Revolution 250 Podcast
Revolution 250 is a consortium of organizations in New England planning commemorations of the American Revolution's 250th anniversary. https://revolution250.org/Through this podcast you will meet many of the people involved in these commemorations, and learn about the people who brought about the Revolution--which began here. To support Revolution 250, visit https://www.masshist.org/rev250Theme Music: "Road to Boston" fifes: Doug Quigley, Peter Emerick; Drums: Dave Emerick
Podcasting since 2020 • 240 episodes
Revolution 250 Podcast
Latest Episodes
Promise & Protest in the American Revolution
For 50 years the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library in Lexington has been telling the story of America and the Masonic traditions that are interwoven with that narrative. The museum has a collection of...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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36:53
Loyalty and Patriotism in the American Revolution with Robert A. Gross
Loyalty and Patriotism in the American Revolution: Which side are you one? Are "loyalist" and "patriot" useful terms in deciphering the sides to the American Revolution? A conversation with Robert A. Gross, author of
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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44:01
Loyalist Merchant Networks, Robert Treat Paine, and Jefferson as President
Christina Carrick, an editor at the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, formerly an editor at the Robert Treat Paine Papers, j...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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41:05
Arlington 250 Stories; Menotomy on April 19
Some of the bloodiest fighting on April 19, 1775 happened in the village of Menotomy, the community lay along the main road from Cambridge to Concord. It had numerous mills, taverns and a meetinghouse and burial ground along this road, so...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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41:15
Concord People & Stories of the American Revolution
There is a lot of focus on the events of April 19, 1775, events that set in motion America's call for Independence from Great Britain. Securing our independence took 8 long years of war. What is the impact of the war for American in...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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35:20