At least five soldiers who fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolution eventually found their final resting places in Hillside Cemetery in Goffstown. Now, Goffstown public works ...

As this column focuses on history and history related to Sussex County, we will dwell frequently on the 250th anniversary of ...

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for ...

Bunker Hill, a sundered church, and Patriot graves convey the Revolution’s tumult, plus lessons in Puritan design.

Throughout this week, Washington was in regular contact with John Trumbull, John Hancock, and the Continental Congress. This was primarily a time of organization and preparation for more fighting to ...

Almost every trapping of Independence Day is due to Mother England in some way or another. In fact, it is fair to ask why we ever declared independence from England in the first place. And the ...

Archaeologists uncover a lost battlefield where young George Washington narrowly survived a friendly fire incident during the ...

And while we’re patting ourselves on the back on July 4 for casting off the shackles of King George III ... The redcoats won the Battle of Bunker Hill, and Lexington and Concord, and Quebec. They ...

Object Details artist Carter Notes Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 50 Catalogue of the Loan Collection of Revolutionary Relics exhibited at the Old South Church, November, 1876. For the ...

Virginia's defense ordinance of August 1775 created a Committee of Safety and 16 military districts, among them Orange, ...

This past weekend marked the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, an important but often overlooked milestone in the American Revolution. While the initial shots fired at Lexington and ...