They Signed: The Signers of the Declaration of Independence Podcast
1) The Man in the Cave and Other Stories
Who were the people who signed the document Americans celebrate on July 4th? A small part of that question is answered in this episode. An introduction to the Declaration of Independence, its importan...Show More
2) Hooper Who? and The Confused Merchant, the Dueler and the Man Lost at Sea
Everyone knows Jefferson. But who is Button Gwinnett? William Hooper? or Joseph Hewes? this episode discusses the signers from south of Virginia who made an important contribution and sacrifices oft f...Show More
3) Rich Men
Were the signers all rich men? Could it be said, as it has, that they were they looking out for their own? We look at these questions in this episode. As we examine some of the richest founders Robert...Show More
4) Poor Richard's
Ben Franklin would have been a busy, hard working printer and not a distinguished member of the Continental Congress had he not come up with a best-selling book that allowed him, eventually, to retire...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) July 4, or July 2, 1776?
Though the vote for independence occurred on July 2nd, we celebrate the day of printing and publication. we look at the claim of both days and the role of the state that didn't vote on July 2nd: New Y...Show More
6) Hopkins and Ellery: Raging Rhode Islanders
No unease about Independence in this colony. Rhode Island, formed in dissent and the anchor of religious tolerance in America, was a bastion of Patriot activity. We talk about two Signers: William Ell...Show More
7) Poor Richard's: The Bestseller That Made a Signer
Ben Franklin would have been a busy, hard working printer and not a distinguished member of the Continental Congress had he not come up with a best-selling book that allowed him, eventually, to retire...Show More
8) Whipple
William Whipple is not the best known signer. It is only in recent years that this son of New Hampshire is even getting a fitting marker for his grave. In this episode, he is honored for his military ...Show More
9) Robert Treat Paine and Elbridge Gerry
Hailing from the same state as Adams and Hancock doesn't help to get you noticed, or so it appears with these two Signers important in their time but less known now. One became a Federalist, the other...Show More
10) James Wilson, John Dickinson and The Radical Baristas
James Wilson is often seen as the swing vote on independence. Without his vote, and John Morton's Pennsylvania would have went against Independence, severing the union of states needed to take on Brit...Show More