The War Between the States

the history of the Yankee-Pennamite Wars (1768-1813)

Did you know that Connecticut and Pennsylvania went to war multiple times over the area that's now scranton? Learn all about the Yankee-Pennamite Wars!

Categories: History, Series 9

Tags: American Revolutionary War Battle of Wyoming French and Indian War Lord Dunmore's War Mohawk Nation Moravian Church Native Americans New Jersey New York State Ohio Pennsylvania Presented by #13 The Devil and Daniel Webster Virginia West Virginia

Published: November 29, 2021

Westward Huss

here a Viking, there a Viking, everywhere a Viking Viking

Would you believe there were Vikings in Washington, DC? Or West Virginia? Or Oklahoma? Or Hawaii? How about all of the above and none of the above?

Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, People & Places, Series 8, The Quest for the Past

Tags: Adena culture aliens Arizona Barry Fell Eben Norton Horsford Freemasonry Grave Creek Mound Hawaii Kensington Runestone Knights Templar Maine Native Americans New England Antiquities Research Association (NEARA) Norumbega Nova Scotia Ohio Olaf Strandwold Paul Knutsson Presented by #13 pseudo-science runes Scott Wolter skepticism Smithsonian Institution Vikings Vinland Washington, DC West Virginia

Published: October 18, 2021

He Whooped to See Them Burn

Simon Girty (1741-1818) -- renegade and traitor, or man of principle?

Was "white savage" Simon Girty (1741-1818) a renegade and traitor, or a man of principle? We reexamine his history and try to figure out what made him tick.

Categories: Biography, History, Most Popular, Series 4

Tags: American Revolutionary War Battle of Point Pleasant Canada Chief Logan Detroit, MI French and Indian War Kentucky Lord Dunmore's War Michigan Mohawk Nation Moravian Church Native Americans Northwest Indian War Ohio Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, PA Presented by #13 Seneca Nation The Devil and Daniel Webster United Kingdom United States of America Virginia War of 1812 West Virginia

Published: July 13, 2020