The Army History Podcast - 250th Special Episode with Joel Bohy and Alexander Cain
Join the Army Historical Foundation for a special first season-finale episode for the United States' 250th celebration with special guests Alexander Cain and Joel Bohy as they discuss the importance of the 250th, Army history related to the Revolutionary War and their ongoing historical preservation projects.
Joel Bohy is a historic arms specialist at Blackstone Valley Auctions and a frequent appraiser of Arms & Militaria on the PBS series Antiques Roadshow, an active member of the American Society of Arms Collectors, the Company of Military Historians, The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, an instructor for Advanced Metal Detecting for the Archeologist, and an advisory board member of American Veterans Archaeological Recovery. He is the co-author of Bullet Strikes from the First Day of the American Revolution as well as many material culture articles in Man at Arms for the Gun and Sword Collector magazine as well as other publications. Growing up in Concord, Massachusetts helped lead to his passion for April 19, 1775, the Battle of Bunker Hill, historic arms & militaria, conflict archaeology, historic arms and ballistics, and the study of bullet strikes from the first day of the American Revolution.
Alexander Cain, JD, graduated from Merrimack College in 1993 with a degree in economics and from the New England School of Law in 1996 with a Juris Doctor. He directs a vocational program based in Merrimack Valley that introduces high school students to advanced manufacturing and skilled trades careers. Alex is a respected and sought-after speaker who often lectures on the military and social influences of Massachusetts in 1775. He has published multiple research articles that illuminate the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, the Siege of Boston, and the loyalist refugee experience during the American Revolution. Alex has also authored two books, "We Stood Our Ground: Lexington in the First Year of the American Revolution" and "I See Nothing but the Horrors of a Civil War," and is the creator of the blog and podcast “Historical Nerdery.” Alexander Cain is also the Executive Director of Apprenticeship Pathways at North Shore Community College in Massachusetts.
