Dec 20, 2020

How can we understand population migration? If one people group replaces another for numerical or physical control did they settle the land or conquer it? If a people is recognized as the conqueror then it stands to reason that someone was conquered. Often this can involve violence. What justifies these population...

Dec 11, 2020

When you line up an all-star team, with deep pockets and ambition, you expect to win. The New Haven Colony began with a lot of promise. They had BIG dreams. They took BIG swings. They experienced BIG events. In the end, they were absorbed into the larger Connecticut Colony. Why? Who were the people that populated New...

Dec 4, 2020

In the popular history of Colonial America there are certain colonies and groups we have all become very familiar with. Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, the Puritans, the Pilgrims, the Mayflower. What about the lesser known people and places? What roles did they play? Is there any value in exploring their stories? In this...

Nov 25, 2020

In this episode of History Comes Alive we will take a small break from developing the New England Colonies. I had a chance to sit down with Doug Stuart of the Libertarian Christian Institute a few weeks ago. We discussed the approach I have taken to develop the American story. This is a standard Q & A with long...

Nov 20, 2020

Plymouth Colony was a success! Maybe not overnight but they survived. The next success story was The Massachusetts Bay Colony about a decade later. What happened in those years in between? Were there any other attempts to colonize the region? Once settled, how did Massachusetts Bay Colony differ from Plymouth? What were...