Remembering Deborah Sampson, America’s First Female Revolutionary War Soldier

Revolutionary War Era

In the modern era, we take for granted that women can serve with distinction in the United States armed forces, whether as support personnel or on the front lines of battle. Reel back the clock 250...

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Remembering John Howland

Early New England

The history of Plymouth Colony begins with the landing of the Mayflower in 1620, and ends with the Colony’s absorption into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691. In between these two events,...

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Remembering William Bradford

Early New England, Featured

The history of the Mayflower voyage and the establishment of the first permanent English settlement in New England in 1620 has largely derived from the writings of one person—Governor William...

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