Revolutionary War Rarities

Fast, fun, rarely known history about the American Revolution. The podcast from ”The Sons of the American Revolution”. New episodes released every two weeks. #RevolutionaryWarRarities #AmericanRevolution #RevolutionaryWar #SonsoftheAmericanRevolution

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Revolutionary War Rarities

As you might imagine from our name, Revolutionary War Rarities is about rarely known facts and stories that occurred within the American Revolution.  All episodes are between 8-10 minutes long so they are fast, fun and full of trivia.  A new episode will be released every two weeks.  If you are interested in the less known history and people of the American Revolution, then this is the podcast for you.  If you don't have a lot of spare time to learn, this is also the podcast for you.  This is the podcast of the "Sons of the American Revolution".  We are all direct descendants of individuals who served during the American Revolution.  Please subscribe and enjoy!

Episodes

3 hours ago

There were many consequences of the American Revolution, some of which we experience to this day.  Join us on this week’s episode of Revolutionary War Rarities as we explore some of those consequences.  Make sure and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and click the bell, follow us on Instagram, join our Facebook Group, and subscribe on your favorite podcast application.  Revolutionary War Rarities is the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.

Sunday Mar 16, 2025


Today's episode of Revolutionary War Rarities focuses on some of the American made weapons of the American Revolution and can be seen by clicking on the picture below.  It is interesting to see some of the personal hunting guns that were put into service simply because they were available.  Compare and contrast these weapons with the ones we presented in the Fall of 2024 when we released an episode titled "Foreign Aid".  That episode focused on some of the weapons provided by foreign countries.  We hope you enjoy this episode of Revolutionary War Rarities, the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.

Sunday Mar 02, 2025

In this episode we discuss Liberty Trees and their role in the American Revolution.  Make sure and subscribe to Revolutionary War Rarities and share our episode on your social media.  Thank you for being a part of the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.
 
Start to the Show Notes
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/andrew-oliver
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/randolph/sections/community-life/articles/randolph-s-300-year-old-liberty-tree-lives-out-final-day-removal-to-take-place-aug-31
https://www.arboristnow.com/news/The-Liberty-Tree-A-Forgotten-Symbol-of-the-American-Revolution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Tree
https://revolutionaryspaces.org/legacy-liberty-tree/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAqrG9BhAVEiwAaPu5zp-yLnOiSSYTSntpbU46FobXkfgVupjOaCMaol5EWPEhHENrgpV8tBoCK1wQAvD_BwE
https://www.jyfmuseums.org/learn/interactives/liberty-tree#:~:text=What%20is%20a%20Liberty%20Tree,American%20Revolution%20Museum%20at%20Yorktown.

Sunday Feb 16, 2025

Would you believe that arguments between our Founding Fathers were fully as “spirited” as the debates in Washington D.C. today? Make sure and watch this episode of Revolutionary War Rarities as we discuss the disunity that could have easily torn this nation apart, even before it’s founding. We are the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.
 
A brief list of resources to do further research on the topics mentioned in this episode:
Aaron Burr – Alexander Hamilton https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/duel/
The Blount Conspiracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blount
The Conway Cabal https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/conway-cabal
Thomas Hickey Plot to kill George Washington https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/plot-kill-george-washington-180970729/
Matthew Lyon Censure for Sedition https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/matthew-lyon/
Alien and Sedition Acts https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/adams-alien-and-seditions-act/ Silas Deane https://yankeeinstitute.org/2024/05/17/the-complicated-life-of-silas-deane/
The Death of George Wythe Season 3, Episode 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znrbrZFujyg&t
XYZ Affair https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/xyz-affair/
Additional Reading: “Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics” by H.W. Brands
“The Adams Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams” edited by Lester Cappon

Sunday Feb 02, 2025

Traveling to and from the Colonies by boat in the 1700s was a terribly difficult task that took weeks of unimaginable challenges.  Today’s episode is titled “May Your Sails Be Full And Your Journey Safe” and we discuss many of the challenges that our forefathers faced.  Make sure and subscribe to our YouTube Challenge or on your favorite podcast application, join our private Facebook Group, follow us on Instagram, and check us out at fastfunhistory.com.  We hope you enjoy this episode.  Revolutionary War Rarities is the podcast from the Sons of  the American Revolution.
 
