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The banyan: fashionably exotic 18th c. men's attire in America and beyond
One of the more unusual articles of clothing I have found in 18th century ancestral estate inventories found in our library at NEHGS is a...
The Van Dusens of New Amsterdam revisted
In 2011, I was contacted by Alison Leigh Cowan, who was then a writer at The New York Times, looking for leads on families that...
Boston historian William M. Fowler, Jr. to receive award
On Thursday, January 25, 2018, I will present a Lifetime Achievement Award in History and Biography on behalf of the New England Historic...
Welcome to The Antiquarto
Welcome to The Antiquarto, where you will find topics of history, genealogy, collecting, and the arts. I look forward to posting news of...