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The Quaker Mary Dyer
Mary Dyer is one of the only women in American history exe...
Margaret Jones
During the beginning of Boston’s history, the form o...
Goodwife Ann Glover
Goodwife Ann Glover (Goody Glover) was convicted of and hu...
Evidence used during the Salem Witch Trials
The evidence used during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 wo...
Cocoanut Grove Fire
The Cocoanut Grove was a popular restaurant or supper club...
Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette was an aristocratic Frenchman who ser...
Lieutenant Colonel Jeremiah Page
At the historic High Street Burial Ground, visitors can fi...
The Liberty Tree
The Liberty Tree was one of the great elms planted early i...
Historic King's Chapel
Originally built in 1689, King’s Chapel operated as ...
John Winthrop: Founder's Memorial
John Winthrop (1588-1649) was an English aristocrat and th...
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The Quaker Mary Dyer
Mary Dyer is one of the only women in American history executed for religious reasons. Born in England, she immigrated to Massachusetts shortly after Puritans established the colony. Her and her family practiced Puritanism, but soon questioned the principles of ...
Margaret Jones
During the beginning of Boston’s history, the form of execution was hanging. Officials hung many of these criminals on the Great Elm on Boston Common. Two of the more controversial reasons for hangings were for being witches or Quakers. Even ...
Goodwife Ann Glover
Goodwife Ann Glover (Goody Glover) was convicted of and hung for witchcraft in 1688, before the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Later in Salem, much of the same thinking was utilized by the townspeople. The incident revolved around the Goodwin ...
Evidence used during the Salem Witch Trials
The evidence used during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 would not be allowed in a trial today. There was no real evidence submitted against the accused. One of the primary sources of evidence was the use of spectral evidence, ...
Cocoanut Grove Fire
The Cocoanut Grove was a popular restaurant or supper club in Boston during the early 1900s. People went to the Grove to celebrate for various reasons. On the night of November 28, 1942, the Boston College football team planned to ...
Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette was an aristocratic Frenchman who served as a volunteer Major General in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. The French and British fought many wars during their history for various reasons. Lafayette’s father died during one ...
Lieutenant Colonel Jeremiah Page
At the historic High Street Burial Ground, visitors can find many of the men from Danvers who fought during the Revolutionary War. Lieut. Col. Jeremiah Page (1722-1805) is one of those men. Page was a brick maker from Danvers, Massachusetts. ...
The Liberty Tree
The Liberty Tree was one of the great elms planted early in Boston’s history. By the time Boston was in turmoil over the mistreatment of the colonists, the tree was over a hundred years old. A single event turned the ...
Historic King's Chapel
Originally built in 1689, King’s Chapel operated as an Anglican church. The original building was a small wooden chapel. Over time it started deteriorating, creating a need for the newer stone building. The stone building was a marvel, it was ...
John Winthrop: Founder's Memorial
John Winthrop (1588-1649) was an English aristocrat and the only son to a lord. He married numerous times and became a widower. His wife Margaret by all accounts was the love of his life. Altogether, Winthrop had 16 children between ...
