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The Battle of Bunker Hill Reenactment (in Gloucester, MA): June 21-22, 2025
On a hot Sunday in June, 250 years ago one of the most ferocious battles of the whole American Revolution took place on Breed's Hill in...

Maggie Meahl
17 hours ago2 min read


Happy? Farm Wife: Maria Louisa Huntington Huntington (1815-1893)
She built a life on a quiet Connecticut farm—but behind Maria Louisa Huntington’s warm reputation lies a story of deep roots, quiet strength, and one last act of defiance that still echoes today.

Maggie Meahl
May 183 min read


Field Trip: New York's Bowling Green and Evidence of Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Century Merchant Pathways and Lifestyle
Very early Dutch map of Lower Manhattan. Notice the curved lanes and streets. Bowling Green is located at the beginning of Broadway. Wall...

Maggie Meahl
Apr 263 min read


William "Henry" Huntington (1820-1885): Paris Correspondent and Antiquities Collector
I thought I was going to NYC this week to look at C. P. and Maria Perit Huntington's youngest son's important collection of Founding...

Maggie Meahl
Feb 195 min read


Exceptional Colonial New Hampshire Farmhouse: Part II
The preserved colonial amenities of this Surry, NH Georgian farmhouse (see Part I) are impressive. The mellowed pumpkin pine floors and...

Maggie Meahl
Jan 262 min read


Field Trip: An Exceptional Colonial Farmhouse in Surry, NH, Part I
Classic New England kitchen hearth New Hampshire style! This room appears to have never been painted , however, at some point a wood...

Maggie Meahl
Jan 213 min read


New England Farm Life: A Field Trip to Old Sturbridge Village and Photo Dump
What was nineteenth-century New England farmlife like?

Maggie Meahl
Nov 23, 20242 min read


Bankruptcies, Early Deaths, and More: C.P. and Maria Huntington's Merchant Sons
The pious and "steady habits" lifestyle of Norwich Huntingtons would be smashed by the rough and tumble risks of New York City.

Maggie Meahl
Oct 28, 20244 min read


Field Trip! The Samuel Huntington Homestead Museum, Surrounding Countryside and Misc.
Went to Connecticut in early August. I had a packed agenda including a presentation at the historic Samuel Huntington Homestead Museum...

Maggie Meahl
Aug 25, 20242 min read


Field Trip: Three-Quarter Cape Cod House
Some people say that if you want to be a serious writer you have to say "no" to friends, parties, family, etc. I just can't seem to do...

Maggie Meahl
Jul 8, 20241 min read
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