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Thursday, January 31, 2013
The Caning with Stephen Puleo now available as a Podcast
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
The Caning with Stephen Puleo
One of the most shocking and provocative events in American history, the caning convinced the North and the South that the gulf between them was unbridgeable and that they could no longer discuss their vast differences of opinion regarding slavery on any reasonable level. The Caning: The Assault That Drove America to Civil War tells the incredible story of this transformative event. While Sumner eventually recovered after a lengthy convalescence, compromise had suffered a mortal blow. Moderate voices were drowned out completely; extremist views accelerated, became intractable, and locked both sides on a tragic collision course.
STEPHEN PULEO is the author of five books, including the bestselling Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 and Due to Enemy Action: The True World War II Story of the USS Eagle 56. A former award-winning newspaper reporter and contributor to American History and other publications, he holds a master’s degree in history and teaches at Suffolk University in Boston.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Show Notes - Carved in Stone with the Gilsons
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Following are some items that were mentioned during the 24 January 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Thomas and William Gilson, authors of Carved in Stone: The Artistry of Early New England Gravestones.
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Three well-known gravestone researchers/authors were mentioned during the interview: Harriette Merrifield Forbes, Allan Ludwig and Vincent Luti.
A great reference tool for viewing early 20th century black and white photographs of New England gravestones, many of which were photographed before stone deterioration, is the Farber Gravestone Collection at the American Antiquarian Society.
A great place to learn more about gravestones and their carvers is the Association for Gravestone Studies. Be sure to check out their scholarly publication, Markers.
You can view gravestone photos by Marian Pierre-Louis on her blog, the Symbolic Past.
The Wesleyan University Press, the publisher of Carved in Stone: The Artistry of Early New England Gravestones, donated a copy of the book that was given as "door prize" during the live show. The copy went to a listener in Massachusetts. A big thank you to the Wesleyan University Press for their generosity!
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Carved in Stone with the Gilsons now Available as a Podcast
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Carved in Stone with the Gilsons
This Thursday on Fieldstone Common we will speak with authors and brothers Thomas and William Gilson about their book Carved in Stone: The Artistry of Early New England Gravestones.
Gravestones are colonial America’s earliest sculpture and they provide a unique physical link to the European people who settled here. Carved in Stone is an elegant collection of over 80 fine duotone photographs, each a personal meditation on an old stone carving, and on New England’s past, where these stones tell stories about death at sea, epidemics such as small pox, the loss of children, and a grim view of the afterlife. The essay is a graceful narrative that explores a long personal involvement with the stones and their placement in New England landscape, and attempts to trace the curious and imperfectly documented story of carvers. Brief quotes from early New England writers accompany the images, and captions provide basic information about each stone. These meditative portraits present an intimate view of figures from New England graveyards and will be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in early Americana and fine art photography.
Thomas E. Gilson is the author of The New England Farm, a highly praised book of photographs. He taught black and white photography in Vermont for 17 years and was managing editor and photographer for the New England Farmer. His photographs have been widely published and exhibited.
William Gilson attended the University of Connecticut, and his writing has been published in journals and magazines including New England Review, Orion, and Poetry Salzburg Review.
The Gilson brothers were born and raised in Connecticut.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Show Notes - The Devil Made Me Do It with Juliett Mofford
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You can connect with Juliet Mofford Haines on Facebook and LinkedIn. Juliet also gave out her email address during the show. Have a listen to the show to get that.
The book The Devil Made Me Do It, published by the Globe Pequot Press, is available for purchase from major books sellers online and off such as Amazon.com.
Juliet has published eleven books some of which include
- Cry "witch": the Salem witch trials, 1692 (Discovery Enterprises, 1995)
- Greater Lawrence, a bibliography : an annotated guide to the history of Andover, Methuen, Lawrence, and North Andover (Merrimack Valley Textiles Museum, 1978)
- The history of North Parish Church of North Andover, 1645-1974: and firm thine ancient vow (Mofford, 1975).
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One of the places that Juliet mentions during the interview is the Old Gaol in York, Maine. Juliet not only worked there previously but she also writes about it in the book. The Old Gaol is part of the The Old York Historical Society which has number of historical buildings which you can visit.
The Globe Pequot Press, the publisher of The Devil Made Me Do It: Crime and Punishment in Early New England, donated two copies of the book that were given as "door prizes" during the live show. One copy went to a listener in Colorado and the other to a listener in Massachusetts. A big thank you to the Globe Pequot Press for their generosity!
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
The Devil Made Me Do It with Juliet Mofford now a Podcast
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Monday, January 14, 2013
The Devil Made Me Do It with Juliet Haines Mofford
This Thursday on Fieldstone Common we will speak author Juliet Haines Mofford about her book The Devil Made Me Do It! Crime and Punishment in Early New England.
Whether it was Sabbath-breaking, blasphemy, or public drunkenness, colonial laws were strict and frequently broken, and those who broke them could expect swift punishment. Laws were designed to reflect Puritan ideas of ensuring God’s blessings upon the community, as well as to tightly maintain order in ways that would benefit the entire colony. Each neighbor had a role in preserving family values and keeping the community safe from “railing scolds,” vagabonds, malefactors, and malefic witches.
