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Field Trip To Norwich, CT: Day 1, the Geography
The Norwich, CT area is extremely historic, geographically beautiful, but challenging at the same time. Lots of hills! Recently I had a...

Maggie Meahl
May 30, 20224 min read


Hannah Perkins Huntington (Lynde Lothrop) and Joshua Huntington: A Norwich Merchant Marriage in 1718
By the early eighteenth-century, Norwich was a bustling trading center with some high-end merchants. Although not Boston or New York...

Maggie Meahl
Mar 19, 20224 min read


Sachem Uncas, the Mohegan and Norwich in the Seventeenth Century
It is not right to write about the speed in which the English Puritans were settling Connecticut (and profiting from the land) without...

Maggie Meahl
Jan 5, 20225 min read


What the Simon Huntington, Jr. House Might Have Looked Like Inside
Recently, I had the pleasure of visiting The White-Ellery House, c. 1710, located at the end of Route 128, right off the rotary, across...

Maggie Meahl
Oct 9, 20213 min read


Simon Huntington, Jr.(1659-1736) and Lydia Gager Huntington(1663-1737): Pious Bartenders
Simon Huntington, Jr. (1659-1736) and Lydia Gager Huntington (1663-1737) are perhaps a good representation of successful third generation...

Maggie Meahl
Sep 27, 20213 min read


Simon Huntington, Sr.(1629-1706): The Value of a 1706 Probate Record
There is nothing more satisfying to this researcher than finding an early probate record. It can really help form a picture in my mind...

Maggie Meahl
Jul 28, 20213 min read


Field Trip: Capt. John Whipple House c. 1677, Ipswich, MA
I feel so blessed to live in the history mecca that is New England. Although I am more familiar with all things New London County (CT),...

Maggie Meahl
Jul 7, 20211 min read


12 Tips for the Scattered Historical Researcher and Writer
Are you trying to write a thesis, article or book on a historical subject or event? The key to success is obvious: being organized....

Maggie Meahl
Jun 4, 20212 min read


The Saybrook Years (1647-1660): Christopher and Simon Follow Mason
As I described in previous posts, Margaret Barrett Huntington Stoughton (1595-1665) emigrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1633 with...

Maggie Meahl
May 19, 20213 min read


Margaret Barrett Huntington Stoughton (1595-1665): Daily Life in 1636 Matianuck/Windsor, CT
This is an updated post on Margaret. I will be speaking about her next Saturday, August 3, 2024 at The Huntington Homestead Museum at 1...

Maggie Meahl
Apr 1, 20213 min read
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