When the theft was discovered in
January of 1974, it made national headlines. Police first speculated
that the criminal may have used a helicopter to steal the weather vane
and believed the thief intended to sell it on the black market...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/faneuil-hall-weather-vane-stolen-in-1974/
The history of Massachusetts from the days of the Mayflower to the American Revolution, Salem Witch Trials and beyond
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Faneuil Hall Weather Vane Stolen in 1974
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Rare Salem Witch Trial Document Sold for $26,000
A
rare document from the Salem Witch Trials sold for $26,000 last week
at a New York auction house. The document was a court indictment for
Margaret Scott, an elderly Rowley woman who was one of the last
victims hanged in the Salem Witch hysteria of 1692...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/rare-salem-witch-trial-document-sold-for-26000/
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Faneuil Hall Was Built with Slave Money
It's a little known fact that Faneuil
Hall, which has been dubbed the “Cradle of Liberty” since the
American Revolution, was financed with money from Peter Faneuil's
slave trading business...Click here to read more: http://historyofmassachusetts.org/faneuil-hall-was-built-with-slave-money/
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
John Alden's Account of His Witch Trial Examination
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