Here & Then

Episodes

1. 36

   Here & Then Log Canoe

   We are at Smith's Railway where the Hampton History Museum's log canoe is being restored prior to display in the Hampton Roads Convention Center. Smith's Railway, which has operated as a boat yard since 1842, is the perfect place to restore this historic vessel

   Jun 18, 2026

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   Here & Then Bar Oysters

   "Even though seafood has always been one of this region's natural resources, it would not be until after the Civil War that it became a commercial enterprise in Hampton. Northerners came South and brought Yankee ingenuity, enterprise, and capital to invest in the seafood industry. Oysters were...

   Jun 18, 2026

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   Here & Then Blackbeard

   One of the most notorious pirates to haunt Virginia waters was William Teach, better known as Blackbeard. Teach, like many other pirates, was attracted to the lower Chesapeake Bay by the lucrative Virginia-England tobacco trade. We're here at the sight in Hampton, Virginia, where Blackbeard's…

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   Jun 18, 2026

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   Here & Then Yoder Colony

   Along the banks of the Warwick River on Lucas Creek in 1897, a new settlement was established in the sparsely populated section of Newport News, known as Denbigh. Attracted by ads of cheap farm lands, D.Z. Yoder and Isaac D. Hertzler came to the Virginia peninsula in search of a place to…

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   Jun 18, 2026

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   Here & Then Yoder Church

   When Warwick Counties’ Mennonite colony was established in 1897, the colonists immediately sought to establish a church. Religion was of great importance to the Mennonites, as church was the spiritual and social center of their lives.

   Jun 18, 2026

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   Here & Then Yoder Barn

   "One of the early settlers of Newport News Mennonite colony was John Harvey Yoder. He joined the colony at age 21 when his family moved from Ohio to the Virginia Peninsula in 1902. Yoder first worked in the Shipyard for 15 cents per hour, despite having a teaching certificate. When he married…

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   Jun 18, 2026

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   Here & Then Civil war Sites

   When Virginia left the Union on April, 17th 1861, the control of Hampton Roads- with its ports, shipyards and forts- became an important strategic goal for both North and South. Fort Monroe became a major Union base while the Confederates sought to build a navy at Gosport Navy Yard.

   Jun 18, 2026

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   Here & Then Civil war Sites Endview

   Welcome to Endview Plantation where Tidewater Virginia’s agrarian past still lingers across the historic landscape. While now serene, in 1781 and 1862 Endview witnessed the passing of armies as wars were fought to achieve and define the meaning of freedom and equality.

   Jun 18, 2026

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   Here & Then Oyster's Point

   We are visiting the once vibrant seafood industry of Deep Creek. This harbor was so productive that it prompted the C & O to build its Oyster Point Station. When C & O Railroad arrived on the Peninsula, it gave the region a viable transportation system connecting America’s hinterland with Hampton...

   Jun 18, 2026

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    Here & Then Young's Mill

    Tide mills dominated the Tidewater Virginia landscape. They used the ebb and flow of waterways to operate the mill stone to grind corn and wheat into meal. The first mill was built on the headwaters of Deep Creek by Captain Samuel Matthews. Rebuilt in the 1820’s by the Young family, the mill was...

    Jun 18, 2026

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    Here & Then Tuileres

    During his tour of duty on Old Point Comfort, Robert E. Lee supervised construction of the Fort Monroe’s counter scarp wall, designed buildings and wharves, managed accounts and laborers and coordinated work on Fort Calhoun’s foundation. Lee came to Fort Monroe as an engineer with limited...

    Jun 18, 2026

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    Here & Then Elizabeth River Ferries

    The first Elizabeth River ferry services began in 1636 when Captain Adam Thoroughgood offered passage across the river in a hand-rowed skiff. Regular service started in 1821 when a teamboat was available, however, the first steam ferry was the Gosport which initiated operation in 1832.

    Jun 18, 2026

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    Here & Then St. Paul's Church

    "We’re here at St. Paul’s Church, Norfolk’s oldest building. Following Royal governor Lord Dunmore’s defeat at Great Bridge on December 8, 1775, Loyalist forces abandoned Norfolk. Dunmore’s command remained aboard warships anchored in the Elizabeth River to await events. Loyalist troops were sent...

    Jun 18, 2026

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    Here & Then West Pt. Monument

    James A. Fuller, a former slave, veteran of the 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry, and Norfolk’s first African-American councilman, initiated the effort to erect this monument in 1908. When this monument was finally unveiled in 1920, it was the first memorial to African-American soldiers in Virginia

    Jun 18, 2026

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    Here & Then Women in WW1

    World War I was the first global modern war. As more and more men were needed at the front, women stepped forward to serve as ‘soldiers without guns’ and filled the jobs the soldiers left behind. Despite proving their equality, most women went back to domestic activities when the soldiers…

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    Jun 18, 2026

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    Here & Then Fields House

    We are here at the James A Fields House. Fields was born a slave, became a contraband in 1861 and was in the first class to graduate from Hampton Institute in 1871. After graduating with a law degree from Howard University in 1881, he became Commonwealth Attorney for Warwick County in 1887 and...

