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The 1820 Vampire Craze

March 10, 2020October 21, 2021 mblauss

Advertisements I discovered this intriguing newspaper article about the 1820 “vampyre craze” in featured in The National Gazette (Philadelphia, Penn.) 21 Nov. 1820, p. 2. From a late French Journal. VAMPYRISM. Vampyres have been, of late, brought into fashion, by … Continue reading The 1820 Vampire Craze

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1773 Tensions in Plymouth’s Old Colony Club

December 20, 2019October 20, 2021 mblauss

Advertisements On 13 January 1769, seven young men, several of them recent Harvard graduates, the sons of the Plymouth’s wealthiest merchants, politicians, lawyers, physicians, and slaveowners, “having maturely weighed and seriously considered the many disadvantages and inconveniences that arise from … Continue reading 1773 Tensions in Plymouth’s Old Colony Club

Plymouth, Research1 Comment

13 December 1773: Edward Winslow’s Plymouth Protest

December 13, 2019October 21, 2021 mblauss

Advertisements 26 year old Edward Winslow Jr. was furious about Plymouth’s Patriots supporting Boston’s Committee of Correspondence in the aftermath of Dartmouth’s landing with a cargo of tea in Boston Harbor. He quickly wrote a point-by-point response in protest, and … Continue reading 13 December 1773: Edward Winslow’s Plymouth Protest

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7 December 1773: Plymouth Patriots Lend Support Prior to the Boston Tea Party

December 11, 2019October 21, 2021 mblauss

Advertisements The Boston Tea Party occured on the evening of December 16, 1773. But the actions of the Boston patriots that evening were not a guarantee in the lead up to that event. The American ship Dartmouth arrived in Boston … Continue reading 7 December 1773: Plymouth Patriots Lend Support Prior to the Boston Tea Party

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Holiday Gift Guide – Gifts for Graveyard Wanderers

December 10, 2019October 28, 2022 mblauss

Advertisements Not all those who wander in graveyards are lost… here’s some gift ideas to guide your intrepid graveyard explorers through their cemetery wanderings, gravestone photography adventures, and ancestor-locating journeys! A membership to the Association for Gravestone Studies gives you … Continue reading Holiday Gift Guide – Gifts for Graveyard Wanderers

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The Sturtevant Triple Murder: Part Three: “Horrors Truly Multiply”

December 9, 2019October 18, 2021 mblauss

Advertisements Boston Evening Journal 17 Feb. 1874, p. 2-3. Horrors Truly Multiply. We gave this morning the details of a terrible tragedy which took place in the little town of Halifax, in Plymouth county, on Sunday night, in which three … Continue reading The Sturtevant Triple Murder: Part Three: “Horrors Truly Multiply”

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