In the summer of 1844, Lurea Dick, a Brothertown Indian from what was then Wisconsin Territory, corresponded with the overseer of the Niantic Tribe in East Lyme, Connecticut, seeking a distribution from the Niantic tribal funds. This request was not…
East Haven Quinnipiac Fort
In October of 1761, Ezra Stiles and a companion, Rev. Nicholas Street, explored the remains of an old Quinnipiac fort, which once stood on a hill at the east end of East Haven’s burying yard. As the pair walked…
This Week in New England Native Documentary History
1690 was a bad year for Nathaniel Niles. Three times he was taken captive by French Indians and twice had his property plundered, all within a span of sixteen months. By the fall of 1691, as King William’s War continued,…
Book Notice: Leviathan
A House in Dispute
Book Notice: For Adam’s Sake
We want to call attention to our friend and colleague Allegra di Bonaventura’s new book For Adam’s Sake: A Family Saga in Colonial New England, which traces the astonishing story of five families in the first one hundred years of…