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The Memory of Negro Fort Podcast tells the story of how and why Americans have remembered and erased the largest autonomous community of runaway enslaved people and Native Americans in the history of the United States. The Memory of Negro Fort Podcast is produced by UCF graduate history students Sebastian Garcia and John Lancaster and hosted by the UCF Center for Humanities and Digital Research, with additional support from a gift that was made as an extension of the American Historical Association’s Sinclair Workshops for Historical Podcasting.

India, is a land of incredible diversity and rich culture. A culture and history that speaks about our being as we are today. History defines our growth and one of the best ways to learn about our rich culture and heritage is by our forts. The forts built in India directly reflect our rituals, cultural practices, architectural practices, community development, geographic history, and the timeline of kingdoms, rulers and wars that came about over time. The show consists of a series of forts that were built in the earlier time, uncovering the story that they have lived! Tune in, and learn ...

On December 14, 1774, a pivotal moment in American history unfolded in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as local Patriots led by John Langdon launched a daring assault on Fort William and Mary. Overcoming a small six-man detachment, they seized the forts vital gunpowder, distributing it throughout the colony in anticipation of the impending conflict with Great Britain. The following day, Patriots led by John Sullivan returned to the fort, capturing an array of cannons that would later play a crucial role in the iconic Battle of Bunker Hill. This event is not only significant as one of the first ...

Discover the fascinating history of Fort Concho, a pivotal U.S. Army post in central Texas that operated from 1867 to 1889. Engaged in the Indian Wars, particularly against the Comanches, Fort Concho played a crucial role in safeguarding frontier settlers, stagecoaches, wagon trains, U.S. mail, and vital trade routes. This captivating narrative, drawn from a 1957 publication by the museum at the forts site, delves into the rich tapestry of its activities and the lives it impacted. - Summary by David Wales

Fort Iron Ministries mission is to engage, encourage and equip men to follow their Biblical calling. This podcast is designed to give you the "How To" that is missing from most sermons today. Discipleship is all that its about.

Heather and Taren are neighbors who just want to bring the weird and unexplained to everyone! Do you have a fascination with ghosts? How about aliens? Bigfoot? Nessie? We will bring them all to you and so much more!

Based on new archival research, Fort Ticonderoga, The Last Campaigns: The War in the North, 1777-1783 by distinguished historian Mark Edward Lender highlights the strategic importance of the fort as British, American, and regional forces fought for control of the northern front at a critical point in the war. The book tells the Ticonderoga story in all of its complexity and drama, correcting misconceptions embedded in many previous accounts, and sheds vital new light on this key chapter in America's struggle for independence.

The opening years of the French and Indian War were disastrous for the British. Hindered by quarrelsome provincial councils, incompetent generals, and the redcoats' inability to adapt to wilderness warfare, Britain was losing the war. Learning that most of Britain's military resources were allocated to Louisbourg, the French launched a campaign along the weakened frontier. French Commander Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and his American Indian allies laid siege to Fort William Henry; Monro could not hold out and was forced to surrender.

Just after midnight on April 21, 1842, John McLoughlin, Jr. - the chief trader for the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Stikine, in the northwest corner of the territory that would later become British Columbia - was shot to death by his own men. They claimed it was an act of self-defence, their only means of stopping the violent rampage of their drunk and abusive leader. Sir George Simpson, the HBC's Overseas Governor, took the men of Stikine at their word, and the Company closed the book on the matter.

In 2021, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum brought together a panel of historians to discuss the legacy of the Puget Sound Treaty War (1855-1856). With representatives from the Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, Steilacoom, and Squaxin Island Tribes, as well as Fort Nisqually Living History Museum and HistoryLink.org, the panel introduced a new dialogue among diverse communities impacted by the War and its aftermath. The Indigenous Voices Podcast is an extension of this award winning series. The podcast uplifts tribal voices in the telling of Puget Sound history, sharing tribal knowledge and...

New Orleans was the largest city - and one of the richest - in the Confederacy, protected in part by Fort Jackson, which was just sixty-five miles down the Mississippi River. On April 27, 1862, Confederate soldiers at Fort Jackson rose up in mutiny against their commanding officers. New Orleans fell to Union forces soon thereafter. Although the Fort Jackson mutiny marked a critical turning point in the Union's campaign to regain control of this vital Confederate financial and industrial center, it has received surprisingly little attention from historians.

Making War at Fort Hood offers an illuminating look at war through the daily lives of the people whose job it is to produce it. Kenneth MacLeish conducted a year of intensive fieldwork among soldiers and their families at and around the US Army's Fort Hood in central Texas. He shows how war's reach extends far beyond the battlefield into military communities where violence is as routine, boring, and normal as it is shocking and traumatic.

Voice of the TinCaps Mike Maahs brings you Fort Wayne's sports history

The American territory in the 19th century was a place of uneasy Army-Indian relations and fiercely fluid borders. America’s Fallen Forts chronicles the lives and times of a cast of characters both strategic and star-crossed, taking the listener on an evocative journey through the battle-scarred days of the U.S. frontier - an era of Indian wars and infighting; massacres and Manifest Destiny.

A series about the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, the first nationwide labor organization that organized all workers regardless of craft, race, or gender. This podcast covers their rise and fall, as well as the lessons that we can learn today from their efforts to organize the multi-racial working class. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

En retraçant des histoires des tout premiers colons noirs jusqu’aux Canadiens récemment arrivés, Fort et libre capture quelques-unes des histoires cruciales de Canadiens noirs qui ont prospéré et contribué à l’édification de ce pays.

Meet Sylvia Fulton, a spirited ten-year-old girl from Boston who finds herself in the heart of Charleston, South Carolina, just as the Civil War looms on the horizon. Excited by her new surroundings and cherished friendships, Sylvias world begins to shift as political tensions rise. Through her experiences, she discovers the complexities of life from Estrella, her devoted maid, she learns about the harsh realities of slavery; from her unjust teacher, she grasps that beauty can be deceiving; and as she carries messages to Fort Sumter, she confronts the true meaning of danger. This enchanting ...

From the humble beginnings of a frontier army camp, Fort Worth transformed into a city as cattle drives, railroads, oil, and national defense drove its economy. During the tremendous growth, the landscape and cultural imprint of the city changed drastically, and much of Cowtown was lost to history. Witness the birth of western swing music and the death of a cloud dancer. See mansions of the well-heeled and saloons of the well-armed. Meet two gunfighters, one flamboyant preacher, one serial killer and one very short subway carrying passengers back in time to discover more of Fort Worth.

FORTS D’HISTOIRES est un podcast d’Espaces Fortifiés des Hauts-de-France vous faisant découvrir le patrimoine fortifié de cette belle région et les personnes qui le font vivre. Vous y entendrez des échanges authentiques entre des publics éloignés du patrimoine et des invités passionnés par ces lieux imprégnés d’histoire. Ce podcast a été financé par le ministère de l'Éducation nationale et de la jeunesse, le Département du Nord et l'association des Espaces fortifiés, la Région Hauts-de-France et les Départements du Pas-de-Calais et de la Somme. Il a été réalisé ...

Fort Laramie is a CBS Radio Western series starring Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince. It aired Sunday afternoons January 22–October 28, 1956, at 5:30 pm ET. Produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, this Western drama depicted life at old Fort Laramie during the 19th Century. The 41 episodes starred Raymond Burr as Lee Quince, captain of the cavalry. One year later, Burr became a television star as Perry Mason. In the series, the fort had 400 troops in all but they had to keep their eye on a nearby Indian reservation with 4,000 Sioux camped there.Major Ned Daggart led the ...