George Washington may not have been born in a log cabin, but he was born with a number of challenges to overcome, including a lack of education (due...
Category - Colonial America
Young George Washington – An Interview with Thomas A. Lewis. (Supplementary Episode)
Thomas A. Lewis talks to our Historical Expeditionary about young George Washington and his adventures as a surveyor and throughout the Seven Year's...
The 1721 Smallpox Epidemic
The pandemic of 2020 is not the first time that we have faced a mysterious illness and were unsure of how to defeat it. In 1721 a smallpox epidemic...
The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
In 1793, Dr. Benjamin Rush noticed a similarity in the illnesses that were killing several people. This was the beginning of several months of death...
What was life really like in colonial times? David Cross shows you how people lived and walks you through the places where we can experience this...