When the Pilgrims Rescued Squanto
On August 14, 1621, Plymouth colonists embarked on a rescue mission to save Squanto after he had been taken prisoner by a sachem named Corbitant at the nearby village of… Read more »
Squanto: The Former Slave
Squanto was a Native American from the Patuxet tribe who taught the pilgrims of Plymouth Colony how to survive in New England. Squanto was able to communicate with the pilgrims… Read more »
History of Danvers State Hospital
Danvers State Hospital was a psychiatric hospital built in 1874 on Hathorne Hill. The hill is a 257-foot-high glacial drumlin located in Danvers, Massachusetts, which was originally known as Salem… Read more »
The Disturbance of the Indian Shore Cemetery
In October of 2008, a local historian determined four gravestones that had been propped up against a tree in Lakeville, Massachusetts, for many years had come from an unknown location…. Read more »
John Wilkes Booth’s Boston Property
In 1863, after John Wilkes Booth made a small fortune as a popular stage actor, he bought property in the newly created Back Bay neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, intending to… Read more »