HUB History Live Podcast Episode at Old North Church

About this event

The popular podcast HUB History, hosted by Jake Sconyers, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a live episode at the Old North Church! The episode, a discussion with historians Lori Rogers-Stokes and Jonathan Chu, will focus on the Puritan legacy that still shapes Boston and New England today.

Have you ever wondered how Massachusetts went from the stern Puritanism of Increase Mather to the hopeful liberalism of Mike Dukakis? From the most conservative British North American colony to the most progressive American state?

Despite their stern and unbending reputation, 17th century Puritans saw themselves as progressive reformers committed to continuous learning and adaptation, and the vast woodlands of New England would be the garden where the seeds of a new culture could grow unimpeded by the religious and governmental constraints of Europe.

Jake, Lori, and Jonathan will examine how the Puritans created our modern values of universal literacy and education, direct participation in government, and (eventually) separation of church and state.