It had never crossed my mind that I might be descended from Puritans. I mean, I knew it was a possibility, as I was aware that members of my family had come over from England, but I didn’t think it was likely. Maybe it’s because I spend so much of my life railing against religious […]
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You know those religious fanatics who fled England for America in 1630 with John Winthrop? Well, I’m apparently descended from one of them.
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged 1630, Arthur Lee Avery, Arthur Robert Avery, Avery, Beardstown, bibles, Breeches Bible, Bunker Hill, Christopher Avery, Dunham Bible Museum, family history, family values, geneology, Gloucester, Great Migration, Houston Baptist University, Illinois, John Winthrop, Madona, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Miley Cyrus, Pepperell, Pickle, Puritan, Schuyler County, Stackpole House, Thomas Avery, William Prescott, WWII 21 Comments
Working way too hard on a post about Fort Pulaski that no one will care about
As I mentioned a few days ago, in my “9 Lessons Learned in Savannah” post, I spent some time earlier this month exploring the barrier islands off the coast of Georgia… chasing dolphins, swatting mosquitos, and soaking up gin and history. In that post, as I recall, I noted that I visited Fort Pulaski – […]
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged 9/11, Abraham Lincoln, cannons, Charles H. Olmstead, Civil War, Cockspur Island, David Hunter, Emancipation Proclamation, fear, Fort Pulaski, General Order Number Eleven, Georgia, history repeats itself, James Madison, Joseph E. Brown, Joseph Gilbert Totten, Kazimierz Pułaski, military strategy, Quincy A. Gillmore, Robert E. Lee, Savannah, Siege of Savannah, slavery, South Carolina, underground railroad, War of 1812, West Point 14 Comments