Massachusetts Mayhem & Mystery: Mabel Page (part 1)
By James Pylant on February 24, 2025
In this article, James Pylant tells a “whodunit” story that mystified police and townspeople alike in Weston, Massachusetts, in 1904... (Read More)
Category: History
Lincoln Pleads for Peace in War-Torn Missouri
By Tony Pettinato on February 20, 2025
A letter Pres. Lincoln wrote to Missouri Gov. Fletcher on 20 February 1865 pleading for “old friendships” and “Christian charity” to end the violence... (Read More)
It Happened on St. Valentine’s Day – Blizzard Babies! (part 2)
By Melissa Berry on February 12, 2025
Melissa Davenport Berry further describes the 1940 St. Valentine’s Day Blizzard in New England, when more than 30 babies were born in the Boston area!.. (Read More)
It Happened on St. Valentine’s Day – Blizzard Babies! (part 1)
By Melissa Berry on February 11, 2025
Melissa Davenport Berry describes the 1940 St. Valentine’s Day Blizzard in New England, during which more than 30 babies were born in the Boston area!.. (Read More)
Tainted Tonic: A ‘Whodunit’ Mystery in Georgia
By James Pylant on February 10, 2025
Genealogy discovery: while researching this story, James Pylant was surprised to find that one of his relatives was the accused killer's wife!.. (Read More)
It Happened on St. Valentine’s Day (part 2)
By Melissa Berry on February 6, 2025
Melissa Davenport Berry describes the 1895 Valentine’s Day Blizzard in Texas. Cattle froze, trains were stopped – but valentines got delivered! .. (Read More)
It Happened on St. Valentine’s Day (part 1)
By Melissa Berry on February 5, 2025
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry describes some events that happened on February 14, the date of St. Valentine’s Day... (Read More)
President Adams’s Gift to the Nation: Chief Justice John Marshall
By Tony Pettinato on January 20, 2025
In 1801 President John Adams nominated John Marshall to be the next chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, his “gift” to the people of the United States... (Read More)
From the Past: New Year’s Memorable Events (part 2)
By Melissa Berry on January 8, 2025
In this heartwarming story, Melissa Berry writes about the “Hot Dog Man” who made New Year’s Day special for poor children in Boston’s North End... (Read More)
