We the People

History Podcasts

As the United States marks its 250th birthday on July 4, 2026, we explore the people and places that helped weave Western Massachusetts into the fabric of our country.

Episodes

Preserving memories from the Civil War

Noble and Cooley Drum Company

Springfield Museums planetarium

Suffield border wars

The Legacy of Dr. Suess

Storrowton Village

The Knox Trail

Legacy of Norman Rockwell

History of The Big E

Lost towns of the Quabbin

Williams-Boltwood House