Pieces of history
The headstone of Falmouth's Abraham Swift broke into six pieces when it was hit by a tree during a storm about five years abo. [Ron Schloerb/Cape Cod Times] Cape Cod Times By Christine Legere Cape Cod Times Published 9:25 p.m.…
Revolutionary Discovery in Harvard’s Houghton Library
Signatures on the boycott petition included merchants such as Joseph Sherburne and Royall Tyler; soon-famous patriots like midnight rider William Dawes and — in a portrait — Bunker Hill hero Joseph Warren; and dozens of Boston's unsung future revolutionaries: women.…
250th Series: Chaplains and the Revolutionary War
Chaplains and the Revolutionary War By Chaplain General Reverand David J. Felts SAR Magazine Summer 2020, Vol. 115 No. 1 During wars, there is a need for "men of faith" to encourage the fighting men and exact some sort of…
Four Men From Middlesex
Four Men From Middlesex By George T. Loker Jr., West Michigan Chapter SAR Magazine Spring 2020, Vol. 114, No. 4 Members of the Loker family who represented my line of descent left the tiny village of Bures, Essex, England, in…
Washington, Christmas and the Revolution
Washington, Christmas and the Revolution Address delivered by Dr. John C. Wakefield, immediate past Chaplain General, to the Kings Mountain Chapter, SAR, Johnson City, Tenn., on Dec. 12, 2019 SAR Magazine Fall 2020, Vol. 115, No. 2
250th Series: Medicine in the Time of the Revolution
250th Series: Medicine in the Time of the Revolution By John Turley, MD, WVSSAR SAR Magazine Fall 2020, Vol. 115, No. 2 We all have an idea of what life was like for our Revolutionary ancestors: no electricity, running water,…
The American Revolution and The Beginning of the End of Slavery in America
The American Revolution and The Beginning of the End of Slavery in America By Daniel Haulman SAR Magazine Fall 2020, Vol. 115, No. 2 Many Americans associate the Founding Fathers with slavery because five of the first seven presidents owned…
Battle Road: No Place for Old Men. Maybe Not!
By Brett Osborn SAR Magazine Winter 2019-2020 Vol. 114, No. 3, pp. 24-25
250th Series: 250th Anniversary of the Boston Massacre From the Viewpoint of the British and Loyalists
By Guy Higgins SAR Magazine Winter 2019-2020 Vol. 114, No. 3, pp. 18-19 This installment of the 250th Series examines a critical event, the Boston Massacre, from two viewpoints. On pages 16-17, we see the viewpoint of the Colonialists. The…
250th Series: 250th Anniversary of the Boston Massacre From the Viewpoint of the Colonies
By Clifford Olsen SAR Magazine Winter 2019-2020 Vol. 114, No. 3, pp. 16-17 This installment of the 250th Series examines a critical event, the Boston Massacre, from two viewpoints. On pages 16-17, we see the viewpoint of the Colonies. The…