106 – George Washington's Early Life

Learn about George Washington's early life and his family!

Ferry Farm

Discover Ferry Farm here! But here is his birthplace.

Portrait of Lawrence Washington possibly done by Gustavus Hesselius, c. 1742

Learn more about Lawrence here! 

Colonel William Fairfax. By Anonymous, American School, Virginia, 1701-1750.

More about Col. Fairfax here

"Washington as a Young Surveyor." Oil on panel, 19th century, artist unknown. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Sheppard, 2006. (MVLA). Found here.

About Washington's surveying

George Washington House, Barbados.

More about the Washingtons in Barbados.

More about the Washington Siblings:

Augustine Washington, Jr.

Betty Washington Lewis

Credit: Mount Vernon Ladies' Association

Original Author: John Wollaston

Created: ca. 1750

Medium: Oil on canvas

Samuel Washington 

Portrait of Samuel Washington by James Alexander Simpson after John Hesselius, 1855

Harewood

John Augustine Washington

Charles Washington

Lawrence Washington

Lawrence's wife, Anne Fairfax Washington

105 – Benjamin Franklin the Writer and Inventor

Benjamin Franklin wasn't just a statesman, he was well known and respected as a writer and inventor. 

In the latest episode, learn all about this part of his life! 

James Reid Lambdin, Benjamin Franklin, [detail], oil on canvas, ca. 1880, after the original by David Martin, 1766.

Find the Silence Dogood letters here! 

Find out more about Poor Richard's Almanack

The famous kite and key experiment! 

Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky is a c. 1805 by Benjamin West

104 – Benjamin Franklin in France During the Revolution

Benjamin Franklin spent most of the American Revolution in France. Find out what he was doing and how it was critical to American liberty!

The Treaty of Paris with some pretty important signatures! 

Signing of Treaty of Paris (Painting by Benjamin West, 1783)

Benjamin Franklin's reception at the Court of France in 1778 (by Hohenstein)
Learn more here!

This early portrait by John Trumbull reproduces a 1777 French Engraving. This is the image of Franklin the French loved! 

Ep. 103 – Benjamin Franklin in London

The Benjamin Franklin House in London. 

Find out more about this historic site here.

Benjamin Franklin appearing before the Privy Council

Ep. 102 – Benjamin Franklin's Early Life

Learn all about Benjamin Franklin's early life. What was he like as a child? How did it impact him as an adult? Find out now!