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Special Meeting with our Board of Managers The Boston Old Colony Chapter invites all members and those interested in membership to the society to a special state-wide meeting with our Board of Managers on Saturday, January 14th, at Maggiano’s Restaurant in Boston. This local gathering is an opportunity for you to better know the society
by Wesley Harris Wratchford, Secretary, Colonel William Henshaw Chapter It was a blustery day in central Massachusetts for observing Wreaths Across America events - an annual, nationwide remembrances that recognize the service and sacrifice of U.S. veterans by placing wreaths on their graves during the holiday season. Several dozen observers joined with members of the
The renown New England Historical and Genealogical Society (NEHGS) now holds the genealogies, minutes, and documents of the Society from our beginnings in 1889 to the present in an arrangement to preserve and disseminate our records long term. This agreement allows our unique collection of our history and of our families and members to provide
December 10, 2011 The Massachusetts Society joins the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution to celebrate its third anniversary in sharing Wreaths Across America with our Partners in Patriotism across the nation, the veterans in each of the seven services whom we remember at this event. However, we Americans have honored our
November 11, 2011 Veterans Day Senator Scott Brown released the following video message honoring America's heroes, the veterans of the United States military: On Veterans Day we honor the 24 million Americans who, at one time or another, have answered the call to serve their country in uniform. Also today, we as a nation must
Nov 10, 1775 During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress passes a resolution stating that "two Battalions of Marines be raised" for service as landing forces for the recently formed Continental Navy. The resolution, drafted by future U.S. president John Adams and adopted in Philadelphia, created the Continental Marines and is now observed as the
Edward Thayer (1764-1827) Received New Gravestone On a very warm Saturday, August 20, 2011, the descendants of Edward Thayer (1764-1827), civic leaders, and local residents gathered at North Shirkshire Cemetery in Conway, Massachusetts, for the dedication of Edward's new gravestone. The original, historic marker, subsequently donated to the Conway Historical Society, was replaced with a
Open Book There is no more powerful gambit in contemporary political rhetoric than resorting to "common sense," to principles grounded in the sentiments of "the people." But it is not evident why this is so, nor how it came to be. Sophia Rosenfeld, Ph.D. Harvard, 1996, associate professor of history at the University of Virginia,
