Revolutionary War

July 15, 2025

When the Continental Army Camped in Connecticut

Author Steve Thornton asks “Who really makes history”? In his new book, Radical Connecticut: People’s History in the Constitution State, co-authored by Andy Piascik, guest Steve Thornton tells the stories of everyday people and well-known figures whose work has often been obscured, denigrated, or dismissed. There are narratives of movements, strikes, popular organizations and people in Connecticut who changed the state and the country for the better.
August 31, 2024

A French Hero’s American Homecoming

By Dayne Rugh Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette was only 19 on June 13, 1777, when he first stepped upon America’s shores and became one of the most senior generals […]
May 2, 2014

Explore CrisRadio’s Forgotten Voices of the Revolutionary War

“Forgotten Voices of the American Revolution” focuses on the unacknowledged individuals of color and women at the Redding Revolutionary War Winter Encampment from December 1778 to April 1779. CRIS was awarded a National Park Service […]
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