The Patriot Ledger has put together a great set of pieces on the Suffolk Resolves House. The Suffolk Resolves was a document that served as the precursor to our Declaration of Independence. It was signed here in Milton at the house that now sits at 1370 Canton Avenue. It has a somewhat complicated but remarkable history. Read more »
from The Patriot Ledger
The Colonial-Georgian house at 1370 Canton Ave. in Milton was once known as the birthplace of liberty. It is where, on Sept. 9, 1774, colonists gathered to sign the Suffolk Resolves. Or is it? (Read the full story here.)
from Boston.com
On his way to the kitchen every morning, Steve Kluskens walks past a letter from Thomas Hutchinson, a pre-Revolutionary War governor of Massachusetts. Later, he types on his Macintosh laptop on a 200-year-old table, near an 1823 Springfield musket propped up against a wall. (Read the full story here.)
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News release from Forbes House Museum
Forbes House Museum will hold its 2nd annual Civil War Concert featuring the band, Dixon’s Gold, comprised of lead musician, Donn Scott Shetler, along with Jill Gross, Bruce Millard, Mitch Nelin and John Moriconi, will cover songs sung by Civil War troops, both north and south. Read more »
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