The “1850s Ladies” at the New Bedford Whaling Museum Claim Abolitionist Frederick Douglass as Neighbor

DOCTOR JOHN CORBETT’S PROBATED INVENTORY AND TRANSCRIPTION (Source Material for “The Burdens of Bess Corbett”)

An Inventory of the Estate of John Corbett late of Bellingham in the County of Norfolk & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, … More

As many observed Thanksgiving last Thursday, it is important to remember that the original was not celebratory for the Native … More

Abolitionist Frederick Douglass received the first coin he got to keep for work performed in New Bedford, Massachusetts after escaping … More

“As ancient is this hostelry As any in the land may be, Built in the old Colonial day, When men … More

After what came to be known as the Intolerable Acts by Patriots passed Parliament in 1774, Boston Harbor was shut, … More

Here you will find the newspaper articles and advertisements that I transcribed in research for the previous article, Black Colonial … More

The meat barrel that saved Hagar’s life* by her hiding behind it may have been made by yet another enslaved … More

James Articules, a man of color, was paid to serve in place of Medfield’s Henry Harding during the Revolutionary War. … More

“Maria and Jemmy Bound to the ‘family’ hearth, Lift their enslavers” – S.E. Will you be selling a family member … More