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Pilgrimage to Plymouth – Part Six – Massachusetts Historic Society and Bunker Hill

9/22 Monday Continuing our search for details of the lives of our early Colonial ancestors we drove to Boston, starting first at the Massachusetts Historic Society. The Society has many original colonial records in its library. A first visit requires a lengthy check-in procedure and it took us about an hour to check in. Browsing the bookshelves is not allowed. The best way to access materials … Continue reading Pilgrimage to Plymouth – Part Six – Massachusetts Historic Society and Bunker Hill

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PROVIDENCE AND BLOCK ISLAND – PILGRIMAGE TO PLYMOUTH – 2025 PART 2 

9/16- Tuesday –  A recent article in the Wall Street Journal asked readers, do you know your own historical meaning? How do you learn that? Where you come from? Who do you come from? Where do you fit in history? It is not easy. It is time consuming. It requires patience. It may mean learning new skills and visiting faraway places. Nevertheless the impediments are vastly … Continue reading PROVIDENCE AND BLOCK ISLAND – PILGRIMAGE TO PLYMOUTH – 2025 PART 2