Recently, I interviewed James Redfearn about the 1919 Boston Police Strike and its impact on the city of Boston and the nation as a whole (listen here). Jim wrote a novel, The Rising at Roxbury Crossing, based on his research. Sometimes a recorded interview doesn’t provide enough time to answer all the questions I have….
Here are some items that were mentioned during the 22 August 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with author James Redfearn where we discussed the the Boston Police Strike of 1919. James Redfearn is the author of the historical novel The Rising at Roxbury Crossing, published by Olde Stoney Brook Publishing. It is available for purchase from…
During the August 29, 2013 episode we will be celebrating the 1st Anniversary of Fieldstone Common, the internet radio show dedicated to the history and genealogy of the Northeast. Host Marian Pierre-Louis will be giving away lots of books (see all the titles here). It was announced today that the Grand Prize will be a…
Here are some items that were mentioned during the 15 August 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Joanne Hulbert and David Allen Lambert on the topic of Why Baseball Matters. Silas Simmons David Allen Lambert discovered that negro league player, Silas Simmons, was still alive in 2005. Silas was born about 1895. That means that when…
Here are some items that were mentioned during the 8 August 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Roger Thompson about his book From Deference to Defiance: Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629-1692. From Deference to Defiance: Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629-1692, published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), is available for purchase from NEHGS, Amazon.com and other booksellers. From…
Here are some items that were mentioned during the 1 August 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Lucianne Lavin about her book Connecticut’s Indigenous Peoples: What Archeology, History, and Oral Traditions Teach Us About Their Communities and Their Cultures. You can learn more about Lucianne Lavin and her work at the Institute for American Indian Studies…
Here are some items that were mentioned during the 25 July 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with historian Nathaniel Sheidley discussing the 300th Anniversary of the Old State House in Boston. The podcast of the interview is now available. You can learn more about the Old State House at its website. The Old State House was…
Here are some items that were mentioned during the18 July 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Megan Marshall about her book Margaret Fuller: A New American Life. Margaret Fuller: A New American Life, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, is available for purchase from Amazon.com and other booksellers. You can learn more about Megan Marshall at her…
Here are some items that were mentioned during the11 July 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Andrew Carroll about his book Here is Where: Discovering America’s Great Forgotten History. Here is Where: Discovering America’s Great Forgotten History, published by Crown Archetype, is available for purchase from Amazon.com and other booksellers. You can learn more about Andrew…
Here are some items that were mentioned during the 4 July 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Marla Miller about her book Betsy Ross and the Making of America. Betsy Ross and the Making of America, published by St. Martin’s Press, is available for purchase from Amazon.com and other booksellers. You can learn more about Marla…
Here are some items that were mentioned during the 27 June 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Alex R. Goldfeld about his book The North End: A Brief History of Boston’s Oldest Neighborhood. The North End, published by The History Press, is available for purchase from Amazon.com and other booksellers. Alex Goldfeld is a public historian…
Here are some items that were mentioned during the 20 June 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Elaine G. Breslaw about her book Lotions, Potions, Pills, and Magic: Health Care in Early America. Lotions, Potions, Pills, and Magic, published by New York University Press, is available for purchase from Amazon.com and other booksellers. You can learn…
