Virginia History Podcast
By Robert Van Ness
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Episodes: 108
Description
The Virginia History Podcast covers the rich history that has made the Commonwealth what it is today. Events covered during this podcast will include -
Colonial Era
American War for Independence
Pre-Civil War
Civil War
Reconstruction
Early Modern
Virginia During the World's Wars
Cold War Virginia
Contemporary Virginia
Along the way, I will blog, mostly small notes, resources, and pictures to supplement the history at www.vahistorypodcast.com
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Berkeley's 1662 Return and Slavery's Legal Introduction
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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Longstsreet - Elizabeth Varon Interview
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Did Edgar Allan Poe Visit Alexandria?
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Robert E. Lee on Leadership - H.W. Crocker III Interview
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Carters, Part 3
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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The Jeffersonians - Dr. Kevin Gutzman Interview
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May 31, 2023 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Carters, Part 2: Robert "King" Carter
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Carters, Part 1
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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Virginia's Important Ghost Stories - Dr. Alena Pirok Interview
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Abingdon's Barter Theatre - Katy Brown Interview
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Colonial Virginia's War Against Piracy - Jeremy Moss Interview
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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The Encyclopedia of Confederate Generals - Dr. Samuel Mitcham, Jr. Interview
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Wormeleys
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May 30, 2022 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Armisteads
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Nelsons
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Parkes
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Custises Part 2
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Custises Part 1
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Special Halloween Episode - Evelyn Byrd's Ghost
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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Debunking the 1619 Project - Dr. Mary Grabar Interview
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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The 1619 Project - Phillip Magness Interview
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Aug 28, 2021 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Grymes
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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The Lafayette Trail - Julien Icher Interview
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May 30, 2021 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Ludwells
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Fitzhughs
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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The James Madison Museum of Orange County Heritage
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Feb 27, 2021 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Taliaferros
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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The Deadly Politics of Giving - Dr. Seth Mallios Interview
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Randolphs
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Special Halloween Episode - Haunted Tuckahoe with Jessica Stith
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Scott Dawson and the "Lost Colony Mystery"
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Corbins
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Virginians and their Histories - Brent Tarter Interview, Part 3
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Virginians and their Histories - Brent Tarter Interview, Part 2
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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Virginians and their Histories - Brent Tarter Interview, Part 1
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May 14, 2020 |
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Lessons from the 1721 Boston Smallpox Epidemic - Tony Williams Interview
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May 07, 2020 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Pages
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Burwells
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Harrisons
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Feb 22, 2020 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Lees
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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First Families of Virginia - The Bollings
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Interview with Berkeley Castle's Charles Berkeley
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Nov 10, 2019 |
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Special Halloween Episode - Haunted Thoroughgood
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Oct 26, 2019 |
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Berkeley Challenges the Navigation Acts
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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Jamestown Burned! Interview with eyewitness Thomas Mathews
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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Berkeley Returns to Power
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Aug 22, 2019 |
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Sir William Berkeley - Interview with Dr. Warren Billings
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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Virginia During the Interregnum
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Jul 26, 2019 |
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Virginia's Native History - Interview with Dr. Ashley Spivey
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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Governor Berkeley Is Undone
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Jun 27, 2019 |
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K.I. Knight Interview - First Africans and Slavery's 17th Century Virginia Evolution (Pillars of 17th Century Virginia Society, Part 4)
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Jun 10, 2019 |
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Land Expansion - The Powhatan Tribes and William Berkeley
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May 23, 2019 |
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Tenacity, Virginia's Remarkable 17th Century Women - Interview with Nancy Egloff
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May 12, 2019 |
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Falling Creek Ironwork's 400th Anniversary - Interview with Archaeologist Lyle Browning
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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Tony Williams Interview - Economic Influences on and from Early Virginia (Pillars of 17th Century Virginia Society, Part 3)
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Apr 12, 2019 |
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Rev. John Ericson Interview - From Religious Wars to Religious Freedom: 17th Century Virginia's Religious Transformation (Pillars of 17th Century Virginia Society, Part 2)
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Apr 03, 2019 |
