FC 058 Discovering Black Vermont with Elise Guyette
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FC 058 Discovering Black Vermont with Elise Guyette

This week on Fieldstone Common our featured guest is Elise Guyette, author of the book Discovering Black Vermont: African American Farmers in Hinesburgh, 1790-1890. Bio ELISE A. GUYETTE, Ed.D., is a historian active in efforts to develop Vermont’s diversity curriculum in K–12 schools. Book Summary Vermont is often regarded as the “whitest” US state. Dig…

FC 57 The Philadelphia Nativists Riots with Kenneth Milano
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FC 57 The Philadelphia Nativists Riots with Kenneth Milano

Here are some items that were mentioned during the 19 September 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Kenneth W. Milano about his book The Philadelphia Nativist Riots: Irish Kensington. The Philadelphia Nativist Riots, published by the History Press, is available for purchase from Amazon.com and other booksellers. The Nativists were an anti-immigrant group in mid 19th-century…

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 55 Rebels at the Bar with Jill Norgren
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FC 55 Rebels at the Bar with Jill Norgren

Here are some items that were mentioned during the 5 September 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Jill Norgren about her book Rebels at the Bar: The fascinating, forgotten stories of America’s First Women Lawyers. Rebels at the Bar: The fascinating, forgotten stories of America’s First Women Lawyers, published by the New York University Press, is…

FC 51 From Deference to Defiance with Roger Thompson
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FC 51 From Deference to Defiance with Roger Thompson

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…

FC 41 Defiant Brides with Nancy Rubin Stuart
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FC 41 Defiant Brides with Nancy Rubin Stuart

Following are some items that were mentioned during the 30 May 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Nancy Rubin Stuart about her book Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-era Women and the Radical Men They Married. Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-era Women and the Radical Men They Married, published by Beacon…

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 39 Judith Sargent Murray & The Sargent House Museum with Barbara Silberman
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FC 39 Judith Sargent Murray & The Sargent House Museum with Barbara Silberman

Following are some items that were mentioned during the 16 May 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Barbara Silberman about Judith Sargent Murray and the Sargent House Museum in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The podcast of the interview is now available. Listen to internet radio with Fieldstone Common on BlogTalkRadio This interview with Barbara Silberman, president of the…