All posts tagged "expulsion"
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6.3KMaineHow Maine’s High and Mighty Enoch Foster Met His Downfall
Born in 1839, Enoch Foster might well be the prototype for a Maine politician of his era. Graduated from both Bates and...
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6.4K2New HampshireWhen Calling Someone a New Englander Was an Insult
In November 1852, newspapers in Pennsylvania gave over 650 words to assailing the flaws of the New Englander. In a wide-ranging screed...
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6.7K2Crime and ScandalStop Thief! The Society of Mutual Aid Against Thieves Chases Lawless Freebooters
Like many vigilante groups in New England, the Society of Mutual Aid Against Thieves came about for good reason in Worcester, Mass.,...
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14.4K9Crime and ScandalThe 1673 Murder of Rebecca Cornell and the ‘Good Fire’
On the night of February 8, 1673, Thomas Cornell rushed into the sitting room where he had earlier left his mother Rebecca...
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6.1K1Religion and Social MovementsThe Destroying Angel, Gold Diggers and the Book of Mormon
Does the Book of Mormon, the sacred text of the Mormon Church, owe its existence to Nathaniel Woods, leader of an unusual...
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25.0K3bostonThe Hope and Despair of Acadian Exiles, 1755-1766
In the winter of 1755, two Marshfield, Mass., selectmen knocked on the door of a family of seven Acadian exiles. They brought...
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9.2K4Religion and Social MovementsBenedict Arnold and the Rhode Island Quakers, Ranters and Heretics
Rhode Island Quakers had cause to esteem Benedict Arnold more than a century before his descendant brought disgrace to his name. In...
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11.1K18MassachusettsAcadians Refuse To Take a Loyalty Oath to the British King and Pay the Price
For nearly 40 years in the early 18th century, Acadian farmers in Canada refused orders to take an unconditional oath of loyalty...
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6.3K10ConnecticutMethodists vs. Millgirls in the Murder Trial of the Century (Pt. 1)
Everyone agrees on one thing about the Methodists and the mill girl: On December 21, 1832, Sarah Cornell was found dead. A...
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