Shirley and Conner Go Way Back

In Episode 6 we discuss the faults in the problems a young United States faced and what the Founding Fathers came up with as a solution.

In this episode, Mrs. Shirley and Mr. Conner discuss what caused the Boston Massacre, what really (probably) happened during the chaos, and more importantly, what happened after and how these ideals helped shape the writing of the Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution. Quite a big impact for something that started with throwing some snowballs!

In this episode, Mrs. Shirley and Mr. Conner discuss how a young George Washington and a Seneca chief known as the Half King sparked the French and Indian War. A young Washington was eager to learn and advance in the British military prior to becoming the first POTUS.

In this episode, Mrs. Shirley and Mr. Conner discuss the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Middle Passage, through the autobiography of 18th century enslaved African, Olaudah Equiano. Trigger warning: this episode contains disturbing content about human slavery and abuse.

In this episode, Mrs. Shirley and Mr. Conner dive into the story of Grace Sherwood, the Witch of Pungo in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A comparison of Grace's case and punishment with those of the 20 victims of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts 10 years earlier reveals the deep differences in societies and local governments in Colonial Virginia and New England

In our first podcast episode, we begin with the real story of Pocahontas and discuss the different accounts of her life between English written accounts and Powhatan oral histories. Which one do you believe?