Colonial Era to Present Day History Buff

Determine what’s taking place around Duluth’s Docks come November 27, 1905. Discover how Duluth was unique from a news reporter standpoint come 1905. Understand what factors went into making sure Profits could be attained most notably during a short season. Find out if there was a specific advantage that Great Lakes Sailors always had over Ocean Crewmen. Learn how diverse Duluth’s Docks had become...

Get to know Henry Schoolcraft including titles he held beginning around 1822. Find out if Schoolcraft himself wanted to rename Lake Superior. Learn what item had become a vital commodity in Europe with North America being the primary supplier during 18th Century. Get to know John Jacob Astor including what he established in the year 1808. Understand what makes Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan so unique....

Understand why North America’s Great Lakes truly are an amazing natural geological wonder to reckon with. Get an understanding of how all 5 North American Great Lakes first began to form. Determine how many total U.S. States including Canadian Provinces are surrounded by Great Lakes Waters. Find out if there’s one particular Great Lake which stands above the rest. Get an introduction behind the fi...

Determine if Special Agent Henry Hall firmly believed that there would never be an ice shortage. Discover how 1880’s saw first concerns addressed about dangers behind cutting ice from a health standpoint. Learn how Midwestern Cities from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Chicago, Illinois adapted after health officials banned cutting ice close to nearby towns. Go behind the scenes and learn what took place...

Determine just how abundant Winter Ice had become within Greater Northern United States after Frederic Tudor’s death. Learn which industries come 1880’s began to make their presence more known involving ice. Discover if Maine’s Kennebec River had served as an emergency source of ice prior to Frederic Tudor’s death. Find out if Boston was still allowed the right to export out ice during Civil War....

Discover whether there was in fact a particular ice shipment trade route that became the signature landmark one for Ice King Frederic Tudor. Get to know Caleb Ladd including his connections with Frederic Tudor. Learn if ice itself got valued from a medical perspective. Determine when exactly the first national success behind America’s Ice Trade got officially reported. Get to know Hunt’s Merchant’...

Determine come Mid Nineteenth Century if exported American Ice inherited a national brand name. Discover what year England officially received its first ice cargo from a certain Massachusetts Lake. Go behind the scenes and determine if Englanders in general had significant means behind preserving foods involving ice. Get introduced to Jacob Hittinger & Charles Lander including their missions to ma...

Determine whether or not Fresh Pond itself attracted migrant laborers whom came in large numbers once ice became harvested more frequently. Learn if Boston as a city was using thousands of tons of ice per year including where the demands were greatest. Determine if Fresh Pond comprised of many rivals working alongside Frederic Tudor including any stipulations already in place. Learn what one ice f...

Decide if it’s fair to say come early 1830’s that Frederic Tudor himself had become a well known figure in Boston. Learn whether or not Boston had an established trade partnership with India. Get introduced to Samuel Austin & William Rogers, Frederic’s new partner’s behind shipping ice into India. Learn significance behind May 12, 1833 involving Brig Tuscany and the crew which embarked upon inaugu...

Determine whether Frederic arrived into Charleston, South Carolina prior to 1816’s end. Get an in depth description behind Charleston as a port city. Learn how Frederic went before South Carolina State Legislature in pitching his request for a monopoly. Discover what Frederic began selling to families in Charleston, South Carolina before 1816 ended. Find out whether Frederic himself would ultimate...

Discover what truly made Frederic so persistent going forward following his losing significant money sums down in Martinique. Figure out exactly what lesson Frederic himself gained following first ice venture journey. Determine whether anybody in general owned the frozen waters to all New England Ponds. Discover how many ice shipments Frederic made to Havana, Cuba in 1807 including both successful...

Determine if Frederic Tudor himself was very detailed when it came to maintaining financial accounts. Find out how long average journey itself took from Boston, Massachusetts to Martinique. Get an in depth analysis behind the set of instructions Frederic laid out for William & James once arriving into Martinique. Understand what Frederic meant per following quote: “Let those who win laugh.” Discov...

Determine if New England as a region had anything valuable commodity wise to export come 19th Century’s start. Discover what Massachusetts’s Elite Merchants failed to grasp within their confines from a seasonal standpoint. Learn exactly what Frederic Tudor and his siblings had access to outside Boston’s confines. Agree if Frederic was supposed to follow in his father’s footsteps by attending Harva...

