NATIVE COMMUNITIES & THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION With Truman State University Emeritus Professor of History Professor Daniel Mandell Before the Revolutionary War, New England’s Native communities were active in imperial politics, sending delegates to seek the Crown’s protection against increasingly intrusive and corrupt colonial officials. But when war with England erupted, many of the men went […]
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 by Peter Abair The King’s troops march. Villagers are awakened in the night. A people are torn from their mother country. History comes alive, as Peter Abair, Sudbury author of the novel “Each Hath a Hand,” shares the stories of the people and events that swept both sides to a […]
Ezekiel How is best remembered for his role as leader of the Sudbury Companies of Militia who fought at Battle Road on April 19, 1775. His other military experience included militia support during the French and Indian War and responsibilities as a Colonel in the Continental Army following the Declaration of Independence. But did you […]
For the past two years, Brian Plumb (Inn historian, author, and member of the Sudbury Ancient Fyfe & Drum Companie) has been gathering historic images of the Wayside Inn from archives and collections across the country. Many of these images have never before been publicly seen and, for the first time ever, have been brought […]