All posts tagged "mayflower"
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19.2K7MassachusettsFrom the Biblical to the Bizarre: Puritan Names
Puritans considered child-rearing one of their most important duties in life, and it began with the name given to the newborn. Puritan...
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29.1K4bostonSix Revolutionary Forts
Scattered throughout New England are dozens of revolutionary forts. Some, like Fort Halifax in Maine, date to the French and Indian wars....
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21.0K4ConnecticutSix New England Presidential Visits and the Stories Behind Them
New England is full of sites that hosted past presidential visits as the country’s leaders came north in search of votes, campaign...
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11.0K2Arts and LeisureThe Pet Names of Famous New Englanders
When the Pilgrims came to America on the Mayflower, they brought with them two dogs described as a spaniel and a mastiff....
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38.5K33bostonA Brief History of the Boston Brahmin
There’s more to being a Boston Brahmin than simply having an early Puritan ancestor, graduating from Harvard and living on Beacon Hill....
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5.3K4MassachusettsTisquantum Mediates Peace to Benefit the Pilgrims, the Wampanoag and Himself
In 1624, England was hungry for news from its colonies and Edward Winslow provided it. His Good Newse From New England told...
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17.8K2Connecticut6 Places That Became a Summer White House
The summer White House has featured in presidential life since John Adams returned to Quincy, Mass., to get away from the muggy...
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5.6K7Politics and MilitaryThe Peace Policy of Passaconaway and the Founding of New England
One of the first American Indians to come to the attention of English explorers visiting New England was an exceptionally tall leader...
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4.5K2bostonJustin Winsor, the Genealogy Nut Who Founded the Library Profession
Libraries might be very different places today were it not for Justin Winsor, who became the head librarian at the Boston Public...
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12.4K32MassachusettsSam Adams Walked Into a Tavern and Started a Revolution
Sam Adams was a devout Puritan who brought his religious convictions to the fight for American liberty. That did not mean he...
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