As we begin a new semester and bid farewell to the summer, the editors would like to thank our Editorial Assistant, Zoe Waldman, for her research and transcription skills over the past few months and send her good wishes for…
Author: Paul Grant-Costa
Welcome back
It’s been a pretty busy summer. With the kind assistance of the Divinity School Library, we’ve been making good progress in getting the Project’s new website and database ready for publication and, along the way, have given several presentations. Now,…
Meet (More of) Our Editorial Assistants
Justin Brooks is a doctoral student in History at Yale University, specializing in the early modern British Empire. He holds a bachelor’s degree in History with highest honors from Holy Cross; a graduate degree in Australian Indigenous Studies from Melbourne…
Meet Our Editorial Assistants
Understanding the Niantic People
The Nehantic: Who were they, where did they go, and where are they today? A Talk by John Pfeiffer, Ph.D. Thursday, April 10, 2014, 7:30 PM Yale Native American Cultural Center 26 High Street, New Haven, CT As Europeans moved…
Pardon Our Absence
Those of you who are kind enough to read our posts on a regular basis may have noticed two things. First, our noticeable absence for the past few weeks, and, second, the appearance of a variety of renditions of our…
Compelled to Make Retaliation for ye Expence of Nursing
In 1763 a transient Native woman gave birth to a son in Colchester, Connecticut. Soon after, the child was left unaccounted for. The historical record is silent on the circumstances. The mother may have moved on without her child, as…