Melissa Berry continues exploring an overlooked aspect of Puritan life in the 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony: paternity and child support cases... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry continues exploring an aspect of Puritan life in the 17th century that is often overlooked: paternity and child support cases... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her story about another aspect of Puritan life in the 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about another aspect of Puritan life in the 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the discovery of original Puritan court cases from the Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1673 to 1695... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry searches old newspapers to find the story behind the unusual name of a woman in colonial America: Truecross... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry describes how Puritan laws in the Massachusetts Bay Colony tried to control women’s clothing, hair styles and headdresses... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry describes how our Puritan ancestors didn’t approve of long hair – at least, the clergy and government officials didn’t... (Read More)
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