Did Faith actually witness this famous battle? Visiting the area on June 17, 1775 exposed her to war. I have enjoyed watching Ken Burns' documentary, The American Revolution, and appreciate all the hard work that has gone into it . However, I was more than a bit disturbed by the lack of screen time for colonial Connecticut merchants and politicians that did so much for the war during the first few years. Connecticut merchants and their associates (i.e. ship captains) fed and

I have made a strategic decision to put aside my main project of book writing, to be somewhat involved with America 250 and...

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.

Very early Dutch map of Lower Manhattan. Notice the curved lanes and streets. Bowling Green is located at the beginning of Broadway. Wall...

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...

What was nineteenth-century New England farmlife like?

The pious and "steady habits" lifestyle of Norwich Huntingtons would be smashed by the rough and tumble risks of New York City.

Went to Connecticut in early August. I had a packed agenda including a presentation at the historic Samuel Huntington Homestead Museum...

I am happy and honored to be speaking at the Samuel Huntington Homestead Museum on Saturday, August 3rd at 1P.M.: 36 Huntington Road,...

"Norwich" was the traditional land inhabited by Eastern North American indigenous groups, including the Mohegan tribe. They struck a deal...

There is one Black woman, in the mid-eighteenth century Huntington-family orbit, who had children and contributed greatly to Huntington...

I still continue to slowly wade my way through my book. Have had an extremely busy year of shoulder surgery, travel, and family...

Recently I had the chance to go down to Connecticut to do some more research at the newly-re-branded Connecticut Museum of Culture and...

MARGARET BARET HUNTINGTON STOUGHTON (1595-1665) GREW UP AND RAISED HER OWN CHILDREN HERE. After waiting through the pandemic, I finally...

Recently I had shoulder surgery. Needless to say, it has somewhat stymied my research and writing. Before that, were the holidays which...

This post offers just a glimpse into some of the people close to Jabez during his lifetime. There are so many it will be impossible to...

Warning: Studying New England Puritan/Yankee families requires extreme patience due to the repetitive use of the same given names up,...

The Norwich, CT area is extremely historic, geographically beautiful, but challenging at the same time. Lots of hills! Recently I had a...

By the early eighteenth-century, Norwich was a bustling trading center with some high-end merchants. Although not Boston or New York...

It is not right to write about the speed in which the English Puritans were settling Connecticut (and profiting from the land) without exploring the indigenous people who's lives were upended by the movement. So, I am going backward before I dive back into the early 18th century Huntington history in Norwich. This is a brief and superficial attempt at explaining the relationship between the two groups. This post will be updated as needed. Sachem Uncas (1598-1683) was a leader