Colonial Era to Present Day History Buff

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Tavern Keepers Performing Duties Outside Their Main Work Establishments

Would it be fair to say that 18th Century American Laws required tavern keepers to display good qualities. Get acquainted with Elijah Williams, tavern keeper from Deerfield, Massachusetts, and the different posts he held within his community. Agree if business opportunities for women in colonial times were limited. Discover if many women residing in urban areas tried their hands at tavern keeping. Get introduced to female tavern keepers in Christiana Campbell of Williamsburg, Virginia, and Ann Cross of Charleston, South Carolina. Determine whether women mainly became tavern keepers due to the fact there were limited choice options available. Understand what the term “public charge” exactly means. Go behind the scenes and explore how widowed women sought out tavern licenses for the first time before the judicial system. Agree if it’s fair to say that some women tavern owners ran facilities where behavioral standards of the time got violated. Learn how tavern keeping got to be considered a short lived practice for female business owners. Discover exactly just how many women held tavern licenses in Philadelphia between the 1760’s-1770’s. Get an in depth analysis behind the greater logistics into running an urban tavern which included more than just one’s immediate family. Explore the successes of two former enslaved men in Cato Alexander and Thomas Downing whom ran their own dining establishments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10-31
01:03:50

America’s Urban Taverns Rising To New Levels Come Mid 18th Century

Decide if it’s fair to say come Mid 18th Century that the number of taverns in urban dwellings had greatly skyrocketed. Discover whether tavern keeping in America’s urban cities was considered a middling occupation. Determine if urban city tavern keepers were actual owners of the facilities they operated. Get introduced to John Inskeep which includes both early and later years of his life. Go behind the scenes and discover how living in a large city like Philadelphia resulted in the economic status of tavern business owners varying. Find out whether small size taverns were located along the docks of well known American Port Cities. Get introduced to beverage called “grog” including its origins. Learn if there were many grog shops which operated without a license in 18th Century America. Get an in depth analysis behind two forms of the early American Tavern which closely resembled English Institutions along with being found only in urban settings. Learn what exactly is a Tontine. Figure out why taverns began to gradually lose their control come start of 1740’s. Get introduced to Boarding Houses along with finding out whether women were frequent owners of them. Agree whether Boarding Houses did cater to a large variety of residents. Learn when the first stagecoach service came into play during Colonial American Times. Confirm if Pre Revolutionary War Era saw mixture of hurdles and triumphs involving stagecoach services. Discover some unique aspects behind taverns when it came to stagecoach travel. Get to know the importance behind “stage stops”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10-24
01:20:13

Understanding Personal Relationships That Taverns Served

Get introduced to William Bradford along with understanding where his religious beliefs stood. Learn who ascends the English throne come year 1603 along with knowing where his policies stood regarding religious toleration. Determine if William Bradford himself went aboard the Mayflower in 1620. Learn what exact connection William Bradford had with taverns in America. Go behind the scenes and discover how a beer shortage onboard Mayflower impacted the passengers, but yet benefited ships crew. Agree if it’s fair to say that individual communities were instructed by law to establish and support taverns. Discover where Wellfleet is located in Massachusetts and whether any taverns operated there prior to 17th Century ending. Learn about religious differences involving Pilgrims and Puritans. Figure out what exact stance Puritans held over taverns. Understand why Massachusetts Bay Colony Leaders went about enacting multiple tavern laws. Determine if tavern regulations included any kind of potential penalties as well as restricting the amount of time one spent in a tavern. Learn why apprentices weren’t allowed to enter a tavern facility in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Get introduced to Maryland Colony’s Tavern Laws during the 1670’s and what they centered upon. Agree if Maryland Tavern Laws were viewed as being less moderate during the Seventeenth Century. Determine whether economic concerns had more relevancy to most tavern keepers versus customers moral well being. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10-20
01:14:59

Prologue To Early American Taverns, For the Entertainment of Friends and Strangers

