As I research the life of William Bradford for a new biography, I plan over the next few years to
Abortion is a hot topic in modern America. The history of abortion is long and complex, and well outside the
Join us as we return to the beautiful Shenandoah Valley to explore the story of one of the Civil War’s
Last weekend I took some kids to the Landmark Events tour of the Outer Banks, NC. I went on several
The Dig at Fort Pentagoet. Get the book. During my recent studies on Bradford and the Pilgrims, I was reading
Church Built in Plymouth by the Pilgrim’s descendants The meeting of the local covenant church community played a big role
Pilgrim (and Pilgrim era) Weapons The last post introduced us to the accounts of two attacks by the Nauset Indians
Myles Standish’s Sword The Pilgrim’s “First Encounter,” with the Natives, as they themselves called it, is rather famous. I recently
Photo from Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust The wreck of Endurance has been found in the Antarctic, 106 years after the
The fur trade saved the Pilgrims’ Plymouth colony from financial ruin. Setting up a new colony wasn’t cheap, and the
Temple of Kukulcán at Chichen Itza A few weeks ago, on an anniversary trip to Mexico, I dragged1 my wife
There have been many times while deep in research, that I have found myself scanning a historian’s account, searching for