New York, Quebec, and The Water Route to the Center of the World

New York, Quebec, and The Water Route to the Center of the World


Latest Episodes

A view of the environs of La Rochelle
April 16, 2023

Take a glance at the ancestral departure point for most leaving for Nouvelle France. On tour in St. Martin, we encountered an historical group that maintained ties between La Rochelle and New Rochelle, which happens to be five minutes from me here on the

Depictions of Fort Johnson and the Mohawk Valley
April 15, 2023

Enjoy some pictures from my recent visit to Sir William Johnsons fortified syncretic salon on the frontier of New York and Quebec.

Depictions from Fort William Henry
April 15, 2023

Get a feel for the layout and landscape of the award winning movie and central focus of my podcast!

Henry Hudson at Croton Point
April 13, 2023

Experience a glimpse of the majestic Hudson River as the famous explorer would have viewed it!

Bonus Episode 9 “The Faces and Spaces of Bondage: Chattel Slavery in New France and New Netherlands
February 09, 2023

Discover the geographic spaces of slavery and encounter the true faces of perseverance, as I discuss enslavement in both New France and New Netherlands.

Bonus Episode 8: Figures and Factors of the Syncretic Frontier
January 23, 2023

Join international best selling author and Historian Dr. Stephen Brumwell, as we discuss the blended nature of life on the frontiers of New York and Quebec. Using Dr. Brumwell's wonderful body of works, join us on a journey navigating both the French and

Epsiode 4” Part III: The Fall of Fort Niagara and the closing of the West.”
November 10, 2022

The British finish off French forces in the west by seizing Fort Niagara and take control over the Great Lakes (1759)

Episode 4 “Part 2: The Opening of a Backdoor and the Seizure of the West (1758-1759)”
October 16, 2022

The British capture of Fort Frontenac in 1758 and open the way to Montreal. We will also dive deep into the background of William Johnson and learn of his rise to prominence on the frontier.

Bonus Episode 7: Demonic Possession in the French Atlantic World
October 11, 2022

While most Americans are familiar with the Salem Witch Trials, the possession of Barbe Hallay of New France is little known in the English speaking world. Join me as we examine a dark story of evil and redemption, thirty years before the events of Salem t

Bonus Episode 5 “My personal Ghost Stories from Fort William Henry.”
January 09, 2022

Enjoy my three different and very strange experiences at Fort William Henry in Lake George.