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 »
Category: Colonial Era
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 »
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 »
Pirate Thomas Veale
Thomas Veale was a pirate who was reportedly buried alive with his treasure in a cave in Dungeon Rock in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1658. According to a book published in… Read more »
Narbonne House in Salem, Massachusetts
The Thomas Ives–Narbonne House is a historic First Period house in Salem, Massachusetts. Built in 1672, the house is a two-story, clapboard house with a gable roof. It features a… Read more »