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Brenton Simons on history, genealogy, collecting, and the arts
THE ANTIQUARTO
Honoring historian Douglas Brinkley
Save the date! On Thursday, October 25, 2018, the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org will honor the eminent author, presidential historian, and CNN contributor Douglas Brinkley with a dinner gala in his honor. Brinkley will be presented with the organization's Lifetime Achievement Award and a detailed genealogy of his family. The patron reception before the dinner will honor two other friends of the organization: Brantley Bolling Knowles, Pres
Meet John Adams Today
From "John Adams Today:" "He thoroughly wowed our bright, affluent, and informed audiences" -- David Bryant, Library Director, Ranch Mirage Public Library "Since 2008, the renowned re-enactor George Baker has portrayed the historical figure of John Adams for colleges, businesses, conventions and venues like the Presidential Libraries of Truman, Eisenhower, and George H.W. Bush, American Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, the New-York Historical Society, the Maine Hist
Was one of your ancestors on the Mayflower? You can find out now
COURTESY OF USA TODAY June 13, 2018 DOYLE RICE Are you related to one of America's first immigrants? A new "Pilgrim database" from the New England Historic Genealogical Society and the General Society of Mayflower Descendants will let you know for sure. Photo courtesy of Kristen Oney, Plimoth Plantation. "All information in the database is derived from the original printed books published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants," the genealogical society said on its w
Old Sturbridge Village announces President's Award
Congratulations! On Thursday, June 21, Old Sturbridge Village will honor two colleagues of mine: Margaret Burke, Executive Director Emerita of the Concord Museum and Dennis Fiori, President Emeritus of the Massachusetts Historical Society, with the 2018 President's Award. Burke and Fiori are the first married couple to receive this prestigious award: "The Old Sturbridge Village President's Award honors those individuals whose work, like that of Old Sturbridge Village, nrings
Witchcraft and slander in 1725 Maine
The history of witchcraft in New England has always been a personal interest of mine. Boston witchcraft was one of the central themes of my 2005 book, "Witches, Rakes, and Rogues." In the newly published issue of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Spring 2018) is a fascinating article by Priscilla Eaton, a contributing editor of The Maine Genealogist,"Witchcraft in 1725 Maine: A Case of Slander." Eaton examines "the culmination of decades of nearly constant