Agree if it’s fair to say that most of us associate lodging where it involves people staying somewhere for work or vacation related purposes. Learn how Ancient Roman Civilization aka the Roman Empire had its lodging system get broken down per social class status. Explore Middle Ages of European Civilization to understanding connections between trade routes and lodging. Discover what tends to come to my mind whenever I think about early 17th Century American History. Learn more behind the different types of 17th Century Lodging in Colonial America as well as people doing various things differently then versus today’s modern day times. Get an in depth analysis into what English Settlers brought over with them to the New World politically, legally, economically, & socially. Discover how the public house first originated in late 17th Century England. Figure out how many groups of clientele did taverns in Colonial America serve. Get a basic understanding behind what tavern experience meant for English People in the New World. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10-16
51:04

Great Lakes Titanic Survivors Navigating Life After Unprecedented Losses At Sea

Discover exactly how many Great Lakes Passengers onboard RMS Titanic survived and perished out of 345 calling the region home. Determine if it’s fair to say that Titanic Survivors with Great Lakes connections all lived different lives following ships sinking. Go behind the scenes and learn survival stories from Great Lakes Passengers of all different classes onboard Titanic. Find out which Great Lakes State per the American side had more fatalities aboard Titanic compared to the other seven. Get a breakdown behind survival and death rates via percentages per other Great Lakes States including Canadian Province of Ontario, Canada. Learn about Winnifred Vera Quick including how old she was in 1912 including her age at time of death. Discover what became of the White Star Line by Mid 1930’s, two decades after Titanic’s sinking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10-03
01:07:42

The Prophet With Maritime Knowledge

Get introduced to Morgan Andrew Robertson. Learn how Morgan followed in his dad’s footsteps along the Great Lakes. Discover what young Morgan experienced prior to turning ten years old on April 8, 1871. Find out what line of work Morgan Robertson went into after a career along the seas. Understand significance come year 1896 for Morgan from a literary standpoint. Get a rough estimate as to just how many nautical sea tale adventures Morgan Robertson himself wrote between 1896-1915. Get introduced to what Morgan officially embarked upon writing wise come year of 1898. Go behind the scenes and receive an in depth analysis report behind Morgan’s short novel book Futility or The Wreck of The Titan. Agree if it’s safe to say that Morgan had truly gone about scaring many people who either knew him in person as well as recently meeting him between Spring & Summer of 1912. Get reacquainted with Great Lakes Steamship Freighter SS Colonel James M. Schoonmaker including her career in the years after Titanic sank. Agree if it’s fair to say that Titanic’s sinking had deeply affected mass numbers of people. Learn about the different waves behind Titanic’s interest in the decades following her sinking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

09-30
01:18:39

The Evolution Behind Wireless Communication

Discover exactly when wireless communication first began along Great Lakes Waters. Find out what Wireless Telephony Services provided during early 20th Century. Get a brief timeline description of what took place involving wireless communication services from 1908-1910. Explore how ships on the Great Lakes faced their fair share of harrowing rescues thanks to wireless communications. Determine whether or not all Great Lakes Shipowners had gone about installing their vessels with wireless communications prior to and after Titanic’s sinking. Learn how Titanic’s sinking made some Great Lakes Passengers feel edgy. Get acquainted with the 1912 Radio Communication Act. Discover whether or not Great Lakes Freighters found themselves to be exempt from wireless requirements under 1912 Radio Communications Act. Go behind the scenes and learn how a ferocious storm in early November 1913 wreaked havoc on 4/5 Great Lakes. Agree if it’s fair to say that what happened in wake of Titanic’s sinking prompted widespread global maritime safety reform. Determine if all 5 Great Lakes have ever been truly invincible to having ice destroy their vessels. Learn what the original intent was behind lifeboats. Get an in depth analysis report behind what SOLAS is all about. Learn prior to Titanic’s sinking just how many vessels were lost along with getting heavily damaged due to ice. Discover what came about reform wise following first international conference on SOLAS. Learn exactly when Titanic Iceberg melted into North Atlantic Ocean including average general lifespan of icebergs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

