John Hammond Jr. was a wealthy American inventor and owner of Hammond Castle in Gloucester, Mass. The castle housed not only his elaborate collection of ancient artifacts but also served… Read more »
Hammond Castle is a medieval-style castle located in the fishing village of Gloucester, Mass. The castle was built between 1926 and 1929 by an eccentric American inventor named John Hays… Read more »
The copper weather vane that has topped the cupola of Faneuil Hall since 1742 was once stolen in 1974. When the theft was discovered on January 4, 1974, after the… Read more »
The historic Lyceum building, built on top of the former site of Bridget Bishop‘s apple orchard, in Salem, Mass has recently been renovated. The building is reportedly haunted by the… Read more »
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 »