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Resch, John P., et al. eds. Americans at War: Society, Culture, and the Homefront (4 vol. (Macmillan, 2005), 400 encyclopedic articles, with coverage of veterans from colonial era to 2005. Resch, John. Suffering soldiers: Revolutionary War veterans, moral sentiment, and political culture in the early republic (U Massachusetts Press, 1999) online
Colonial Penn, which began as an insurance provider through AARP focused on people over 65, [1] now has a marketing campaign that is aimed at people between the age of 50 and 85, specializing in “guaranteed acceptance whole life insurance“ and to help their families cover funeral costs after the individual dies. The company's name comes ...
In 1776, Pennsylvania, Patriot, volunteer, military groups, in the tradition of earlier, colonial, associator militias, used the name the Pennsylvania Associators and in 1777, were renamed the Pennsylvania State Militia. Hanover Associators (1774) Bucks County Associators (1775-1776) Lancaster County Associators (1775)
The First Colonial Soldiers: A Survey of British overseas territories and their garrisons, 1650 - 1714. Volume 2: The Americas and the Caribbean (Eindhoven: Drenth Publishing, 2015) Ferling, John E. Struggle for a Continent: The Wars of Early America (1993), to 1763; Gallay, Alan, ed. Colonial Wars of North America, 1512–1763: An Encyclopedia ...
In colonial era Anglo-American usage, militia service was distinguished from military service in that the latter was normally a commitment for a fixed period of time of at least a year, for a salary, whereas militia was only to meet a threat, or prepare to meet a threat, for periods of time expected to be short. Militia persons were normally ...
This is a list of notable hereditary and lineage organizations, and is informed by the database of the Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America.It includes societies that limit their membership to those who meet group inclusion criteria, such as descendants of a particular person or group of people of historical importance.
A veterans group is calling on prosecutors to get aggressive with the Patriot Front, a white supremacist group that has been marching in cities across the country.
Museum of the American Revolution (Philadelphia, PA), museum presenting the history of the American Revolution through interpretive programs, permanent exhibits, and temporary exhibits. Summerseat (Morrisville, Bucks County, PA), also known as the George Clymer House and Thomas Barclay House, is a historic house museum. Built about 1770, it is ...