09-26
01:20:29

Artwork Behind Getting Facts Straight After Titanic’s Sinking

Agree if it’s fair to say by 1912 that newspapers achieved a full exclusive media peak. Determine if newspapers had engaged in an all out frenzy given things didn’t go as accordingly planned on Titanic’s maiden voyage. Learn whether Great Lakes Newspapers reported Titanic’s sinking with a high range of inaccuracy. Get to know H.G. Thorley. Discover how one Titanic Survivor from Toronto, Ontario, engaged newspaper reporters with controversial remarks about the ship’s leadership in midst of crisis. Learn how others objected to this particular survivor’s remarks about Titanic’s captain and crew including what one newspaper published. Go behind the scenes and discover how a White Star Line Shipping Transportation Company got established in the Great Lakes Region during Mid 1890’s. Determine if passenger ferry service throughout the Great Lakes had become a thriving industry by year 1912. Get introduced to U.S. Senator William Alden Smith. Find out just how soon a Congressional Inquiry began following Titanic’s sinking including testimony accounts from survivors as well as when the final report got presented to U.S. Senate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

09-23
01:15:20

Titanic’s Silent Cargoes

Get introduced to Cable Ships Mackay-Bennett and Minia who got assigned in recovering deceased bodies from Titanic. Discover just how big of a hold Mackay-Bennett had when it came to storing multiple coffins including long tonnage of ice as well as embalming supplies. Find out when both ships arrived to Titanic’s wreckage site. Learn exactly where first deceased body got spotted from alleged sinking site. Get an in depth analysis report behind what unfolded on April 22 involving the appearances of deceased bodies. Learn how hierarchy itself existed after recovering deceased Titanic Bodies based upon class. Determine exactly just how many bodies were recovered altogether including the total number buried at sea. Get a better understanding behind the burial process which took place onboard both cable ships. Discover how many bodies Mackay-Bennett returned with to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Agree if more bodies onboard Mackay-Bennett versus coffins available around time ship itself returned to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Learn which First Titanic Passenger was the wealthiest person onboard the ship. Figure out what exact dark secret did Titanic Passenger Willam Harbeck from Toledo, Ohio keep. Get a fundamental understanding behind why Halifax, Nova Scotia is so important behind Titanic’s history. Learn how many cemeteries are home to the Titanic deceased in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Go behind the scenes and explore how survivors coped with their personal feelings after having departed from Carpathia. Learn what First Class Passenger in Major Arthur Peuchen had to say to news reporters prior to departing Carpathia about his survival. Agree if it’s fair to say that some Titanic passengers heading for Great Lakes Communities got deprived altogether of a homecoming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

09-14
01:21:48

RMS Carpathia’s Captain & Crew Answering The Call Of Duty

Discover just how many ships were nearby resulting in their hearing Titanic’s distress signals. Figure out if any ships were too far away to be of any use prior to Titanic’s sinking. Learn just how close Leyland Steamship Liner SS Californian stood in relation to where Titanic herself was positioned. Go behind the scenes and discover at what time RMS Carpathia had received Titanic’s distress signal including how Captain Arthur Rostron went about taking command. Determine just how many hours it took for Titanic to sink after hitting the iceberg. Discover just how big Carpathia was. Learn how adults including little ones got transported onto Carpathia’s decks. Find out the overall time duration which it took for Carpathia’s crew in rescuing Titanic survivors. Learn how Titanic Second Class Passenger in Ellen Toomey, bound for Indianapolis, Indiana, praised Carpathia’s Crew for going above and beyond. Understand why Carpathia’s journey to New York was delayed. Determine if exactly all 20 Titanic Lifeboats got returned to White Star Line Pier in New York. Go behind the scenes and discover what Dr. Francis Blackmarr, Carpathia Passenger, engaged in performing which became questionable. Determine if there happened to be any other White Star Line Offices elsewhere in the world besides England and the United States. Get an in depth analysis report behind how Great Lakes Families dealt with the circumstances following Titanic’s sinking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

