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The Society has long sought to improve public awareness of the importance of colonial events and individuals in the shaping of America. A number of monuments, plaques, and other markers have been installed by the Society at prevenient sites. [2] The Society also funds research and educational initiatives of colonial relevance.
A guide to some of the Colonial Society's publication collections for the period of 1710 through 1939 is maintained by the Massachusetts Historical Society. [2] The topics can vary from the Pilgrim Fathers, [3] to the pirate Captain Thomas Pound. [4] In partnership with the University of Massachusetts Boston, it sponsors The New England Quarterly.
He was a member of the Massachusetts Society of Colonial Wars. He also served as President of the Rumford Historical Association. [ 1 ] He served as the second librarian of the Winn Memorial Library , where he continued development of the historical manuscript repository during his tenure as librarian (1882-1909) and librarian emeritus (1909-1918).
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.
Simon Willard has been chronicled as one of the founders of Old Saybrook, Connecticut.Willard, then a Sergeant, and Lieutenant Edward Gibbons, were sent by John Winthrop (1606–1676) — son of John Winthrop (1587–1649), Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony — to occupy the mouth of what is now the Connecticut River (Long Island Sound) with 20 carpenters and workmen.
The leader of the California State Lottery, which administers lotto games and raises money for public education, will step down from his role next month. Lottery Director Alva Johnson gave his two ...
General Society of Colonial Wars (1 July 2006). General Register of the Society of Colonial Wars 1899–1902: Constitution of the General Society. Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4286-6309-1. Griffin, Simon Goodell (1980). The History of Keene, New Hampshire. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books. ISBN 978-0-917890-21-5. Hall, Benjamin (1858).
“We are honored to participate in the renovations to the Ladd-Gilman House,” said Massachusetts Society of Colonial Wars Treasurer Bill Mann. Historic Ladd-Gilman House in Exeter receives ...