Patriot Echoes – Honoring 250 years of patriot ideals.
- March 6, 1809, 217 years ago — Death of Thomas Heyward Jr..
- March 6, 1724, 302 years ago — Birth of Henry Laurens, President of the Continental Congress.
- March 7, 1707, 319 years ago — Birth of Stephen Hopkins, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
- March 7, 1699, 327 years ago — Birth of Susanna Boylston Adams, mother of John Adams.
Patriot Insight
This section features original commentary, research, and opinion pieces that explore the intersection of civic virtue, religious insight, and foundational principles. Each article draws from the archive’s quotes, documents, and founder profiles to offer deeper context and perspective. Whether you're tracing the spiritual roots of liberty or examining dissent as a civic duty, these essays invite reflection and dialogue
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1866 - Commemorative BanquetA
A Day of Public Thanksgiving and Praise: How Americans Around 1776 CelebratedA Republic of Letters: Benjamin Franklin’s Forgotten Alphabet
Ages of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Ages of the Signers of the U.S. Constitution
American Independence: The Interest and Glory of Great-Britain
America’s Contribution to Constitutional Government - Myrtle Posey (1926)
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Civic Wit and Moral Critique: The Silence Dogood LettersConstitutional Clarity and Colonial Resistance: John Dickinson’s Letters from a Farmer
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Education of the US FoundersEssays on Liberty (Volumes I & II)
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Faith and Founding: The LDS View of the Constitution and the FoundersFaith and Reason: Religion Among the Founders
Founders’ Words in Modern Discourse
Founding Mothers: Women Who Shaped the Birth of a Nation
Franklin in France
From the Battlefields of the Revolution
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Gandhi’s Seven Social Sins and the American FoundersGeorge Washington and The Founding Fathers
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Hardy Murfree Ray — Oration on the ConstitutionHolmes v. Walton
Honesty and the Republic: Founders on Integrity and Moral Strength
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Independence Day (1925)J
James Franklin — The Rebel Printer of BostonL
Liberty and Contradiction: The Founders on SlaveryLiberty and Religion: Faith and Law in the 13 Original State Constitutions
Liberty, Her Struggles, Perils and Triumphs
Lincoln and the Constitution - Helen Bylund (1926)
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Meaning of the Constitution - James Tunnell, Jr (1927)N
Newer Institutions of DemocracyP
Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States, The (by Paul Leicester Ford)Problem of American Destiny
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Reason and Reverence: Deist Founders Who Believed in a CreatorRivalry and Republic: Washington vs. Gates in the War for Independence
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Secrets in Numbers: The Culper Codebook and Revolutionary CiphersSources and Influences Cited by the Founding Fathers
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The American Constitution and Its Framers - Ben Swofford (1929)The Constitution - Herbert Wenig (1926)
The Constitution - Robert Sessions (1925)
The Early Ideals of the Republic in Freethinkers’ League
The Echo of Gunpowder: Founding-Era Duels and the Politics of Honor
The Essential American Tradition
The First Breaking News: July 1776 in the Colonial Press
The Nation and the Constitution
The Nation and the Constitution
The Private Republic of George Washington
The Ride Through the Storm: Caesar Rodney and the Vote for Independence
The Separation of Powers: How the Founders Engineered a Balanced Republic
To Celebrate the Ratification of the Federal Constitution by the State of New-Hampshire
Treason in the Ranks: The Plot to Assassinate George Washington
Truth and the Republic: Founders on Integrity and Enlightenment
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Union & Liberty: Federalists vs. Anti-FederalistsW
What the Constitution Should Mean to an American Citizen - Dorothy Carlson (1927)Wisdom of the Fathers