“Hagar of Haverhill, Massachusetts.” 2021, Erin Elsey, eeaart.com Today’s essay is illustrated by the artist, Erin Elsey of Killingly, Connecticut … More
Category: Enslaved New England
THE VIOLINIST WHO ESCAPED A RHODE ISLAND PLANTATION
Long before the advent of music in the virtual cloud, long before even vinyl records and wax cylinders, and sheet … More
MINISTERING TO THE INDIANS
As many observed Thanksgiving last Thursday, it is important to remember that the original was not celebratory for the Native … More
Frederick Douglass’ New Bedford Neighbors
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass received the first coin he got to keep for work performed in New Bedford, Massachusetts after escaping … More
A REVOLUTION PUT BY THE WAYSIDE
“As ancient is this hostelry As any in the land may be, Built in the old Colonial day, When men … More
What Intolerable Acts These Intolerable Acts!
After what came to be known as the Intolerable Acts by Patriots passed Parliament in 1774, Boston Harbor was shut, … More
An Inventory of the Estate of John Corbett Late of Bellingham
An Inventory of the Estate of John Corbett late of Bellingham in the County of Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, … More
The “1850s Ladies” at the New Bedford Whaling Museum Claim Abolitionist Frederick Douglass as Neighbor
BLACK COLONIAL COOPERS
The meat barrel that saved Hagar’s life* by her hiding behind it may have been made by yet another enslaved … More
THE MANY BATTLES OF JAMES ARTICULES
James Articules, a man of color, was paid to serve in place of Medfield’s Henry Harding during the Revolutionary War. … More