I have started to give a few presentations based on my long article for Connecticut History Review. Entitled, "To Provision Washington's Army: 1776 and the Norwich Huntington Group." It is a bit of an awkward title but one that just keeps sticking I guess. Norwich was a key SAFE supply depot, loyalist prison center, admiralty court, and embarkation destination for thousands of Continental army troops during 1776. Most of the troops and supplies stopped in Norwich to take vess

Speaking at Beverly Public Library, October 2025. I just want to thank everyone who periodically ask me about my book project on the Huntingtons and their long arc of time in Norwich (1660-1893) and what can be learned from that. I want to know how they made their money and were a robust family until bad things happened and then they finally had to move. It's a saga. I like sagas--but sagas take a long time I guess, especially if you want to get it right! It'll probably be 80

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

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...