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Tag: Colonial America

Illustration: Boston Light, Little Brewster Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. Credit: Melissa Davenport Berry.

George Worthylake Still Making Waves with Boston Lighthouse (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on November 1, 2024

In this article, still in the spirit of Halloween, Melissa Davenport Berry concludes her story about a haunted lighthouse in Boston Harbor... (Read More)

Illustration: Boston Light, Little Brewster Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. Credit: Melissa Davenport Berry.

George Worthylake Still Making Waves with Boston Lighthouse (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on October 31, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a haunted lighthouse in Boston Harbor and a family tragedy that befell its first keeper – and then the next keeper!.. (Read More)

Illustration: Boston Light, Little Brewster Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. Credit: Melissa Davenport Berry.

George Worthylake Still Making Waves with Boston Lighthouse (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on October 24, 2024

With Halloween approaching, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a haunted lighthouse in Boston Harbor and a family tragedy that befell its first keeper... (Read More)

Illustration: "Cassandra Southwick in court before the magistrates," from the Boston Globe, 23 October 1923.

17th Century Quaker Women Gone Wild (part 5)

By Melissa Berry on June 14, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry writes about another Quaker woman who defied Puritan officials in Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600s: Margaret Brewster... (Read More)

Illustration: "Cassandra Southwick in court before the magistrates," from the Boston Globe, 23 October 1923.

17th Century Quaker Women Gone Wild (part 4)

By Melissa Berry on May 29, 2024

Melissa Berry writes more about a brave Quaker woman who defied Puritan officials in Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600s: Deborah (nee Buffum) Wilson... (Read More)

Illustration: "Cassandra Southwick in court before the magistrates," from the Boston Globe, 23 October 1923.

17th Century Quaker Women Gone Wild (part 3)

By Melissa Berry on May 7, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes more about three brave Quaker women who defied Puritan officials in Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600s... (Read More)

Illustration: "Cassandra Southwick in court before the magistrates," from the Boston Globe, 23 October 1923.

17th Century Quaker Women Gone Wild (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on April 25, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series describing three brave Quaker women who defied Puritan officials in Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600s... (Read More)

Illustration: "Cassandra Southwick in court before the magistrates," from the Boston Globe, 23 October 1923.

17th Century Quaker Women Gone Wild (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on April 23, 2024

Melissa Davenport Berry begins a series describing three brave Quaker women who defied Puritan officials in Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1600s... (Read More)

Illustration: image of couple kissing from “Puritan Laws on Sexual Misconduct.” Credit: Barbara Sardudy.

Paternity Drama in Colonial America (part 7)

By Melissa Berry on February 1, 2024

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry provides more stories about out-of-wedlock births in colonial America, focusing on Newbury, Massachusetts... (Read More)

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