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

Had a fun discovery this week while visiting Historic Deerfield in Deerfield, MA. Lovely New England fall day, nostalgia in the air, leaves turning, Route Two beauty, mountains, antique homes, late summer flowers, it was a perfect day in my mind. Probably Seventeenth-Century Connecticut River Valley Blanket Chest at the Ashley House. We were making our way down "The Street" and we stepped into the historic Ashley House for a tour. I spied in the corner of the parlor a needle

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

I still continue to slowly wade my way through my book. Have had an extremely busy year of shoulder surgery, travel, and family business. The Revolutionary War chapters are the most challenging because there are a lot of documents to sift through, prioritize, and analyze. Andrew (1745-1824), was the second of Jabez' five sons (Jedediah, Andrew, Joshua, Ebenezer, and Zechariah) and the only one to not have an active-duty military career during the war. He was, however, a reso

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...

Hagar Mingo was born sometime in September 1799 to Nelly, an enslaved woman owned by Major General Jedediah Huntington (1743-1818) and...

Recently, while procrastinating on my research and writing on Margaret Barret Huntington Stoughton (MBHS), Seventeenth-century Puritan...