Revolutionary War Vets Celebrated July Fourth
By Melissa Berry on July 5, 2023
In this article, to continue yesterday’s Fourth of July celebration, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Revolutionary War vets celebrating in 1826... (Read More)
Tag: Newburyport
Leonard Choate: Newburyport’s Infamous Arsonist, Part III
By Melissa Berry on April 13, 2021
Melissa Davenport Berry concludes her story about a 19th century arsonist who ravaged Newburyport, Massachusetts – and how he was finally caught... (Read More)
Leonard Choate: Newburyport’s Infamous Arsonist, Part II
By Melissa Berry on April 9, 2021
Melissa Davenport Berry continues her story about a 19th century arsonist who ravaged Newburyport, Massachusetts – and how he was finally caught... (Read More)
Leonard Choate: Newburyport’s Infamous Arsonist
By Melissa Berry on April 7, 2021
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about a 19th century arsonist who ravaged Newburyport, Massachusetts – and how he was finally caught... (Read More)
The British Are Coming, or Not! The Story of ‘The Great Ipswich Fright,’ Part 2
By Melissa Berry on July 7, 2020
Melissa Berry writes more about the warning that “the British were coming” that the history books forgot – not Paul Revere’s ride, but Ebenezer Todd’s... (Read More)
The British Are Coming, or Not! The Story of ‘The Great Ipswich Fright.’
By Melissa Berry on June 30, 2020
Melissa Berry writes about the ride warning that the British were coming that the history books forgot – not Paul Revere’s ride, but Ebenezer Todd’s... (Read More)
Old Newspapers Tell Story behind 18th Century Ancestor’s Hat
By Melissa Berry on November 20, 2019
Melissa Berry writes about research on the 1683 Jackman-Willett House in Newbury that uncovered the background story of an 18th century felt hat... (Read More)
Newspapers are terrific!
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 18, 2008
Newspapers are terrific! They give us the real details of our ancestor’s lives. This week I found an article about the estate sale for my first cousin, Thomas Huse (1742/43-1816). It was published in the Newburyport (MA) Herald, 16 July 1816. Everything was being sold – his household effects; a covered sleigh; ox cart,... (Read More)
