Colonial Era to Present Day History Buff

Go behind the scenes and explore how 1778 Massachusetts Banishment Act impacted people of loyalist standing. Learn how Edward Winslow, a Loyalist, responded to the Massachusetts Banishment Act. Determine where Loyalist Clergy Leaders stood behind dangers involving revenge. Explore why some loyalist figures heavily advocated revenge against their patriot counterparts. Get introduced to South Caroli...

Get introduced to David Mathew’s including the position he holds within New York City prior to British Troop Forces arrival. Learn what happened to Mr. Mathew’s come early morning hours on June 22, 1776. Explore what unfolded six days later involving someone within General George Washington’s Life Guard Unit. Determine if the Continental Army offered a parole of honor to Mr. Mathew’s in the wake o...

How to best go about describing what comprises a stately home. Agree if a stately house was seen as the most visible and powerful object pertaining to high end elite status in 18th Century America. Determine whether elegant houses could’ve been seen as direct targets by angry mob crowds. Go behind the scenes and explore what happened to Massachusetts Governor Thomas Hutchinson’s Three Story Mansio...

Discover what’s considered to be the best interpretation behind going about describing dishonor. Get introduced to James Murray, Judicial Officer, whom had a checkered background regarding his Loyalist Stance from 1765, year he arrived north into Boston, Massachusetts. Explore the ordeals Murray himself endured between 1768-1770 and how it altered his relationships with Patriot Counterpart Friends...

Agree if it’s fair to say that whenever the word loyalty gets mentioned, we tend to associate it with personal convictions. Learn common daily examples of loyalties that people experience both good and bad. Discover how most people were led to believe that everyone living in Britain’s 13 North American Colonies resented being under British Control which ironically wasn’t always the case. Explore e...

Figure out where exactly SS Edmund Fitzgerald transported taconite pellets to. Discover how long it took the Fitzgerald to load and unload taconite pellets. Learn where the Fitzgerald departed from on November 9,1975 including how many crewmen were onboard. Go behind the scenes and get an in depth analysis as to what happened with the SS Edmund Fitzgerald from day she departed starting on November...

Learn everything there is to know about a lock along with an engineering milestone which occurred between 1853-1855 on Lake Superior’s American Side. Discover which Michigan City per the state’s Upper Peninsula Region is home to America’s oldest city. Explore what Canadian Lake Freighter SS Kamloops was built to perform along with discovering if she was more than just a steamship. Learn about the...

Agree if Lake Superior is so big to where the other four Great Lakes could fit in based upon water volume. Discover what name the Ojibwe or Chippewa People called Lake Superior including interpretations by both French & British. Get introduced to Isle Royale including its oldest lighthouse being Rock Harbor Lighthouse. Explore why Isle Royale had so many shipwrecks occur. Learn exactly what ma...

Discover what became so significant about steamboats Frontenac and Ontario. Learn what purposes a Drill Scow serves including getting introduced to Scow Ship John B.King. Understand why shipping channels are so important. Figure out where the John B.King was working in Canada come late June 1930. Receive an in depth analysis report behind what happened to John B.King on June 26,1930. Determine how...

Discover what Ontario itself means including a breakdown of well known American and Canadian Cities whom call this Great Lake home. Get an in depth analysis behind Lake Ontario’s presence as a base for different trading posts during 17th and 18th Centuries. Learn what HMS’s initials represent. Get introduced to British Warship HMS Ontario including the ship’s primary functions. Understand importan...

Discover who the first European Explorer was behind setting foot on Lake Michigan’s waters. Get a breakdown behind the areas where Lake Michigan has had high concentrations of shipwrecks. Explore where America’s population stood come around year 1860. Understand the significance behind what happened come year 1851 in Buffalo, New York. Figure out what the term steamboat itself actually refers to....

Agree if anger soon replaced sorrow shortly after funeral services were held for those Bradley Crewmen whom perished. Get an in depth analysis behind the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation’s inquiry into what they believed caused the Bradley’s sinking as well as recommendation improvements. Understand why families whose loved ones perished went about suing U.S.Steel Corporation. Discov...

