Looking for more ways to engage with Benjamin Franklin? These engagement resources are designed for families, educators, and communities to explore ways to tell untold stories in American history ...

Benjamin Franklin and his future wife, Deborah Read first saw each other in 1723 on his arrival in Philadelphia, when they were only teenagers. By then, the Read family was well established in the ...

Beaumarchais played a crucial role in the American Revolution as a key French ally, using diplomacy, espionage, and financing to support the cause. His covert activities included supplying arms ...