09-11
01:12:12

Lowering Titanic’s Lifeboat’s Into The Frigid North Atlantic Ocean

Discover just how cold the North Atlantic Ocean Water was come the night Titanic sank. Learn what happened to Titanic between a three minute span from 2:17-2:20AM on April 15. Get a rough ballpark figure behind just how many people onboard Titanic didn’t make it into a lifeboat. Find out what Second Class Passenger Nellie Becker recalled hearing after Titanic sank. Discover what odd distinction First Class Passenger Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Peuchen held. Understand why Second Officer Charles Lightoller refused to allow men into lifeboats. Discover how one Great Lakes Passenger in Lifeboat Number 9 had connections with extended family from Lifeboat Number 4. Determine just how close Lifeboat Number 11 was in reaching its capacity of 65 People. Find out what Second Class Passenger Lillian Bentham who was heading for Rochester, New York, witnessed before her during Titanic’s final moments. Learn how 12 Year Old Ruth Becker, daughter of Nellie Becker, went about going above and beyond to assist fellow passengers in Lifeboat Number 13. Get an in depth analysis report behind Titanic’s four collapsible lifeboats. Go behind the scenes and determine if any high ranking White Star Line Officials survived Titanic’s sinking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

09-09
01:04:54

Titanic’s Passenger Classes Broken Down By Percentages

Find out exactly just how many people total were onboard Titanic when she collided with the iceberg. Get a rough estimate breakdown of just how many people could access a lifeboat onboard Titanic per British Board of Trade Regulations around 1912. Get introduced to some well known First Class Passengers along with what their world represented. Discover the backgrounds of average Second & Third Class Passengers. Learn what the average ticket costs were for First, Second, & Third Class Passengers onboard Titanic. Get a mathematical breakdown of total passenger occupancy per class onboard Titanic. Learn how many of Titanic’s Lifeboats were equipped to hold nearly 65 people each. Discover what made Titanic Lifeboat Number 7 so unique including reasons behind why delays in launching this lifeboat became prevalent. Learn what First Class Passengers Ida & Daughter Jean Hippach noticed heavily while on deck. Get an in depth analysis report behind Third Class Passenger Helmina Nilsson’s big gamble in making it to the upper deck. Go behind the scenes and learn what Third Class Passenger Neshan Krekorian performed including the same for First Class Passenger Major Arthur Peuchen in times of crisis as Titanic was sinking. Discover just how many watertight bulkhead compartments had flooded within a twenty minute span after Titanic first collided with the iceberg. Agree if the initial order from filling to lowering lifeboats eventually became something of desperation and chaos. Learn just how many Distress Rockets Titanic herself carried and whether or not a good majority of them were used while she was sinking. Confirm if a mystery ship lied somewhere not far away from where Titanic herself was positioned. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

09-04
01:21:23

Titanic’s Moment Of Collision With Iceberg

Determine what phrase marine experts coined RMS Titanic after studying the passenger steamers inns and outs. Learn why there would’ve been no need for concern about safety at sea with RMS Titanic amongst greater public. Get to know White Star Line Ship Designer Alexander Carlisle including any specific concerns he held regarding Titanic’s overall safety. Get an in depth analysis behind the state of Greenland’s Glaciers during winter of 1911-1912. Discover how many total messages Titanic’s Radio Operators received from other ships advising of drifting ice on April 14,1912. Receive a brief timeline of what unravels between 11:30-11:40PM on April 14,1912. Determine how one could best go about describing the sound which Titanic made after colliding with the iceberg. Figure out the total number of passengers onboard RMS Titanic including percentage of those calling Great Lakes Region home. Get a complete breakdown of First, Second, & Third Class Passengers onboard Titanic. Go behind the scenes and receive an in depth account report per what different passenger classes recalled hearing after moment of impact. Determine exactly how far RMS Carpathia was in relation to where RMS Titanic’s point of position lied via emergency distress call on April 15,1912. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08-31
01:05:08

