# Francis Hopkinson

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S6 Old Favorites again, Robert Bremner 1.5 and 2 Jack Lattin Revisited and Robert & James Bremner and the Declaration of Independence

Tunes: Part 1.5: Bremner: The Grant's Rant, The Carle He Came O'er the Craft, Miss Blair's Reel William Dixon: Jack Lattin John Sutherland: Jack Latone O'Farrell: Jack Lattin with Variations and on Part 2: Robert Bremner, Loch Ness, Feg for a kiss, The Cross Well of Edinburgh & Watermen’s Rant, O…

68: Francis Hopkinson

On this episode, Cody and Steve discuss the oft-overlooked patriot behind some of this country’s greatest symbols, Francis Hopkinson. Sources ·        Hastings, George E. The Life and Works of Francis Hopkinson. Chicago, IL: U. of Chicago Press, 1926. ·        Mastai, Boleslaw; Mastai, Marie-Louise…

Flag Day Decoded - with Bill Federer

Flag Day isn’t a modern, made-up observance. It reaches back to a wartime decision on June 14, 1777, when the Second Continental Congress chose a national flag in the middle of the American Revolution. We walk through that origin story, why Francis Hopkinson belongs in the center of it, and how the…

S2 Ep2109: MUSIC SCENE Dr. Mark Evans America 250 Patriotic Music History

In this episode of Music Scene, Lunchtime Conversation host Nanette Wiser chats with author, composer, pianist and radio/tv show host Dr. Mark Evans who has spent his career preserving and promoting America's cultural and musical heritage. Learn more here.Did you know that a composer signed the D…

Why Honoring Our Flag Pleases God

Isaiah 30:17 uses the imagery of a banner on a hill to describe visibility, identity, and the reality that what is lifted up becomes a symbol others recognize and respond to. In this devotional, Lynette Kittle reflects on the meaning of the American flag as a national symbol and explores how honori…

"...With a Firm Reliance..." | Liberty 250

For this week's Liberty 250 episode, we meet one of the most fascinating and overlooked men of the American founding. While names like Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, and Washington dominate the story of independence, Francis Hopkinson quietly helped shape the nation in ways that most Americans never r…

New Jersey Votes Yes–June 22, 1776

How the Jersey Five got its name isn’t especially mysterious, but what’s interesting is that one of the Five, Abraham Clark (pictured in the cover art), was not a new delegate to the Continental Congress. In fact, he was the only one retained because he was also the only delegate who was in fa…

America at 250: The Faith That Built a Nation

As America celebrates 250 years of independence, it's the perfect time to rediscover the extraordinary men who risked everything to give birth to the greatest republic in history.   WallBuilders founders David and Tim Barton join Erick Stakelbeck to discuss their bestselling new book, Lives, Fort…

Little Gray Lady Audiobook by Francis Hopkinson Smith

https://libranovo.com/free Listen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial! Title: Little Gray LadyGenres: Fiction & Literature, Short StoriesAuthor: Francis Hopkinson SmithNarrator: Crln Yldz KsrRelease date: 01-01-2017Length: 0:41:59Language: EnglishPublisher: LibriVoxDescription:As every Chri…

Betsy Ross: Everything you Know is WRONG

Betsy Ross made the first American flag. George Washington visited her shop, she suggested five-pointed stars, and the rest is history. Except the evidence gets weird fast. Kyle and Rae dig into what we actually know about Ross, Congress’s hilariously vague 1777 flag instructions, Francis Hopkinson…