I posted the following on another list but since herds of you fellow New Englanders will be making the trek to the event I thought you might find it...
The following is something I stumbled across while looking up info on the Battle Road. Rife with errors, it's the kind of thing I shudder at when I think of...
Roger: I know little about the details of Isaac Davis' life, other than that part of Route 2 is named for him and he was involved in April 19th. I probably ...
Dear List, I've checked this out and it's no hoax or chain letter. Yet another historic site is under the gun - this time colonial era houses, farms, and ...
When it comes to Delaware, I check with my daughter Jill, a civilian reenactor and long-time resident there - her comment: Yep, they want to build there. I...
I myself have not found any blatant "mistakes", merely some simple folklore which I will not condemn for all it's colorfulness. But then again Acton's role is...
While not knowing the details of every silly militia officer (JOKING!), I can point out three that seemed obvious to me: 1) the author used a militia...
I believe the primary point, at least for me, is that there are so many myths and falicies surrounding the 19th of April that are still being passed off as...
... Davis was also an accomplished gunsmith. ... I don't have it in front of me but, there is a few first hand accounts of the White Cockade being played as...
Mr. Foley, Could you point me to a good source for your information concerning I. Davis as Gunsmith? I am not contesting your statement, just realizing that...
Perhaps it is just a perpetuation of opinion, Myles, but Isaac Davis is referred to as a gunsmith by Mike Ryan in one of his Concord Magazine articles (May ...
The question about Isaac Davis brought to mind another bit of historical vagueness. It is said that Joseph Swain (son of the Rev. Joseph Swain of Wenham) was...
Myles: An excellent idea! I never use anything which is not documented, no matter how well I know and trust the person giving it to me. Documentation is what...
... You need to be careful, though. History really is more than just the fully documentable facts. I'm not suggesting we go the fully speculative route,...
... the ... material ... interpreting the ... would be ... documented. ... This is only a good idea if you make sure those you are either writing for or...
... Without intending to disagree, but thinking of a recent discussion on RevList, it's not always clear what is a fact. Do this (not really): honk your horn...
... This is a good point, and one which I guess I took for granted (and should not have done so). In general, thinking about questions of authenticity,...
Abe: A lot depends upon how one defines history, interpretation and documentation. For me, history is the facts of the incident being explored. Most facts...
With apologies to those of you who have seen me post this quote one to many times ... Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (who wrote/researched _Midwife's Tale_ and who is...
I hope this discussion of fact/interpretation/anecdote is based around issues involving the 19th of April. Many, if not all, of the earliest first hand...
... to many times ... Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (who wrote/researched _Midwife's Tale_ and who is currently Professor of Early American History at Harvard) was...
... Don't you see that even the language you're using demonstrates a degree of interpretation? You write "...the fact that it is likely [the right kind of...
I would also add that history is and always will be contested terrain, subject to biases and interpretations, both past and present, which color our...
Jerry Sawyer
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Abe- I can attest to button/uniform issues amongst the British. A case in point is the Button for the RIA. There are two distinct buttons that have been...
Picked this up from a British Brigade list. Message: 5 Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 23:31:22 -0700 (PDT) From: paul belyea <ppbel@...> Subject: Fwd: warning to...
Nelia: Ulrich's position is a common one among academic histrorians who live in a publish or receive no promotions or possibly lose your job to one who does....
... live in a publish or receive no promotions or possibly lose your job to one who does. Most of that publishing is designed to present the "new," destroy...
