"I Declined to Join the Class" - How Newbury Dealt With That Really Creepy Teacher
Sarah Smith Emery was born in Newbury, Massachusetts in 1787. During the War of 1812 Emery and her husband dominated the Newburyport...
"Got Clear to America By Way of France" - The Adventures of Privateer Captain Offin Boardm
If you’ve taken a tour with Untapped History, you know that we will often end the tour with stories about the exploits of Captain William...
"We Had a Very Heavy Gale of Wind" - The November 1774 Gale
In the Fall of 1774, most of Massachusetts was in the midst of wartime preparations against England. However, the military posturing was...
The Great Snow of 1717
With a pretty nasty snow storm bearing down on New England, we decided to examine an early 18th Century storm that is often cited in...
"Taken By The Enemy & Carried Into Boston Harbor" - The Fate of the Yankee Hero's
Several months ago we discussed the defeat of the Newburyport Privateer Yankee Hero following a running battle with the HMS Milford. The...
