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Thomas Richardson — Reconstructing World War II and Korean War Service Records
Thomas Richardson Reconstructing World War II and Korean War Service Records As the World War II and Korean War generation passes away, accessing and researching the military records of those veterans assumes great significance. Information from their service records are vital in order to access VA benefits and rights to burials at national cemeteries like Arlington. However, the infamous 1973 National Personnel Records Center fire decimated over eighty percent of Army and Air Force records from those conflicts. This presentation will discuss how to navigate the complicated world of researching burned records, how the NPRC reconstructs a veteran's military service record from auxiliary sources, and how veterans are entitled to benefits from a damaged record. The presentation will also include a personal journey of a World War II veteran demonstrating how to construct a military chronology from a destroyed record. Session Handouts [Read more...]
Stephanie Cohen & Nate Johnson — Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site — Historic Site Tour
Stephanie Cohen & Nate Johnson Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site - Historic Site Tour Join us at Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site to discover what life was like for the people, both enslaved and free, who lived and labored on this upcountry South Carolina cotton plantation. The former home of the Secessionist Governor, William Henry Gist, Rose Hill is a place to explore how slavery and secession led to a war that reshaped this country. As freedpeople forged lives for themselves and their families, they relied on community to define what freedom meant. In this tour of Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site, you will explore the Secessionist Governor ‘s mansion, see historic ruins, and take a peek in a historic kitchen house as you roam the site with park rangers as your guide. Session Handouts 1866 Labor Contract for [Read more...]
Jen Tousey — Sarah Had a Little Plan…or How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday
Jen Tousey Sarah Had a Little Plan…or How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday Who the heck is Sarah Jospepha Hale and what does a single mom in the 1800s have to do with Thanksgiving? The short answer is…everything. Come join me to learn how this fiesty tenacious lady who didn't even clear five feet took on the powers that be in her quest to make Thanksgiving a National Holiday. It’s a great story sure to inspire…and give you something great to talk about at the Thanksgiving dinner table. Session Handouts Table Talkers Game [Click on the Download button above (gray bar, second from right) to open in a new window—where you can save a copy to your computer.] Sarah Josepha Hale [Click on the Download button above (gray bar, second from right) to open in a [Read more...]
Sunday—Historic Site Tours and Events
Sunday, August 13, 2023 Historic Site Tours and Events Your choice of two tours (space is very limited, register early). Select and pay for your tour when you register for History Camp Boston. Advance reservations are required. We expect that these tours will sell out, so register as soon as possible. Note that the tours are at roughly the same time, so you’ll only be able to attend one tour. Sold out →The Maritime History of Boston and Salem 9:00 am–5:00 pm—Includes ferry to Salem and back Sold out → The Witch Trials: Salem Village and Salem Towne 8:30 am–3:30 pm—Includes bus to Salem and back as well as admission to the Rebecca Nurse Homestead The Maritime History of Boston and Salem Tour Boston’s downtown wharves and then board the ferry to Salem to learn about that city’s very rich history of international commerce [Read more...]
Jonathan W. White — “Shipwrecked” and “My Day With Abe Lincoln”
Jonathan W. White "Shipwrecked" and "My Day With Abe Lincoln" Book 1: Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade Historian Jonathan W. White tells the riveting story of Appleton Oaksmith, a swashbuckling sea captain whose life intersected with some of the most important moments, movements, and individuals of the mid-19th century, from the California Gold Rush, filibustering schemes in Nicaragua, Cuban liberation, and the Civil War and Reconstruction. Most importantly, the book depicts the extraordinary lengths the Lincoln Administration went to destroy the illegal trans-Atlantic slave trade. Using Oaksmith’s case as a lens, White takes readers into the murky underworld of New York City, where federal marshals plied the docks in lower Manhattan in search of evidence of slave trading. Once they suspected Oaksmith, federal authorities had him arrested and convicted, but in 1862 he escaped from jail and became [Read more...]
Henry Wilkinson — Benjamin Franklin House — Historic Site Tour
Henry Wilkinson Benjamin Franklin House — Historic Site Tour Benjamin Franklin House at 36 Craven Street, London, is a heritage 'gem' and the world's only remaining home of Benjamin Franklin. Opened on 17 January 2006, his 300th birthday, we are a dynamic museum and educational facility. For nearly sixteen years between 1757 and 1775, Dr Benjamin Franklin – scientist, diplomat, philosopher, inventor, Founding Father of the United States and more – lived at 36 Craven Street. While he may have been in London as chief colonial diplomat, his time here encompassed much more than politics. The House, built circa 1730, is architecturally significant. It holds England’s highest Grade I heritage listing and retains a majority of original features including the central staircase (which Franklin said he used for regular exercise!), flooring and panelling. The House, as the world’s only remaining home of Benjamin Franklin, is historically [Read more...]
Lori Rogers-Stokes, PhD — Saunkskwa, Sachem, Minister: Native kinship and settler church kinship in 17th and 18th-century New England
Lori Rogers-Stokes, PhD Saunkskwa, Sachem, Minister: Native kinship and settler church kinship in 17th and 18th-century New England Political records from 17th-century Massachusetts show that Algonquin people and English colonists defined and valued kinship very differently—civil society for English settlers was based on legal obligations. Congregational church records, on the other hand, show that the ideal puritan church defined kinship in a way that was astonishingly similar to native kinship. Religious life for English settlers was based on loving bonds of reciprocal relationship. Bring your knowledge of and questions about Algonquin and English society as Lori shares her work in progress. Session Handout [59 Pages] [Click on the Download button above (gray bar, second from right) to open in a new window—where you can save a copy to your computer.]
Andrew Cotten, MFA — Boston’s Green Dragon Tavern: The Headquarters of the Revolution
Andrew Cotten, MFA Boston’s Green Dragon Tavern: The Headquarters of the Revolution In a letter to Thomas Jefferson in 1815, John Adams wrote, “The Revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected, from 1760 to 1775, in the course of fifteen years before a drop of blood was drawn at Lexington.” Long before the famed “shot heard round the world,” a revolution was taking place in the hearts and minds of the colonists as they wrestled with their place in the British empire. At the center of it all? Boston, the “Cradle of Liberty.” And tucked away in the North End of that peninsular city, right on the edge of Mill Pond, stood a two-story Georgian with a metal dragon hung above the door: the Green Dragon Tavern. Former Secretary of State Daniel Webster claimed the Green Dragon Tavern was the “Headquarters of the [Read more...]
History Camp Boston
Welcome to Boston—where History Camp was born! In 2014, History Camp founder Lee Wright was inspired by attending an un-conference and decided to bring this flexible, fun, and affordable model to the history community. Since then, we’ve taken History Camp to other cities, but Boston remains our largest event, with hundreds of folks from New England, the Northeast, and beyond! History Camp Boston This video overview, shot at History Camp Boston 2019, gives you a sense of what to expect. And don't forget to explore recorded sessions from past History Camps located at the bottom of this page. History Camp Outings In addition to the annual event, we have behind-the-scenes tours to historic sites throughout the area during the year. Information on those is immediately below. The Pursuit of History History Camp Boston is produced by The Pursuit of History (TPoH), the non-profit [Read more...]