Author Archives: Rebecca Beatrice Brooks

About Rebecca Beatrice Brooks

Rebecca Beatrice Brooks is the author and publisher of the History of Massachusetts Blog. Rebecca is a journalist and history writer who got her start in journalism working for small-town newspapers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire after she graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a B.A. in journalism. She is a member of the American Historical Association, Historic Salem Inc, the Danvers Historical Society, the Salisbury Historical Society and she volunteers for the National Archives and the Massachusetts Historical Society transcribing historical documents. Visit this site's About page to find out more about Rebecca.

Richard More's headstone, Salem, Mass. Photo published in the New York Tribune in 1902.

Richard More: Mayflower Passenger

Richard More was a Mayflower passenger and an indentured servant to Pilgrim William Brewster. More was born on November 13, 1614, in Corvedale, England, and was baptized at St. James… Read more »

Grimshawe House in Salem, Massachusetts

The Grimshawe House is a Federal-style house on Charter Street in Salem, Massachusetts. The house is located next to the historic Old Burying Point Cemetery. Built in 1770, the house… Read more »

Rebecca Nurse Monument, Danvers, Mass

Rebecca Nurse Monument in Danvers, Massachusetts

The Rebecca Nurse Monument is a memorial dedicated to Salem Witch Trials victim Rebecca Nurse in Danvers, Massachusetts. Erected in the spring of 1885, the monument is located in the… Read more »

Daniel Bray House. Salem. Ma, circa 1977

Daniel Bray House in Salem, Massachusetts

The Daniel Bray House is a historic Georgian-style house on Brown Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Built in 1766, the Daniel Bray House is a two-and-a-half-story wood frame house with a… Read more »

George Jacobs House, Danvers, MA. Photo by Arthur C. Haskell, HABS circa 1935

George Jacobs Sr.’s House Destroyed by Fire in 1932

On July 12, 1932, the historic George Jacobs House in Danvers, Massachusetts. was destroyed by a fire, according to a news report in the Beverly Evening Times. Fire Chief Joseph… Read more »