Some of the ways that seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century New England communities dealt with murder and mayhem seem brutal to modern sensibilities. Today, Joan Andrews would not be forced to wear a T for theft upon her bodice for placing stones in the firkin of butter she sold a client. And Lydea Abbot would certainly not be made to suffer in the stocks for “uttering ten profain curses.”
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Juliet Haines Mofford is a historian and museum educator based in Maine. Two of her eleven books received national awards from the American Association for State and Local History. Her feature articles have appeared in the Boston Globe and many other publications. She served on the educational board of the American Association of Museums.
Upcoming in January on Fieldstone Common
Be sure to mark your calendar. We'll be giving away some great books during the live broadcasts of Fieldstone Common.
| 3 Jan 2013 at 1pm EST |  |
In Death Lamented with Sarah Nehama. Sarah Nehama is a jeweler who has a passion for historical jewelry, in particular mourning jewelry. She is the curator of the recent exhibit on mourning jewelry at the Mass. Historical Society and the author of the companion book In Death Lamented. |
| 10 Jan 2013 at 1pm EST |  |
New England Genealogy with David Allen Lambert. David Allen Lambert is the Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. His book A Guide to Massachusetts Cemetery is already in the 2nd edition. We will talk about Cemetery Research, Native American and African genealogy and hopefully a little baseball too. |
| 17 Jan 2013 at 1pm EST |  |
The Devil Made Me Do It! with Juliet Mofford Haines. Whether it was Sabbath-breaking, blasphemy, or public drunkenness, colonial laws were strict and frequently broken, and those who broke them could expect swift punishment. We'll discuss from a time when accused felons often pleaded in their own defense: “The Devil made me do it!” |
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Carved in Stone with Thomas and William Gilson. Thomas and William Gilson have created a book that captures the art and beauty of colonial gravestones in words and photographs. Take a virtual walk with us through New England's oldest graveyards. |
| 31 Jan 2013 at 1pm EST |  |
The Caning with Stephen Puleo. One of the most shocking and provocative events in American history, the caning of Senator Charles Sumner in 1856 convinced the north and the south that the gulf between them was unbridgeable. As a result of the caning, the country was pushed, inexorably and unstoppably, to war. |
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Show Notes - New England Genealogy with David Allen Lambert
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The podcast of the interview is now available.
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You can learn more about David Allen Lambert from the New England Historic Genealogical Society website. You can also follow David on Facebook.
The book A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries (2nd edition) is available for purchase from the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Please note that the 2nd edition is not available from Amazon.com, only the 1st edition is for sale there. If you purchase the book you definitely want to get the 2nd edition.
David is the tribal genealogist for the Massachuset-Ponkapoag Indians of Massachusetts. You can learn more about the Punkapoag from the Canton, Massachusetts Historical Society website and from the Stoughton History website. The Ponkapoag also have their own website. You can learn more about tribes of Massachusetts in general from the Native American Tribes of Massachusetts website.
David has written several books about the history of Stoughton, Massachusetts include:
- Vital records of Stoughton, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1850 (Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2008)
- Stoughton, Images of America series (Arcadia Pub., 2001)
He also created the Stoughton History website which is now the site of the Stoughton, Massachusetts Historical Society.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
New England Genealogy with David Lambert now a Podcast
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
New England Genealogy with David Allen Lambert
David has been a staff member at the New England Historic Genealogical Society since 1993, having been a member previously. His interest in genealogy started at the young age of seven, and has increased over the past four decades. He has published several articles in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register; the New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Rhode Island Roots, The Mayflower Descendant, and New England Ancestors magazine.
His genealogical expertise includes New England and
Atlantic Canadian records of the 17th through 21st century; military records;
and Native American and African American genealogical research in New England.
He has published A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries (NEHGS, 2009), and
), and various volumes of his hometown of Stoughton, Massachusetts. He recently
collaborated with historian Maureen Taylor on a volume of photographic images
of the Revolutionary war period – The Last Muster (Kent State
University, 2010).
David has been a Civil War re-enactor for the 12th
Massachusetts Infantry. He is a Life Member of the New Hampshire Society of the
Cincinnati. He is currently the tribal genealogist for the
Massachuset-Punkapoag Indians of Massachusetts. He serves as Vice President and
served on the Board of Directors for the Stoughton Historical Society, of which
he has been a member since the age of 10. David is currently authoring the
vital, church and cemetery records for the town of Stoughton, Massachusetts.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Show Notes - In Death Lamented with Sarah Nehama
The podcast of the interview is now available.
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You can learn more about Sarah Nehama and her jewelery business from her web page. You can also follow her on Twitter.
The book In Death Lamented: The Tradition of Anglo-American Mourning Jewelry is available for purchase from the Amazon.com.
In addition to being a book, In Death Lamented is an exhibit at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Massachusetts. The exhibit is available for viewing through January 31, 2013. It is well worth the visit!
The Massachusetts Historical Society, the publisher of In Death Lamented, donated two copies of the book that were given as "door prizes" during the live show. One copy went to a listener in Massachusetts and the other to a listener in Virginia. A big thank you to the Massachusetts Historical Society for their generosity!
Fieldstone Common's sponsor is Houstory, makers of the Home History Book and the Heirloom Registry. Fieldstone Common listeners can take 15 % off their Heirloom Registry order by visiting the Heirloom Registry at www.heirloomregistry.com, and entering FIELDSTONE – in all caps – at checkout.
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