A Genealogical History: Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman and Donald N. Yates McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Jefferson, North Carolina, and London 2012 Preface For most Americans, the story of their nation's origins seems safe,…
Baylor University Research Finds Eagle Scouts Have Positive, Lasting Influence on American Society Lori Fogleman, Media Contact Merit Beyond the Badge - ISR Study April 10, 2012 "Merit Beyond the Badge" study by the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion…
Ceremony, and new headstone, to honor Revolutionary War militiaman
A List of Revolutionary Soldiers and Sailors whose Graves have been designated by the Marker of the Massachusetts Society As published by the Society in Boston in 1901 Prepared by Henry A. May Soldier and Sailor Grave Markings The marker…
William Samuel Johnson Becomes Senator of Connecticut, April 2, 1791 By Bill Potter Landmark Events History Highlights 1 April 2019 William Samuel Johnson (1727-1819) William "Sammy" Samuel Johnson’s father held that most prestigious position of a New England intellectual —…
Who's Buried in Dawes' Tomb? William Dawes, Paul Revere's (mostly forgotten) fellow rider, is said to lie at King's Chapel Burying Ground. But an amateur historian says he's actually on the other side of town. Ron Fletcher Boston Globe February…
Breaking news of the Revolutionary War What does history look like while you're living it? By Todd Andrlik and J. L. BellCorrespondents Boston Globe December 16, 2012 A 1903 reproduction of a 1789 engraving of the Boston Tea Party. Library…
ARNOLDIA Marv Lehmer Bulletin of Popular Information Arnold Arboretum Harvard University October 27, 1961; Vol. 21. No. 12 The Walter Street "Burying" Ground The turn of the 18th Century the town of Roxbury was growing rapidly. Out by Jamaica Pond,…
By Wendy Smith Globe Correspondent Boston Globe May 19, 2017 Scars of Independence: America's Violent Birth By Holger Hoock Crown, 559 pp., illustrated, $30 Holger Hoock's grimly detailed "history of violence” in the conflict between Great Britain and its rebellious…
Resurrecting the revolution: David McCullough's compelling narrative brings alive America's most momentous year 1776 By David McCullough Simon & Schuster, 386 pp., illustrated, $32 By David Hackett Fischer The Boston Globe May 22, 2005 Of all the many thousands of…
