Milk Punches and Dragoons - Three Historical Punch Recipes for the Season!
With the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons literally right around the corner, the Nerds thought it would be an appropriate time to...
"Retreat! Retreat! Or you all be cutt off!" - The Misfortunes of Newbury's Colonel Sam
In the days following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the British army found itself trapped; surrounded by an army of Massachusetts...
"Fortified In Such a Manner As To Do Honour" - The Impregnable Newburyport Harbor
Recently, the Nerds have been researching why the coastal community of Newburyport quickly became a safe haven for Massachusetts and New...
"Far Beyond Any Honest Means" - Was a Child Arsonist Responsible for the Great Fire of 181
Newburyport’s Great Fire of 1811 has recently been on our minds. The May 31, 1811 conflagration consumed over sixteen acres of the...
"The Armed Schooner Success" - How a Newburyport Privateer Caused a Diplomatic Dispute wit
The Privateer Success was a schooner that was owned by the wealthy Newburyport merchant Nathaniel Tracy. In May of 1776, Tracy decided...
Monkey Glands and Rebellion - Four Historic Drinks for the Summer!
Summer is here so what better way to celebrate than by sharing a few historical drink recipes with you? Here are four drink recipes from...
