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Town Meetings in the Northwest Precinct of Cambridge, 1736-1795
One of the earliest and purest forms of Democracy in the United States took place at “town meetings”- a practice…
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Highlights of the AHS Quilt Collection – Introduction
Bedding and quilts in particular are an interesting way to imagine the everyday or perhaps rather “everynight” lives of people…
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What do we know about the construction of the Jason Russell House?
Robert Nylander published a report in 1964 that suggested that Jason Russell built the house in two stages: one part…
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Archaeology at the Jason Russell House
October is Massachusetts Archaeology Month! The Arlington Historical Society is celebrating in this space by revisiting the Jason Russell House’s…
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On Mabel and George
Mabel Hartwell married George Winn, Wednesday, October 14, 1903. Because the diary of George’s sister, Nina Winn, is being serialized…
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Benjamin Locke: Menotomy Minute Man
Benjamin Locke, 1738-1791, served as Menotomy’s Minute Men Captain during the Lexington Alarm. After both Paul Revere and William Dawes…
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The Minister and the Revolution: April 19 and Reverend Samuel Cooke of Menotomy, Massachusetts
The Cookes fought well and married better. Samuel Cooke, minister of the Menotomy Church in 1775, grew up in Hadley,…
