Abenaki
Abenaki (or Wabanaki) is a broad term that refers to a number of loosely related Algonquian-speaking peoples of northern New England. In the colonial period, Abenaki territory included pieces …
Category: Biography & Religion & Culture
The First Printing Presses of America
A dozen years after the appearance of Sandys’s Ovid, the Reverend Jose Glover emigrated to New England. Glover died en route in the summer of 1638, but the printing …
After Independence
After the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Congress sent Adams to France to negotiate a treaty of alliance. He returned home in 1779 and drafted the Massachusetts Constitution …
Dickinson, John 1732–1808
A leading figure in colonial politics during the later half of the eighteenth century, John Dickinson was a conservative revolutionary who personally reflected the tortured loyalties that bound the …
Raleigh, Sir Walter 1554–1618
Sir Walter Raleigh remains one of the most vibrant and fascinating figures in English colonial history. He was born in 1554 at a farmhouse called Hayes Barton, in Devon. …
Bathing and Hygiene
The importance placed on bathing and hygiene fluctuated greatly throughout European history. A Roman emphasis on cleanliness led to the creation of public baths in Europe and southern Britain …