Friday, June 26, 2020

"The Rank or Age of the Counties" - The Raising of the Massachusetts Grand Army of 1775

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In the aftermath of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the British army found itself trapped; surrounded by an army of Massachusetts Yank...
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Monday, May 25, 2020

"Fight For Your Brethren, Your Sons, and Your Daughters, Your Wives, and Your Houses" - Captain Samuel Thatcher's Cambridge Militia on April 19, 1775

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Recently, the Nerds have been receiving several inquiries regarding Captain Samuel Thatcher’s Company. Thatcher’s Company was a Cambridge ba...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

"Never Exchanged and Did Not Again Enter the Service" - Bethiah Hastings and Her Older Brother Samuel

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The Hastings Family of 18th Century Lexington is near and dear to the Nerds’ hearts. Three of the male family members served with Captain Jo...
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Saturday, January 18, 2020

"With a Cart Looking for His Murdered Son" - The Aftermath of the Menotomy Fight

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A couple of years ago, the Nerds posted a blog article detailing the aftermath of the April 19th fight in Lexington. In addition to suffer...
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Sunday, December 8, 2019

"For the Preservation or Recovery of Our Rights and Liberties as Englishmen" - The Lexington Tea Burning of 1773

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In 1773, Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to refinance the shaky economic base of the British East India Company. Established in ...
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Sunday, November 17, 2019

Milk Punches and Dragoons - Three Historical Punch Recipes for the Season!

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With Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons literally right around the corner, the Nerds thought it would be an appropriate time to introduce a ...
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