Treasures in America’s Historical Newspapers: Early American Newspapers

On 29 Jan, 2020 1 Comments

Many forgotten and often trivial incidents of daily life can be found by just a quick glance at historical newspapers, including the loss of Basil Rorison’s sorrel mare.  Rorison was a member of the provincial loyalist regiment, the King’s Orange Rangers, and misplaced his horse while at Harlem, New York during the American Revolution.  We are lucky today that most modes of transportation do not tend to wander off on their own—with our possessions attached!

Two King’s Orange Rangers, Part 1

On 6 Nov, 2019 2 Comments

The provincial loyalist regiment known as the King’s Orange Rangers travelled through the American Revolution, moving from New York to Nova Scotia, then scattering to many parts of the Atlantic World.

Ephraim DeForest – The Shoemaker’s Ultimate Fate

On 2 Oct, 2019 0 Comments

This is the story of an industrious tanner and shoemaker from Redding, Connecticut, and how he found himself on the losing end of the Revolutionary War and on a ship sailing north for the mouth of the St. John River. It will illustrate the risks of choosing sides in a conflict too early and the rewards for sticking with that conviction.

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