by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 31, 2022 | History News
Mark SzymcikThere is an anonymous saying “It is easy to see the hand of God in the world; the difficulty is to figure out which way His finger is pointing.” Lincoln rejected the Hard-shell Baptist religion of his parents, yet struggled with discerning God’s will...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 31, 2022 | History News
Giovanni AlabisoSalem begins in 1626 as a fishing village and grows into a dominant seaport after the American Revolution. By the early 1800s, Salem is arguably the richest seaport in the United States with wealth in today’s dollars that exceed $150 billion. Elias...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 29, 2022 | Publick Occurences, Uncategorized
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 25, 2022 | History News
Jerry Enzler—Even among iconic frontiersmen like John C. Frémont, Kit Carson, and Jedediah Smith, Jim Bridger stands out. A mountain man of the American West, straddling the fur trade era and the age of exploration, he lived the life legends are made of. His...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 11, 2022 | History News
T. Cole Jones—Contrary to popular belief, the American Revolutionary War was not a limited and restrained struggle for political self-determination. From the onset of hostilities, British authorities viewed their American foes as traitors to be punished, and British...
