“Revolutionary Stories” Podcasts – A series of History Podcasts from Freedoms Way
About the Podcast Series
Revolutionary Stories is a collaborative history podcast that explores the enduring legacies of the American Revolution in the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. By connecting stories to place, each episode provides an opportunity to explore the region through a new lens—opening a window into the past, offering a perspective on the present, and sharing a vision for the future.
Join us each month for a new episode and discover the Revolution anew.
In preparation for the 250th anniversary commemoration of the American Revolution, Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area with support from the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati and in partnership with the National Park Service, and local communities, is undertaking an initiative to gather, record, interpret and share both well-known and underrepresented stories about the people, places, events and objects that relate to the period before, after and during the American Revolution in the region.
Revolutionary Stories: The Enduring Legacies of the American Revolution in the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area will bring awareness to the diverse perspectives and experiences of those who lived within the 45 communities that now comprise the Heritage Area during this complex period of history. Stories will be made available through a publicly accessible online repository. Freedom’s Way and our community partners may use this information to develop programming, projects and itineraries that engage new audiences in the story of the American Revolution and its enduring impacts on the social and cultural fabric of our nation.
Revolutionary Stories: Robbins House
320 MONUMENT STREET, CONCORD, MA
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: ROBBINS HOUSE
The Robbins House in Concord, Massachusetts was the home of Caesar Robbins, who while enslaved served in the American Revolution and whose descendants continued to advocate for equality and justice.
In this episode, host Patrice Todisco and The Robbins House Executive Director Jen Turner chronicle three generations of a visionary and hugely determined Black family. This moving and evocative story about perseverance and the meaning of freedom begins with Caesar and ends with a woman who committed one of the earliest acts of Black Civil Disobedience.
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: ROBBINS HOUSE
Contributors
Guest: Jen Turner, The Robbins House
Host: Patrice Todisco, Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area
Content Developer: Kelsey Perrett
Producer: Timothy Banker
Recording Engineer: Minuteman Media Network
Produced in Partnership with
Concord 250
The Umbrella Arts Center
National Park Service
Revolutionary Stories: Hancock-Clarke House
36 HANCOCK STREET, LEXINGTON, MA
The Hancock-Clarke House in Lexington, Massachusetts is where John Hancock, Sam Adams, and sixteen others were awakened by Paul Revere in the early hours of April 19, 1775, and warned of the British advance.
In this episode, host Patrice Todisco and Lexington Historical Society Programs Manager Sarah McDonough explore historically how we know what we do about what happened there that night and reveal the equally fascinating other players in the story, including the enslaved people who lived here.
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: HANCOCK- CLARKE HOUSE
Contributors
Guest: Sarah McDonough, Lexington Historical Society
Host: Patrice Todisco, Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area
Content Developer: Kelsey Perrett
Producer: Timothy Banker
Recording Engineer: Minuteman Media Network
Produced in Partnership with
Concord 250
The Umbrella Arts Center
National Park Service
Revolutionary Stories: Jason Russell House
7 JASON STREET, ARLINGTON, MA
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: JASON RUSSELL HOUSE
Did you know the Jason Russell House in Menotomy (now Arlington, Massachusetts) is where the bloodiest fighting took place on the first day of the American Revolution?
In this episode, host Patrice Todisco and Arlington Historical Society Museum Director Sara Lundberg discuss how recent high-tech forensics and ongoing research have shed light on what happened here on April 19th, 1775. You’ll discover where the bodies of the men who died in the skirmish are buried and peer into the lives of those who lived in the house, including an enslaved woman named Kate.
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: JASON RUSSELL HOUSE
Contributors
Guest: Sara Lundberg, Arlington Historical Society
Host: Patrice Todisco, Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area
Content Developer: Kelsey Perrett
Producer: Timothy Banker
Recording Engineer: Minuteman Media Network
Produced in Partnership with
Concord 250
The Umbrella Arts Center
National Park Service
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