The Devil Went Down to Newbury (part 1)
By Melissa Berry on October 18, 2024
With Halloween approaching, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about an accused witch in Newbury in 1679, 13 years before the Salem witch trials... (Read More)
Tag: American History
How the Accused Were Pinned for Witchcraft in Salem 1692
By Melissa Berry on October 2, 2024
In this article, with Halloween approaching, Melissa Davenport Berry turns her thoughts to witches and writes about the Salem witch trials of 1692... (Read More)
For Constitution Day: How Newspapers Covered the 1787 Constitutional Convention
By Jane Cook on September 17, 2024
In this article for Constitution Day, Jane Hampton Cook tells the story of how 55 delegates in 1787 created and signed the U.S. Constitution... (Read More)
Lancaster County Quaker Abolitionists & the Underground Railroad (part 2)
By Melissa Berry on August 23, 2024
Melissa Berry writes more about abolitionist families who acted as “conductors” on the Underground Railroad in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania... (Read More)
Lancaster County Quaker Abolitionists & the Underground Railroad (part 1)
By Melissa Berry on August 20, 2024
Melissa Berry writes about abolitionist families who for many years acted as “conductors” on the Underground Railroad in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania... (Read More)
Fellow Printer Edmund Blunt, Benjamin Franklin & Scandal
By Melissa Berry on August 9, 2024
Melissa Berry writes about a colonial printer with a strong link to Benjamin Franklin, Edmund March Blunt, who lost his temper and caused a scandal... (Read More)
The Mother Road: U.S. Route 66
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on July 22, 2024
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a glory from America’s past: the fabled Route 66, with photos she took along the way... (Read More)
Relics of the Salem Witch Trials Era (part 5)
By Melissa Berry on March 21, 2024
Melissa Berry writes more about the Salem witch trials of 1692, focusing again on two famous pieces of furniture: the Osborn chest and the Trask chest... (Read More)
Relics of the Salem Witch Trials Era (part 4)
By Melissa Berry on March 12, 2024
Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about the Salem witch trials of 1692, focusing on two pieces of furniture: the Osborn chest and the Trask chest... (Read More)
