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On Bradford’s Trail: Connecticut

During the summer we made the last big research trip for William Bradford research, and this is the first of…

2 weeks ago

Was William Bradford Secretly a Jew?

I recently came across some pretty salacious claims about William Bradford and the Pilgrims. As some who has done a…

3 months ago

Battle of Bunker Hill // 250th Anniversary Reenactment

The Battle of Bunker Hill, just outside Boston, was an important battle of the American War for Independence. Although the…

4 months ago

Squire Boone: My God My Life Hath Much Befriended

It is not easy to be the little brother of a famous man. Many worthy and honorable siblings of noteworthy…

6 months ago

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence: Real or Fake?

250 years ago the representatives of the citizens of Mecklenburg County, NC declared independence from England, over a year before…

6 months ago

On Bradford’s Trail: Delftshaven

Bradford and the Pilgrims left the Netherlands from Delftshaven. Today it a quaint street with an historic feel The harbor…

7 months ago

On Bradford’s Trail: Home in Leiden

One interesting place that we visited during our trip to Leiden was the American Pilgrim Museum. It was a house…

7 months ago

An Update on My William Bradford Biography

Since I announced several years ago that I was writing a new biography of William Bradford, I’ve had quite a…

7 months ago

On Bradford’s Trail: Leiden

Bradford lived in Leiden during a truly formative period of his life, and we spent several days here. It has…

7 months ago

John Chambers: Alaska Missionary Bush Pilot

Photo by NASA/Maria-José Viñas The small aircraft buzzed along between two vast expanses of whiteness. The long Arctic night was…

8 months ago