Rediscovering a Thanksgiving Poem – “The Mayflower Pilgrims”

10 months ago

While researching for my Bradford biography, I just came across a short poem about the Pilgrims. Seeing that it was…

The Mystery of a Missing Bradford Letter

11 months ago

Image by Jeff Nelson under CC BY-SA 2.0 I recently came across a snippet from a letter by Bradford that…

Captain Sam Chapman: Mosby’s Fighting Parson

11 months ago

Along the banks of the Shenandoah River, in the beautiful Page Valley near Luray, Virginia, a baby boy was born…

On Bradford’s Trail: Amsterdam

11 months ago

One of Amsterdam's famous canals Nieuwe Kerk, on Amsterdam's central square, was built in the 1300s. Bradford would have certainly…

The Insane Killer of John Wilkes Booth

11 months ago

We explore the closing days of the Civil War, when the victorious president Abraham Lincoln was struck down by the…

General Andrew Pickens: Ring Fight!

11 months ago

A tall and bronzed militia captain named Andrew Pickens led his scouts steadily forward to the unseen enemy. The captain…

Eliza Lucas Pinckney: She Smiles at the Future

12 months ago

There are few young ladies today who relish getting up at 5 AM.  Even fewer make it a habit of…

Closing the Door on Pilgrims and Abortion

12 months ago

Painting of a Dutch Woman from this period by Rembrandt Two years ago I wrote a short article on the…

On Bradford’s Trail: Crossing to the Netherlands

1 year ago

This is the start of a series of post from a second research trip to Europe. This time we flew…

A Look into Bradford’s Weaving Workshop

1 year ago

As those familiar with the story of the life of William Bradford may already know, he lived in Leiden, Netherlands…