Dr. David J. Silverman talked about his book This Land is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Trouble History of Thanksgiving.

Dr. Paul Finkelman discussed the debates over slavery at the Constitutional Convention, Thomas Jefferson’s legacy as a slaveowner and perpetuator of slavery, and the roles John Marshall, Joseph Story, and Roger Taney played in protecting slavery as justices on the United States Supreme Court.

Dr. Gary Gallagher talked about his new book The Enduring Civil War, the way Civil War history is covered, monuments, his favorite Civil War movies, and much more.

Historian David T. Dixon talked about the life of August Willich, a Prussian nobleman turned communist revolutionary who became an unlikely American Civil War Hero.

City of Albany historian Anthony Opalka talked about the Albany fire of 1848. The fire destroyed nearly 600 buildings and killed several people.

On August 4th, 1892, Abby and Andrew Borden were brutally murdered in their Fall River home. The crime was shocking and grisly. Lizzie Borden was acquitted of having committed the murders despite an abundance of evidence. Former Borden Bed and Breakfast tour guide and creator of the website Lizzie Borden: Warps and Wefts Shelley Dziedzic takes us on a deep dive into the case.

The defeat at Gettysburg left Lee's army hobbled and in desperate need of returning to to friendlier territory south of the Potomac River. Heavy rain, however, flooded the Potomac, delaying Lee's retreat. Historian Richard Schaus talks about this understudied aspect of the Gettysburg campaign and whether Meade pursued the Army of Northern Virginia aggressively enough.

Cory Pfarr - Longstreet at Gettysburg by History Tavern Podcast

Artist and author Mark Dunkelman dropped by the History Tavern Podcast to discuss his book Gettysburg's Unknown Solider: The Life, Death, and Celebrity of Amos Humiston.

Dr. Theresa Kaminski dropped by the History Tavern Podcast to talk about her new book Dr. Mary Walker's Civil War: One Woman's Journey to the Medal of Honor and the Fight for Women's Rights.