    Jun 18, 2026

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    Here & Then Yellow Fever

    We’re standing here at the monument documenting the yellow fever epidemic that struck Norfolk in 1855. Dr. Walter Reed, a Spanish American born at Belroi, Gloucester county in 1851. He studied medicine and was searching for a cure when the Spanish American war erupted. He organized the U.S. Army...

    Jun 18, 2026

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    Here & Then Norfolk Botanical Garden

    We are here at the WPA Memorial Garden at Norfolk Botanical Garden. This monument honors the African American workers, like Mary Ferguson and Edna Joyce, who worked to establish this garden. The azalea garden concept was conceived by then Norfolk City manager Thomas P. Thompson and City...

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    Here & Then US Army Transportation Museum

    We are at the US Army Transportation Museum in front a locomotive used to operate the Ft. Eustis Military Railroad. The FEMRR was established during WW I when Camp Eustis was created as a Coast Artillery and Observation Balloon training facility. When the 714 th was deactivated in 1972 that ended...

    May 10, 2011

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    Here & Then Fort Monroe

    Lincoln visits Fort Monroe and is disappointed the CSS Virginia is still dogging his fleet. When she is sunk Lincoln exclaims She had been a thorn in our side for along time and now she is gone.

    Mar 19, 2008

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    Here & Then Jamestown

    The Virginia Company instructs Christopher Newport to find a safe harbor where they may erect a fort while keeping an eye out for the Spanish fleet. Unfortunately , the site chosen is plagued with problems that almost caused the collapse of the settlement.

    Mar 19, 2008

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    Here & Then Fort Boykins

    A visit to the Fort Boykins fortification reveals much about the life of the fort with its combination of Civil War and American Revolutionary history. In one brief battle during the Civil War, the forts 240 years protecting the harbor was suddenly put to an end.

    Mar 19, 2008

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    Here & Then St. Luke's Church

    Also known as the Old Brick Church it is one of the finest examples of gothic architecture in North America.

    Mar 19, 2008

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    Here & Then St. John's Church

    The only surviving building in the burning of Hampton during the Civil War. Confederate soldiers opted to set Hampton on fire rather that let it fall into enemy hands.

    Mar 19, 2008

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    Here & Then CSS Florida

    The scourge of the seas - It sank 47 Union ships but finally met her match as a Union ship rammed and boarded her flouting international law.

    Mar 19, 2008

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    Here & Then CSS Shenandoah

    You lying Yankee scoundrels! The cry from the captain of the CSS Shenandoah as he learned the Civil War was over. The CSS Shenandoah was the last confederate shit to fly the confederate flag.

    Mar 19, 2008

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    Here & Then CSS Tennessee

    Franklin Buchanan takes control of the CSS Tennessee as she guards Mobile Bay. The Tennessee is attached by 5 Union ships. The ship is brought to the James River and is part of the James River squadron that blocks the Hampton Roads harbor.

    Mar 19, 2008

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    Here & Then CSS Atlanta

    The CSS Atlanta is one of the most powerful of the Confederates Ironclads. She runs aground on a shoal and is helpless as two Union Ironclads pound the CSS Atlanta.

    Mar 19, 2008

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    Here & Then The Williamsburg Powder Magazine

    In the early dawn of 1775 where the first sparks of the American Revolution struck. Lord Dunmore was already on alert after Patrick Henrys speech of Give me liberty or give me death. Lord Dunmore s men slipped into the Powder Magazine in Williamsburg and made off with 10 barrels of gunpowder.

    Mar 19, 2008

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    Here & Then Williamsburg Wheelwrite Shop

    Wheels were a very important part of early Colonial life. When your wheel broke, you had to come to the Wheelwrite shop.

    Mar 19, 2008

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    Here & Then Tuskegee Airman

    Located in the Virginia War Museums African American exhibit. Davis was the first black man to graduate from West Point. He led his men of the 99th Pursuit Squadron.

    Mar 19, 2008

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    Here & Then African American in WWII

    Camp Alexander formed part of Hampton Roads port of deportation. Camp Alexander was made up of only African American soldiers.

    Mar 19, 2008

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    Here & Then Fort Monroe

    Looking out upon the Chesapeake Bay, Fort Monroe is re-designed as the largest moat encircled stone fortification in North America. It will be knows as the Gibraltar of the Chesapeake.

    Mar 19, 2008

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    Here & Then The Casemate

    The very cell where former confederate General Davis will be incarcerated. Although he is never brought to trial, he is not released until the War is over.

    Mar 19, 2008

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    Here & Then Old Quarters # 1

    Lincoln slept here! Benjamin Franklin Butler declares that escaped slaves are declared contraband of war. This decision will begin the evolution of the Civil War.

    Mar 19, 2008

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    Here & Then Chamberlian

    The Chamberlain Hotel is the last of the grand hotels that stood here at Old Point Comfort. It burned in 1921 and was rebuilt in 1929.

    Mar 19, 2008

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