America Undergoing An Assortment Of Major Events In Year 1911

Go behind the scenes and explore how America in 1911 underwent an assortment of major events including end outcomes. Find out what other unique happenings occurred in 1911 from a celebrity standpoint. Discover how two events of major importance unfolded along Great Lakes Waters come July 1,1911. Get introduced to “600-Footers”, better known as Lake Freighters. Learn what took place just 32 days earlier on May 31,1911, opposite side of the Atlantic Ocean including crowd size which the event itself drew. Get blown away by lax safety regulation procedures in place during the time which this ship itself got built. Learn what monumental event happened come early October 1911 involving biggest lake freighter navigating Great Lakes Waters. Get an in depth analysis behind the setbacks faced by lake freighters come early part of 1912. Learn how Mid April 1912 resulted in stranger events taking place along Great Lakes Waters. Receive a basic timeline of what happened 1,000 Miles across the North Atlantic Ocean between April 10-14,1912 involving the world’s largest passenger steamer. Discover importance behind where 345 passengers onboard world’s largest passenger steamer were heading to region wise in America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08-27
56:41

Bidding Farewell To John Hancock

Learn how John Hancock was faring health wise come Summer 1793 including the medical condition he got diagnosed with. Get an in depth analysis behind what happened on September 18, 1793. Discover who John Hancock made amends with during the year of 1789 including what both men shared in common politically. Receive a timeline of events between October 8-14,1793. Understand importance behind a particular remark John Adams made in reference about Samuel Adams and John Hancock. Determine if America’s means of keeping her past history was running sound during early 19th Century. Learn how the Declaration of Independence began taking on sacred quality around 1826 including what it had undergone after 1776. Discover what became of Dolly Hancock after 1793. Determine the future behind John Hancock’s home on Beacon Hill come start of 1830’s into early 1860’s. Learn how Massachusetts State Government responded regarding the fate of John Hancock’s Mansion on Beacon Hill. Go behind the scenes and learn how historic preservation efforts came about by early 20th Century. Learn secret formula behind John Hancock’s success in craving people’s affection which made him so popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08-22
01:19:42

Defending Massachusetts After Daniel Shays’s Rebellion

Go behind the scenes and explore aftermath behind what Shays’s Rebellion exposed the young United States to. Discover whether John Hancock was present in Philadelphia come year 1787 to attend Constitutional Convention. Learn which delegates from Massachusetts attended the convention in Philadelphia. Find out what post John Hancock got bestowed with come January 1788 involving U.S. Constitution. Get introduced to Delegate Rufus King of Massachusetts and learn what he accomplished during 1787 Constitutional Convention. Understand deep divisions between Federalists and Anti Federalists in Massachusetts regarding their outlooks on U.S. Constitution. Discover what monumental achievement occurred in Massachusetts come February 6, 1788. Learn exactly why number nine is so important regarding the U.S. Constitution along with getting a basic timeline of events which took place between December 7, 1787 to June 21, 1788. Discover if John Hancock was a strong advocate behind favoring fundamental liberties. Determine whether Hancock himself had other political aspirations. Go behind the scenes and learn how 1789 Presidential Election was conducted. Get an in depth analysis behind how John Hancock’s strife over a national government had already taken place prior to his home state ratifying U.S. Constitution. Learn what practice method John Hancock engaged in regularly to better connect with people from different corners of life including a situation from 1792 where he did something very radical. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08-20
01:17:08

