The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an organized political protest in Boston during the American Revolution. The following are some facts about the Boston Tea Party: What Was the Boston Tea… Read more »
Henry Burbeck Military Archive Sold for $95,000
An online auction house recently sold the military archive of my ancestor Henry Burbeck (of my grandmother Beatrice Burbeck’s family) for the price of $95,000. The archive spans the years… Read more »
Louisa May Alcott: The First Woman Registered to Vote in Concord
Louisa May Alcott was not just a writer and author of the classic novel “Little Women,” she was also the first woman registered to vote in Concord, Mass. When Massachusetts… Read more »
The Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne was a writer from Salem, Massachusetts during the 19th century. Hawthorne is best known for his novels The Scarlet Letter and The House of Seven Gables. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s… Read more »
The Life of Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott was a writer from Concord, Massachusetts who was a part of the transcendentalist movement during the 19th century, Alcott, author of the classic novel Little Women, was… Read more »