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Acquisition Helps Protect North Castle Public Wells, Croton Reservoir System

February 10, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Shadow Lake Property Courtesy of TeatownThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Westchester Land Trust (WLT) have announced the acquisition of a total of approximately 68 acres of land to protect the drinking water sources of the town of North Castle and New York City’s New Croton Reservoir system. [Read more…] about Acquisition Helps Protect North Castle Public Wells, Croton Reservoir System

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New York City Tagged With: DEC, North Castle, water quality, Westchester County, Westchester Land Trust, Yorktown

10th Annual American Revolutionary War Conference Set For March

January 18, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

painting of George Washington during American RevolutionAmerica’s History LLC’s  10th Annual American Revolutionary War Conference has been set for March 17th through 19th, 2023, featuring a cocktail reception and bus tour. [Read more…] about 10th Annual American Revolutionary War Conference Set For March

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: America's History LLC, American Revolution, Conferences, Military History, Yorktown

The Marquis de Lafayette: A Short Biography

November 17, 2022 by James S. Kaplan 1 Comment

George Washington and Lafayette at Mount Vernon, 1784 by Rossiter and Mignot, 18592024 will mark the 200th anniversary of the return of the Marquis de Lafayette (Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette) to America. In 1824, almost 50 years after the start of the American Revolution, the 68-year-old Lafayette was invited by President James Monroe, an old Revolutionary War comrade and lifelong friend, to tour the United States.

Lafayette’s visit was one the major events of the early 19th century. It had the effect of unifying a country sometime fractured by electoral discord and reminding Americans of their hard won democracy. [Read more…] about The Marquis de Lafayette: A Short Biography

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, New York City Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Brandywine, Foreign Policy, French History, French Revolution, Hermoine, James Monroe, Lafayette, Military History, Monroe Doctrine, New Jersey, Yorktown

Experiences of Revolution: Disruptions in Yorktown

July 13, 2022 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben franklins world podcastWhat was everyday life like during the American War for Independence?

Our Fourth of July series continues with an investigation of how the American War for Independence impacted those who remained on the homefront. As episode 332 explored how the war impacted the lives of people who lived in urban Philadelphia, this episode investigates how the war impacted the lives of people who lived in the more rural setting of Yorktown, Virginia. [Read more…] about Experiences of Revolution: Disruptions in Yorktown

Filed Under: History Tagged With: American Revolution, Military History, Podcasts, Yorktown

Experiences of Revolution: Occupied Philadelphia

July 6, 2022 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

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What was everyday life like during the American War for Independence?

We’ll investigate answers to this question by exploring the histories of occupied Philadelphia and Yorktown, and how civilians, those left on the home front in both of those places, experienced the war and its armies.

These episodes will allow us to see how the war impacted those who remained at home. They will also allow us to better understand the messy confusion and uncertainty Americans experienced in between the big battles and events of the American Revolution. [Read more…] about Experiences of Revolution: Occupied Philadelphia

Filed Under: History Tagged With: American Revolution, Military History, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Podcasts, Yorktown

Simeon DeWitt: America’s Surveyor General

April 25, 2022 by Peter Hess 2 Comments

The Roemer map of Albany 1698 showing fort orange and BeverwyckTjerck Claeszen DeWitt immigrated to New Amsterdam (now New York City) from Grootholt in Zunterlant in 1656. Grootholt means Great Wood and Zunterland was probably located on the southern border of East Friesland, a German territory on the North Sea only ten miles from the most northerly province of the Netherlands.

By 1657, Tjerck DeWitt married Barber (Barbara) Andrieszen (also Andriessen) in the New Amsterdam Dutch Church and moved to Beverwyck (now Albany). While in Beverwyck, he purchased a house. At this time Albany contained 342 houses and about 1,000 residents, about 600 of whom were members of the Dutch Church. [Read more…] about Simeon DeWitt: America’s Surveyor General

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, Albany Rural Cemetery, American Revolution, Aurelius, Brutus, Camillus, Cato, Cayuga County, Cicero, Cincinnatus, Dryden, Fabius, Galen, Geography, George Washington, Greece, Hannibal, Hector, Homer, Ithaca, Junius, Kingston, Locke, Lysander, Manlius, Maps, Marcellus, Military History, Milton, New Amsterdam, New Netherland, New York City, Onondaga County, Ovid, Pompey, Rome, Romulus, Schenectady County, Scipio, Sempronius, Seneca County, Simeon DeWitt, Solon, Stirling, surveying, Syracuse, Thompkins County, Tully, Ulster County, Ulysses, Virgil, West Point, Yorktown

Fighting After Yorktown: The End of Revolutionary War

April 1, 2020 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldWhen did the fighting of the American War for Independence end?

In school we learn that the war came to an end at the Battle of Yorktown. But, this lesson omits all of the fighting that took place after Charles, Earl Cornwallis’ surrender in October 1781.

[Read more…] about Fighting After Yorktown: The End of Revolutionary War

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Military History, Podcasts, Yorktown

Turning Points of the American Revolution

October 24, 2018 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

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2018 marks the 241st anniversary of the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga and the 240th anniversary of the Franco-American Alliance. But was the victory that prompted the French to join the American war effort, truly the “turning point” of the War for Independence?

In this episode of Ben Franklin’s World: A Podcast About Early American History, National Book Award-winner Nathaniel Philbrick joins us to explore the two events he sees as better turning points in the American War for Independence: Benedict Arnold’s treason and the French Navy’s participation in the war. You can listen to the podcast here: www.benfranklinsworld.com/208

[Read more…] about Turning Points of the American Revolution

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: American Revolution, AmRev, Benedict Arnold, Books, George Washington, Maritime History, Military History, Naval History, Podcasts, Yorktown

After Yorktown: The Final Struggle for Independence

May 18, 2016 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldWhen did the fighting of the American War for Independence end?

In school we learn that the war came to an end at Yorktown. But, this lesson omits all of the fighting that took place after Charles, Earl Cornwallis’ surrender in October 1781.

In this episode of the Ben Franklin’s World podcast, Don Glickstein, author of After Yorktown: The Final Struggle for American Independence (Westholme Publishing, 2015), takes us on a whirlwind and global tour of the fighting that took place after Yorktown. You can listen to the podcast here: www.benfranklinsworld.com/081

[Read more…] about After Yorktown: The Final Struggle for Independence

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Cultural History, Military History, Podcasts, Political History, Yorktown

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