by Allegra Giovine Originally published on the Stone House Museum’s “From the Archives” blog on July 21, 2025: http://stonehousemuseum.org/beginnings-of-the-revolutionary-war/ This year marks the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolutionary War. By July, 1775 (that is, exactly 250 years before this blog post), Belchertown residents were very much caught up in war activities. … Continue reading Beginnings of the Revolutionary War in Belchertown’s Archival Record
When a Bull Moose Crashed the Republican Party
By Cliff McCarthy After the clamor and hyperbole of the 2012 presidential election abates, we cannot help but be drawn to the past for comparison, or at least perspective, on our quadrennial media orgy. What a difference a century makes. Campaigning was different in 1912, when the nation experienced one of its wildest and most … Continue reading When a Bull Moose Crashed the Republican Party
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