FC 88 Forgotten Drinks of Colonial New England with Corin Hirsch
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FC 88 Forgotten Drinks of Colonial New England with Corin Hirsch

This week on Fieldstone Common our featured guest is Corin Hirsch, the author of the book Forgotten Drinks of Colonial New England: From Flips & Rattle-Skulls to Switchel & Spruce Beer. Bio – Corin Hirsch Corin Hirsch is a drinks writer as well as associate editor and writer for Convene Magazine. Previously she was an…

FC 68 Colonial New England Speech with Joan Bines
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FC 68 Colonial New England Speech with Joan Bines

This week on Fieldstone Common our featured guest is Joan Bines, author of the book Words They Lived By: Colonial New England Speech, Then and Now. Bio Joan Bines received her BA from Brandeis University and her doctorate from the University of Virginia in American diplomatic history. After teaching for many years, she became director…

FC 65 A Little Commonwealth with John Demos
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FC 65 A Little Commonwealth with John Demos

This week on Fieldstone Common our featured guest is Professor John Demos, author of the books The Unredeemed Captive; Entertaining Satan; and A Little Commonwealth: Family Life in Plymouth Colony. In this episode we discuss these books as well as his career and the state of history in America. Bio John Demos was born and…

FC 063 Mysteries and Legends New England with Diana Ross McCain
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FC 063 Mysteries and Legends New England with Diana Ross McCain

This week on Fieldstone Common our featured guest is Diana Ross McCain, author of the book Mysteries and Legends New England: True Stories of the Unsolved and Unexplained. Bio Diana Ross McCain has written about Connecticut’s past for more than 25 years and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history. A frequent contributor to Early…

FC 062 Vampires: Food for the Dead with Michael Bell
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FC 062 Vampires: Food for the Dead with Michael Bell

This week on Fieldstone Common our featured guest is Michael Bell, author of the book Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England’s Vampires. Bio Michael E. Bell was awarded a Ph.D. in Folklore from Indiana University at Bloomington, where his dissertation topic was African-American voodoo practices. He also has an M.A. in…

FC 56 New England Research with Helen Ullmann
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FC 56 New England Research with Helen Ullmann

Here are some items that were mentioned during the 12 September 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Helen Schatvet Ullmann, FASG, CG where we discussed her work doing New England genealogical research. Hartford County Connecticut County Court Minutes Vol. 3 & 4 and Colony of Connecticut Minutes of the Court of Assistants 1669-1711, both published by…

FC 40 The Indian Great Awakening with Linford Fisher
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FC 40 The Indian Great Awakening with Linford Fisher

This week on Fieldstone Common, Marian Pierre-Louis interviews Dr. Linford Fisher, author of The Indian Great Awakening: Religion and the Shaping of Native Culture in Early America. The First Great Awakening was a time of heightened religious activity in the colonial New England. Among those whom the English settlers tried to convert to Christianity were…

FC 34 New England Captives Carried to Canada
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FC 34 New England Captives Carried to Canada

Following are some items that were mentioned during the 11 April 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Donald R. Friary about the book New England Captives Carried to Canada. New England Captives Carried to Canada, published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, is available for purchase from the New England Historic Genealogical Society online bookstore….

FC 29 One Colonial Woman’s World with Michelle Coughlin
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FC 29 One Colonial Woman’s World with Michelle Coughlin

Following are some items that were mentioned during the 7 March 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Michelle Marchetti Coughlin, author of One Colonial Woman’s World: The Life and Writings of Mehetabel Chandler Coit. You can learn more about the book at the One Colonial Woman’s World website. The site also includes a list of appearance…

FC 22 The Devil Made Me Do It with Juliet Mofford
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FC 22 The Devil Made Me Do It with Juliet Mofford

Following are some items that were mentioned during the 17 January 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Juliet Haines Mofford, author of The Devil Made Me Do It: Crime and Punishment in Early New England. You can connect with Juliet Mofford Haines on Facebook and LinkedIn. Juliet also gave out her email address during the show….

FC 21 New England Genealogy with David Allen Lambert
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FC 21 New England Genealogy with David Allen Lambert

David Allen Lambert Following are some items that were mentioned during the 10 January 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with David Allen Lambert, author of A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries. You can learn more about David Allen Lambert from the New England Historic Genealogical Society website. You can also follow David on Facebook. The book A…