Crime & Scandal
Nathaniel Ingersoll in 1692 stood as a prominent figure in the town of Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He served as a deacon of the church, …
Arts & Leisure
Henry Davis Sleeper (1878-1934) was a radical and romantic antiquarian. He always loved antiques and even collected them as a boy in Boston. Later, his …
Politics & Military
Oliver Ellsworth loved his house so much he included it in a portrait of himself and his wife, Abigail. He was a Founding Father with …
Business & Labor
A young British aristocrat, Capt. Emmanual Altham, lost his ship and nearly lost his life off the coast of Maine in the early 17th century. …
Religion & Social Movements
A young British aristocrat, Capt. Emmanual Altham, lost his ship and nearly lost his life off the coast of Maine in the early 17th century. …
Science & Nature
In the fall of 1883, people in Salem, Mass., might have noticed a young Asian man dressed in Western clothing walking about the city. The …