Agree if preserving food to chilling daily essentials from dairy products, fish, meat, fruits and vegetables had often challenged mankind dating back to prehistory times. Determine if prior to Mid Nineteenth Century’s arrival whether most Americans truly had proper means behind relying on a commodity that’s been taken for granted. Go behind the scenes and get to know Scottish Physician, Chemist, &...

Determine whether or not Britain & United States were truly satisfied with overall outcome to Treaty of Ghent. Learn what Treaty of Ghent required both nations to do including land acquisition dealings. Find out how many weeks it took for Treaty of Ghent Document to officially arrive into the United States. Learn about the Indian Nations fates in aftermath of wars end. Find out if Governor In Chie...

Learn what specific demands British Officials proposed per territorial requests? Understand what Uti Possidetis means. Learn about the news event which reached London come October 17, 1814 including something very stunning. Find out if British Government Officials got forced into making any necessary revisions following October 17. Go behind the scenes and learn how U.S. Delegates responded to bre...

Find out exactly where the Flemish Town of Ghent is located. Discover when in 1814 did peace talk discussions first begin taking place at Ghent. Get an overview behind territory within the Northwest controlled by American & British Sides come 1814. Learn about 5 Man Delegation Group representing the United States as well as 3 Man British Team. Determine if British Delegation had advantages over th...

Understand why U.S. Forces weren’t in any position to explore further campaigns going north into Canada. Discover just how sharp criticism itself began after George Prevost issued the unexpected order to retreat in midst of Navy’s defeat. Learn what course of action General Philip Robinson took 11 Days later come September 22. Determine if George Prevost himself wrote any letters defending his act...

Discover just how long it took for news to reach London following U.S. Victories at Lake Champlain & Plattsburgh. Agree if the future still remained uncertain despite American Forces having achieved recent improbable victories. Learn if Commandant Thomas Macdonough & Brigadier General Alexander Macomb each believed British Army was capable of attacking again before 1814 ended. Find out if Officers...

Discover exactly just how long the naval battle on Lake Champlain lasted. Get to know 26 Year Old Julius Hubbell. Find out if HMS Confiance endured the heaviest casualties including what British Crewmen Survivors were forced to do in midst of battle. Understand what made American Officers in Naval Commandant Thomas Macdonough & Army Brigadier General Alexander Macomb so great. Learn why Commandant...

Get a feel for what weather conditions were like come early morning of September 11, 1814 once British Fleet set sail for Plattsburgh. Determine if both sides fleets were evenly balanced by around 8AM on September 11. Get a breakdown between British & United States Flagship Vessels from an advantage & disadvantage perspective. Understand what purpose Carronades served. Find out if any other Britis...

Discover exactly what decision British Officials made come September 1, 1814 regarding their naval squadron. Get to know British Naval Captain George Downie. Learn where Captain Downie’s experiences lied along the waters, but discover whether or not he had any knowledge of Lake Champlain. Determine if any other internal factors played against Captain Downie. Learn where communication stood between...

Decide if Britain’s decision come August 1814 to wage an intense war in North America created further problems for the United States. Learn how rampant British Naval Tactics became along U.S. Coast under Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane’s leadership. Discover just how big Britain’s Fleet truly was when it entered Chesapeake Bay by Mid August 1814. Learn about a Maryland town that lies roughly 10 Mi...

Get to know about the Great Warpath and how Lake Champlain benefited from it. Find out prior to 1812 and afterwards if more people lived along Lake Champlain’s New York State Side. Discover where Champlain Valley People stood once war itself broke out in June 1812. Learn whom arrived U.S. Officer wise come October 1812 to command naval forces along Lake Champlain. Determine if new American Naval C...

Learn what hurdles General Henry Dearborn faced in preparing to attack Montreal from Lake Champlain. Discover where the U.S. Invasion into Canada originated from. Learn which U.S. Region showed strong support in going to war against Britain. Get to know Major General William Hull including timeline of events from June 18-July 2, 1812. Find out what takes place come July 12 including any leadership...