All posts tagged "camp"
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1.4KMassachusettsJohn and Abigail Adams Give Hamilton a Review – No Stars
There was no love lost between Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. Hamilton famously castigated Adams in a pamphlet published in 1800 entitled,...
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2.7KMaineJacataqua, the Indian Sachem Who Bore Aaron Burr’s Love Child
Jacataqua, the story goes, fell in love with Aaron Burr when she first laid eyes on him in 1775. She was the...
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5841Today's History Highlights ArchiveSix Gilded Age Gentleman Farms in New England
During the Gilded Age, gentleman farms were an important element of the upper-class lifestyle. They served as formal summer mansions and working...
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6231MassachusettsThe 18 Patriots Condemned to Death – Who Wouldn’t Die
On September 19, 1774, New England was in a state of alarm. British troops had, on September 1, seized a store of...
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238New HampshireLouis de Rochemont: The New Hampshire Moviemaker Who Took on Hitler in 1938 and Won
Louis de Rochemont had a bone to pick in 1938. In the 1930s, American attitudes toward Nazi Germany and Adolph Hitler were...
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236New England PlacesSix Courageous Heroes From New England
Not all courageous heroes receive their due on Veterans or any other day. So many sacrifices have gone unheralded, so many men...
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7765Today's History Highlights ArchiveSix Indian Trails That Turned Into Scenic Highways and Byways
The Indian trails that crisscrossed New England go back to prehistoric times. Native Americans migrated from summer to winter homes along the...
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7381ConnecticutHiram Bingham, the Real Indiana Jones, Stumbles onto Machu Picchu
In July of 1911, Hiram Bingham was in a race to climb to the top of South America’s tallest mountain before a...
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2731VermontIn 1777 a Deadly Fog of War Swept Across Vermont and Claimed John Irish
On a hot summer day, July 27, 1777, John Irish, a Quaker farmer, had just finished threshing his wheat and was mowing...
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7505MassachusettsFour Rice Boys Captured by Indians in 1704; Three Rice Boys Decide To Stay
On a hot August day in 1704, the Rice boys were working with their fathers to spread flax in a field in...