Following are some items that were mentioned during the 2 May 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Melinde Lutz Byrne about her book Lost Babes: Fornication Abstracts from Court Records, Essex County, Massachusetts, 1692-1745. Lost Babes: Fornication Abstracts from Court Records, Essex County, Massachusetts, 1692-1745, published by the author (1992), is out of print. You can…
Following are some items that were mentioned during the April 2013 interview J.L. Bell discussing the Revolution in New England. This is a make-up broadcast which was originally scheduled for April 18, 2013. The sound quality, unfortunately, has a little bit of an echo but the fascinating topics are well worth the effort.
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….
Following are some items that were mentioned during the 28 March 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Ava Chamberlain, author of The Notorious Elizabeth Tuttle: Marriage Murder, and Madness in the Family of Jonathan Edwards.” The Notorious Elizabeth Tuttle, published by the New York University Press, is available for purchase from major books sellers online and…
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…
Following are some items that were mentioned during the 14 February 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with C.S. Manegold, author of Ten Hills Farm: The Forgotten History of Slavery in the North. You can learn more about C.S. Manegold at her website as well as the site dedicated to to the book Ten Hills Farm. Ten…
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….
Recently I had the opportunity to view In Death Lamented, the current exhibit at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Massachusetts. The exhibit displays 3 centuries of Anglo-American mourning jewelry. I had the pleasure of being guided through the exhibit by curator, Sarah Nehama who also happens to be this week’s guest on Fieldstone Common….
Following are some items that were mentioned during the 27 December 2012 Fieldstone Common interview with Christian McBurney, author of The Rhode Island Campaign: The First French and American Operation in the Revolutionary War. The Rhode Island Campaign describes the occupation of Newport, Rhode Island and ensuing battles during the Revolutionary War. It represents the…
Following are some items that were mentioned during the 13 December 2012 Fieldstone Common interview with Eve LaPlante, author of Marmee & Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother. The companion book for Marmee & Louisa is called My Heart is Boundless which includes original, previously unpublished writings on Abigail May Alcott….
Following are some items that were mentioned during the 29 November 2012 Fieldstone Common interview with Prof. Kenneth A. Lockridge, author of A New England Town: The First Hundred Years. You can learn more about Ken Lockridge from his staff page in the history department at the University of Montana. Following are specific notes from…
A Special Thanksgiving Day Episode THURSDAY, 22 November 2012 at 1:00pm EST Fieldstone Common Host Marian Pierre-Louis interviews Plimoth Plantation culinarian Kathleen Wall about the First Thanksgiving and all the traditions that surround the holiday. After the turkey dinner is over and you’re done playing football, grab a quiet moment and listen as Kathleen and…