Show Notes:
"Life At Sea In The Age Of Sail", Royal Museums Greenwich,
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/life-sea-age-sail
 
"Immigration and Migration (Colonial Era)",  The
Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia,
https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/immigration-
and-migration-colonial-era/
 
"Immigration in the 1600s and 1700s, Ancestry Family
History Learning Hub, https://www.ancestry.com/c/
family-history-learning-hub/1600s-1700s-immigration
 
"Colonial Travel", www.constitutionfacts.com, https://
www.constitutionfacts.com/founders-library/colonial-travel/
?srsltid=AfmBOopmVkGe8DvJS_7gupcn1LA7jqGNU-
JmyEYC870dmgOq294nrPxM
 

Sunday Jan 19, 2025

With the inauguration of the 47th President happening tomorrow, it seems appropriate to focus this episode on the history of the 1st Inauguration.  So, we hope you enjoy this episode of Revolutionary War Rarities, the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.
 
Make sure and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, join our Facebook Group, follow us on Instagram, check out our website at www.fastfunhistory.com,and subscribe on your favorite podcast application.

S3E12 "Hydrate or Die"

Sunday Jan 05, 2025

Sunday Jan 05, 2025

Hydrating during the American Revolution was a significant challenge.  On this week’s episode of Revolutionary War Rarities we welcome the Curator for the Sons of the American Revolution and go through the challenges and solutions of hydration during the American Revolution.  We are the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.
 
Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel, follow us on Instagram, join our Facebook Group, and check out our website at www.fastfunhistory.com.

S3E11 "Christmas Special"

Sunday Dec 22, 2024

Sunday Dec 22, 2024

Make sure and listen to this seasons Christmas Special where you will learn about much of the history of Christmas in the United States.  We have two very special guest hosts for this episode.  Merry Christmas everyone.  Revolutionary War Rarities is the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.
 
A brief list of resources to do further research on the topics mentioned in this episode:
Christmas in the Colonies and Early America:
“Christmas in Colonial and Revolutionary America” (from Fraunces Tavern) - https://www.frauncestavernmuseum.org/colonial-christmas
The Washingtons and Christmas - https://www.mountvernon.org/the-estate-gardens/mount-vernon-christmas
How Christmas became an American Holiday - https://theconversation.com/how-christmas-became-an-american-holiday-tradition-with-a-santa-claus-gifts-and-a-tree-172479
Origins of Santa - https://www.stnicholascenter.org/who-is-st-nicholas/origin-of-santa
A History of Christmas - https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas
Joseph Plumb Martin:
About Joseph Plumb Martin - https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/joseph-plumb-martin
“Memoir of a Revolutionary Soldier” - https://books.google.me/books?id=wz01AwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Sunday Dec 08, 2024

The Age of Enlightenment led to the American Revolution.  The American Revolution led to the Age of Revolution.  This week’s episode of Revolutionary War Rarities discusses the Age of Revolution and the impact the American Revolution had on it.  So, please watch this episode by clicking on the picture below and make sure and subscribe to our YouTube Channel, join our Facebook Group, follow us on Instagram, and check out our website at fastfunhistory.com.  We are the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.
 
A brief list of resources to do further research on the topics mentioned in this episode:
Age of Revolution:
“Age of Revolutions” is an educational site with many resources to learn about the Age of Revolutions: https://ageofrevolution.org/ Additional links to research the various Revolutions: https://ageofrevolutions.com/links/
A list of the Revolutions that took place during the Age of Revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Revolution https://www.history.com/news/american-revolution-independence-movements
Edmund Burke: https://oll.libertyfund.org/people/edmund-burke https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/burke_edmund.shtml
Thomas Paine: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/thomas-paine https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/paine-the-writings-of-thomas-paine-vol-i-1774-1779

S3E9, "A Man Named Beverley"

Sunday Nov 24, 2024

Sunday Nov 24, 2024

During the American Revolution there was “A Man Named Beverley” who played a pivotal role in Loyalist activities.  Today, the Provinces of Eastern Canada are heavily populated with descendants of Tories / Colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown.  Click on the picture below to learn more about “A Man Named Beverley”, the prominence and wealth of his family, and the impact that he had on the Loyalists on Benedict Arnold and even on George Washington.  This weeks episode of Revolutionary War Rarities can be seen by clicking on the picture below.  We are the podcast from the Sons of the American Revolution.
 
A brief list of resources to do further research on the topics mentioned in this episode:
Beverley Robinson: http://www.loyalamericanregiment.org/beverley.htm
History of the Loyal American Regiment: http://www.loyalamericanregiment.org/reghist.htm
History of the Beverley House https://americanaristocracy.com/houses/beverley-house
The Migration of Loyalists to Canada: https://www.uottawa.ca/about-us/official-languages-bilingualism-institute/clmc/linguistic-history/american-revolution https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/loyalists

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