Agree if it’s fair to say that only one of the five Great Lakes lies entirely within the United States. Find out exactly what the word Michigan itself means. Understand importance behind why the Straits of Mackinac were constructed from a waterways standpoint. Get introduced to the Great Lakes Triangle. Discover where Rogers City is located in Michigan including a unique distinction it held come y...

Learn firsthand if any of the ships that sank during the 1913 Great Storm off Lake Huron were ever discovered. Go behind the scenes and learn everything possible about Georgian Bay including its role in the War of 1812. Determine who exactly was Daniel Johnson Morrell and whether or not he lived long enough to see a Great Lakes Freighter get built in his honor. Learn what specific characteristics...

Determine if Lake Huron ranks in the top five of biggest freshwater lakes around the world. Learn what the French originally called Lake Huron. Explore which area of Lake Huron is known to be Shipwreck Alley. Get an in depth analysis behind a weather event which occurred early November 1913 that heavily impacted Lake Huron including three other Great Lakes, but yet spared just one. Discover just h...

Learn about the first known commercial shipwreck that occurred on Lake Erie’s waters. Discover what the organization known as CLUE encompasses. Discover if any recent shipwreck discoveries have taken place on Lake Erie as of this current year. Get to know some fundamental facts about what made Steamboat Atlantic so unique for her time after getting built in 1848. Explore differences between costs...

Discover exactly what Erie itself actually means. Get an understanding behind some general things to know regarding Lake Erie. Learn just how many shipwrecks Lake Erie is home to including the overall number which have been discovered. Discover what a gale itself is all about including whether they’re prevalent along Great Lakes Waters come November. Get introduced to SS Margaret Olwill whom was f...

Agree if it’s easy to assume whenever hearing about European Explorations in the New World that many people think immediately of the first permanent English Settlement at Jamestown,Virginia,1607. Discover how England wasn’t alone amongst rival European Nations behind seeking vast riches in the New World. Get introduced to French Explorer Samuel de Champlain and what he achieved come July 3,1608, o...

Understand exactly what made Audley so special for Nelly. Discover what came about in 1846 involving Nelly’s daughter Frances Parke Lewis. Learn what else happened in 1846 involving Woodlawn. Determine if Nelly herself ultimately felt more comfortable at Mount Vernon versus Woodlawn. Discover what tragic misfortune took place in 1847 involving Nelly’s only surviving son. Find out what Nelly got to...

Learn how America in 1819 entered into a severe economic depression. Explore how state banks went beyond their boundaries as well as understanding how agricultural prices got impacted. Discover just how deeply impacted Virginia was during the 1819 Financial Panic. Agree if Lawrence Lewis, Nelly’s husband, was never truly a successful planter. Determine if Lawrence Lewis had been constantly grappli...

Discover exactly how many of Nelly and Lawrence Lewis’s children survived into adulthood. Get a better understanding as to why Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart, Nelly’s mom, couldn’t raise all of her children together from first marriage. Be surprised to find out how Nelly went about turning to her grandfather for various personal inquiries. Go behind the scenes and explore various reasons into why M...

Find out whether Nelly & Lawrence Lewis still remained at Mount Vernon in the wake of her grandmother’s death. Agree if Martha Washington was never the same person after George had passed away. Discover who in the Washington Family would officially inherit Mount Vernon following Martha’s death. Learn what Nelly and her three siblings inherited from the Mount Vernon Estate. Get a better underst...

Discover just how glad Nelly Custis herself was to be back at Mount Vernon after her grandfather’s presidency ended. Determine how bad of shape Mount Vernon was in by time Washington returned home for good. Learn how one of Washington’s overseers went about appeasing British Forces whom made their way onto Mount Vernon’s premises. Get introduced to Lawrence Lewis, George Washington’s nephew. Learn...

Discover what George Washington got nominated to do come November 1786. Learn firsthand how George Washington got nominated in becoming Constitutional Convention President. Explore some key reasons behind why Washington chose to attend Constitutional Convention. Figure out what Washington advocated the most while convention took place. Receive a brief timeline summary of events taking place betwee...

Learn what year Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis was born. Discover where General George Washington stopped at come September 9, 1781. Figure out how many step grandchildren General Washington had by 1781. Learn for whom Eleanor aka “Nelly” was named after including her father’s service during Revolutionary War. Explore significance behind what took place on October 17,1781 including a tragic family o...