John Hancock Serving Massachusetts’s Highest Level Position More Than Once

Explore what the 13 Colonies began experimenting with after declaring independence from England. Understand the work of art behind what went into establishing Massachusetts State Constitution including guidelines for holding public office. Learn how John Hancock went about getting elected Massachusetts Governor come late 1780. Discover which two issues dominated his time in office. Agree if many states including Massachusetts had gone about imposing heavy taxes to pay while war with England still took place. Find out how just how many Massachusetts towns were late on their tax payments come year 1783 including where economic hardships got felt the hardest. Learn who succeeds John Hancock as governor come May 27, 1785, including whether or not the successor helps out those needing economic assistance. Get introduced to Revolutionary War Veteran Daniel Shays including his resume service. Discover what Shays and other officers got presented with per recognition of their military service. Learn what happens to Shays not long after getting discharged from Continental Army. Go behind the scenes and get a timeline of events between late August 1786 into late January 1787 which involved Daniel Shays’ presence. Learn how John Hancock ascended back into the governorship post including his handling of uprising incident involving Daniel Shays. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08-15
01:14:18

John Hancock Proposing An Unexpected Request Like Never Before

Determine if by late 1776 whether John Hancock got faced with mounting circumstances. Discover if Congress relocated more than once to different cities for temporary security reasons. Get introduced to Congressional Delegate Robert Morris and how he went about contributing to the war effort. Learn if Robert Morris became one of the few people John Hancock truly trusted. Find out what tragic setback John & wife Dolly endured come August 1777. Discover exactly what John Hancock requested come October 1777 that appeared to come as a surprise. Learn which big news event made headways come summer of 1778. Get a feel behind the general attitude held by many Bostonians around time news itself first arrived during summer of 1778. Go behind the scenes and learn how John Hancock diffused an intense situation from getting worse given it involved alliances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08-10
01:03:43

Navigating The Logistics Into Separating From England

Agree if it’s fair to say over a twelve month span from December 1774 - December 1775 that John Hancock had experienced many twists and turns. Discover come early 1776 how a divide took place amongst Massachusetts Delegation in Congress involving the Adams’s Cousins and John Hancock. Learn where people of Massachusetts stood behind independence come start of 1776. Discover if any Massachusetts Delegates got removed from within based upon where their political views stood regarding independence. Get acquainted with other moderate delegates that Hancock himself established strong political connections amongst. Learn the importance behind a 47 page pamphlet written between late 1775 into early 1776. Determine if some delegates felt threatened by what the author himself was advocating per pamphlet written. Figure out if John Hancock himself took an interest in this particular pamphlet. Get an in depth analysis behind the Prohibitory Act which went into place on December 22, 1775. Learn how John Hancock and other delegates viewed the Prohibitory Act. Determine if Boston had changed drastically since John Hancock was away in Philadelphia. Go behind the scenes and learn how General George Washington outsmarted British General William Howe come early March 1776. Learn what tragic loss John Hancock suffered come April 1776. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08-05
01:16:04

From Serving As Massachusetts Provincial Congress President To Going Onward To Philadelphia

Determine where members of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress met following General Gage’s decision to dissolve the body come early October 1774. Discover which top level government post got bestowed upon John Hancock on October 7, 1774. Learn who was sent to Philadelphia by Hancock regarding what had happened in Massachusetts. Get an understanding behind just how important Committees of Safety were leading up to war. Find out what Hancock himself got elected to come December 1, 1774. Learn if General Thomas Gage shared the same approach as British Prime Minister Lord North did behind apprehending John Hancock & Samuel Adams. Agree if in fact General Gage could have chosen to send British Troops on a mission that would’ve resulted in capturing John Hancock & Samuel Adams. Get to know John Parker including his role on morning of April 19, 1775. Decide for yourself if what took place at Lexington was an actual intended mission. Go behind the scenes and learn where John Hancock & Sam Adams arrived to following Lexington & Concord Battles. Get a timeline of events which took place between May 10 - May 17, 1775 involving John Hancock. Agree if many delegates attending Second Continental Congress favored advocating reconciliation with the crown. Understand importance behind Olive Branch Petition Document. Get an in depth analysis as to what other work would’ve laid before Congress after Olive Branch Petition got sent to England. Discover why August 28, 1775 was an important day for John Hancock from a personal standpoint. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08-01
01:01:48

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