (1962).National Capital Planning Commission: Boundary Markers of the Nation's Capital: A Proposal for Their Preservation & Protection (Summer 1976).National Park Service: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Jones Point Lighthouse and District of Columbia South Cornerstone (Mar. 1980).Northern Virginia Boundary Stones Committee: 1994-1995 Findings and Recommendations of the Northern Virginia Boundary Stones Committee (Sep. 1995).Nye, Edwin Darby: "Revisiting Washington's Forty Boundary Stones, 1972," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 48, pp. 740-751 (1973).Robinson, June: "The Arlington Boundary Stones," The Arlington Historical Magazine, Vol. 9, pp. 5-19 (Oct. 1989).Shuster, Ernest A.: The Original Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia (1908).Shuster, Ernest A.: "The Original Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia," National Geographic, pp. 356-359 (Apr. 1909).Stewart, John: "Early Maps and Surveyors of the City of Washington, D. C.," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 2, pp. 48-61 (1895).Woodward, Fred E.: Chart Showing The Original Boundary Milestones of The District of Columbia (1906).Woodward, Fred E.: "A Ramble Along the Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia With a Camera," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 10, pp. 63-87 (1907).Woodward, Fred E.: "With A Camera Over the Old District Boundary Lines," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 11, pp. 1-15 (1908).Woodward, Fred E.: "The Recovery of the Southern Corner Stone of the District," Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Vol. 18, pp. 16-24 (1915).Woodward, Fred E.: "Boundary Mile Stones" (1916) in Records and History of the Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia (no date) [unpublished manuscript in the Kiplinger Research Library of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.].

S3E7 “Halloween Special – Frightening Medical Devices of the American Revolution”

Check out our Halloween Special of Revolutionary War Rarities as we discuss some frightening medical devices used during the American Revolution. For the most part, the medical devices used back then have absolutely no purpose, according to our current knowledge. We hope you enjoy this episode and learn more about healthcare, or its lack thereof, during the American Revolution. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, follow us on Instagram and your favorite podcast applications, and check out our website at fastfunhistory.com. Revolutionary War Rarities is the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.

S3E6 "The Medical History of George Washington"

Dr. Matthew Bowdish joins us today as we discuss the “Medical History of George Washington”.  As Commander in Chief his health was not well known to the general public as it was a matter of national security.  However, we do know that he suffered from many diseases and that his ultimate death was likely caused by the medical practices of the day.  Click on the picture below to watch this week’s episode of Revolutionary War Rarities.  We are the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.
A brief list of resources to do further research on the topics mentioned in this episode:
Abrams JE. Revolutionary Medicine, NYU Press, 2013
Coss S. The Fever of 1721, Simon & Schuster, 2016
Curfman D., The Medical History of the Father Our Country - General George Washington.  At OFPA Website
Reiss O. Medicine and the American Revolution, McFarland & Co. 1998
Scheidemandel H.  Did George Washington Die of Quinsy?  Arch Oto (102) 519-21.
Shyrock R.  Medicine and Society in America 1660-1880.  Cornell University Press 2010.
Wilbur C.  Revolutionary Medicine 1700-1800, Globe Pequot, 1997.
George Washington’s Ancestry:
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-10-02-0211-0002
https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/ancestry https://www.georgewashington.org/ancestry-and-family-history.jsp https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/american-ancestry
George Washington’s Health History:
https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/health https://www.americanheritage.com/medical-profile-george-washington https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/georgewashington/index.html https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-mysterious-death-of-george-washington https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/george-washingtons-medical-chart