Governor of Rhode Island, Samuel Ward, inherited a 356-acre tract of property along Shore Road in Westerly from his father-in ...

While the answers to this question are multifaceted, the wisdom of one of America’s founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin, offer a roadmap for us today. Franklin was more than just a statesman ...

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 ...

Moderated by Bina Venkataraman, Editor-at-Large ... Walter Isaacson, author of "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life;" and Erica Dunbar, Professor of History, Rutgers University.