On the night of December 16 in 1773, a
group of Boston citizens protested the British government's recent
tea tax by dumping millions of dollars worth of British tea into
Boston Harbor...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-boston-tea-party/
The history of Massachusetts from the days of the Mayflower to the American Revolution, Salem Witch Trials and beyond
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Henry Burbeck Military Archive Sold for $95,000
An online auction house recently sold
the military archive of my ancestor Henry Burbeck (of my grandmother
Beatrice Burbeck's family) for the price of $95,000. The archive
spans the years 1763 to 1839 and consist of hand-drawn maps, military
documents, letters, notebooks and military reports...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/henry-burbeck-military-archive-sold-for-95000/
Monday, September 19, 2011
Louisa May Alcott: The First Woman Registered to Vote in Concord
Louisa May Alcott was not just a writer
and author of the classic novel Little Women, she was also the first
woman registered to vote in Concord, Mass...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/louisa-may-alcott-the-first-woman-registered-to-vote-in-concord/
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne was a writer from
Salem, Mass best known for his novels The Scarlet Letter and The House of Seven Gables. Born on July 4, 1808 in Salem, Hawthorne was a
direct descendant of Judge John Hathorne from the Salem Witch Trials. Hawthorne was intrigued by his connection to his ancestor,
although it is speculated that he may have eventually added the “W”
to his last name to distance himself from his great-grandfather.
Hawthorne published two stories under the name “Hathorne” in 1830
but started spelling his name with a W after this date, for reasons
unknown...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/nathaniel-hawthorne/
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Louisa May Alcott
Although one of the most famous Concord
authors, Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on
November 29, 1832. The Alcott family believed very strongly in
abolitionism and women's rights as well as transcendentalism; a
literary and philosophical movement during the 1800s that declared
knowledge and spirituality could be attained through one's own
intuition rather than traditional teaching methods...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/louisa-may-alcott/
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Traveling the Underground Railroad in Massachusetts
The underground railroad was a series of safe houses that stretch from the south all the way to Canada. These safe houses provided shelter and protection for runaway slaves trying to find freedom in the north. Although slavery was illegal in northern states, the Fugitive Slave Act passed in 1793 and 1850 make it legal for slave hunters to travel to free states and capture runaway slaves. Some slaves took their chances and settled in free states, but many others passed through these states as they headed for Canada where slavery was illegal and slave hunters could not enter...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/traveling-the-underground-railroad-in-massachusetts/
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