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Dr. Jon Kukla Interview - Political and Social Stability: Order or Chaos in 17th Century Virginia. (Pillars of 17th Century Virginia Society, Part 1)
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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Governor Berkeley Handles Early Opposition
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Feb 25, 2019 |
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Governor Berkeley Arrives
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Jan 26, 2019 |
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Sir William Berkeley's Rise to Power
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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Graham Woodlief Interview - The 400th Anniversary of the First Thanksgiving
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Nov 21, 2018 |
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Interview With Fort Monroe's Terry Brown
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Special Halloween Episode - Grace Sherwood: The Witch of Pungo
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Oct 27, 2018 |
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The Mathews-Claiborne Influence
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Sep 15, 2018 |
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The House of Burgesses - Interview with Nancy Egloff
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Aug 29, 2018 |
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John Harvey's Virginia Quagmire
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Jul 29, 2018 |
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Virginia - The Infant Royal Colony
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Jun 22, 2018 |
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Virginia's Outstanding Women - Interview with Sandra Gioia Treadway
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May 18, 2018 |
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The Virginia Company's Fall - Part 3
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Apr 06, 2018 |
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The James Horn Interview
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Mar 27, 2018 |
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Cainan Townsend Interview
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Feb 28, 2018 |
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The Virginia Company's Fall - Part 2, Opechancanough's 1622 Massacre
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Feb 21, 2018 |
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The Virginia Company's Fall - Part 1
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Jan 23, 2018 |
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1619 - Representative Government Is Formed
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Dec 22, 2017 |
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1619 - Women and Angolans Arrive
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Nov 30, 2017 |
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Special Episode - The First Thanksgiving, Virginia 1619
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Nov 17, 2017 |
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James River Plantations Part 3
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Oct 27, 2017 |
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Special Halloween Podcast - Haunted Shirley
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Oct 21, 2017 |
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James River Plantations Part 2
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Sep 26, 2017 |
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James River Plantations Part 1
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Aug 29, 2017 |
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The Rolfe's, Tobacco, and Pocahontas' Death
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Jul 24, 2017 |
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How Pocahontas Became Rebecca Rolfe
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Jun 22, 2017 |
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A Virginia Rembrance - Memorial Day
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May 28, 2017 |
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Dale's Arrival, The Cittie of Henricus, and Bermuda
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May 20, 2017 |
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Salvation, War, Uncertainty - Delaware's Arrival
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Apr 22, 2017 |
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Paradise, Freedom, Mutiny, and Disaster
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Mar 24, 2017 |
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The Starving Time
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Feb 24, 2017 |
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Smith's Time Ends
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Jan 18, 2017 |
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Shipwrecked at the Isle of Devils!
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Dec 08, 2016 |
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John Smith's Time Nears the End
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Nov 16, 2016 |
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Halloween Special - Haunted Rosewell
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Oct 27, 2016 |
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President John Smith - Part 2
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Oct 06, 2016 |
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President Smith - Part 1
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Sep 08, 2016 |
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John Smith Explores the Chesapeake Bay
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Aug 14, 2016 |
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John Smith Takes Action
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Jul 17, 2016 |
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Death in the Summer
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Jun 29, 2016 |
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Uneasy Times
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Jun 01, 2016 |
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Jamestown Day!
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May 14, 2016 |
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Jamestown Voyage
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May 01, 2016 |
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Events Leading to Jamestown's Founding
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Apr 04, 2016 |
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Roanoke's Tragic End
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Mar 08, 2016 |
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The Lost Colony
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Feb 18, 2016 |
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The 1585 Expedition
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Jan 27, 2016 |
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The 1584 English Scouting Mission in Virginia
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Jan 04, 2016 |
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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Dec 17, 2015 |
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Early English New World Exploration
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Dec 09, 2015 |
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Don Luis and the Ajacan Mission
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Dec 01, 2015 |
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Virginia History Podcast
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Nov 28, 2015 |