by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 31, 2022 | History News
Steve ButzThe Shays’ Settlement Project is the first formal archaeological study of the ruins of a fortified 18th century settlement located in the mountains of Southern Vermont. The settlement was founded by Captain Daniel Shays and his fellow refugees who fled...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 31, 2022 | History News
David DalrympleThe first series of skirmishes and pitched battles for Captain Patrick Ferguson’s Experimental Corps of Riflemen was not in the Brandywine campaign but in New Jersey. New Jersey saw the first action of a military breechloading rifle and a military unit...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 31, 2022 | History News
Scott Kirsner and Robert KrimBy its very definition, the world of invention and innovation is relentlessly focused on what’s next — the latest iPhone, the newest social app. But is there space in our crowded brains for innovation history? We’ll describe the ways...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 31, 2022 | History News
Roberta DeCenzoThe last civilian royal governors of Massachusetts and their relationship to the people played a key role in the events that would eventually become the American Revolution. Since then, the royal governors have been painted as villains of an...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 31, 2022 | History News
Rachel Christ-DoanePerhaps the most devastating story from the Salem witchcraft trials is that of Dorothy Good, the youngest person to be arrested and jailed in 1692. At the age of four years old, Dorothy was accused of practicing witchcraft and confined to prison for...
