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William "Henry" Huntington (1820-1885): Paris Correspondent and Antiquities Collector
I thought I was going to NYC this week to look at C. P. and Maria Perit Huntington's youngest son's important collection of Founding...
Maggie Meahl
Feb 195 min read


Exceptional Colonial New Hampshire Farmhouse: Part II
The preserved colonial amenities of this Surry, NH Georgian farmhouse (see Part I) are impressive. The mellowed pumpkin pine floors and...
Maggie Meahl
Jan 262 min read


Field Trip: An Exceptional Colonial Farmhouse in Surry, NH, Part I
Classic New England kitchen hearth New Hampshire style! This room appears to have never been painted , however, at some point a wood...
Maggie Meahl
Jan 213 min read


New England Farm Life: A Field Trip to Old Sturbridge Village and Photo Dump
What was nineteenth-century New England farmlife like?
Maggie Meahl
Nov 23, 20242 min read


Bankruptcies, Early Deaths, and More: C.P. and Maria Huntington's Merchant Sons
The pious and "steady habits" lifestyle of Norwich Huntingtons would be smashed by the rough and tumble risks of New York City.
Maggie Meahl
Oct 28, 20244 min read


Field Trip! The Samuel Huntington Homestead Museum, Surrounding Countryside and Misc.
Went to Connecticut in early August. I had a packed agenda including a presentation at the historic Samuel Huntington Homestead Museum...
Maggie Meahl
Aug 25, 20242 min read


Field Trip: Three-Quarter Cape Cod House
Some people say that if you want to be a serious writer you have to say "no" to friends, parties, family, etc. I just can't seem to do...
Maggie Meahl
Jul 8, 20241 min read

Upcoming Presentation: The Samuel Huntington Homestead Museum
I am happy and honored to be speaking at the Samuel Huntington Homestead Museum on Saturday, August 3rd at 1P.M.: 36 Huntington Road,...
Maggie Meahl
Jul 1, 20241 min read


Norwich's Washington Street, Then and Now
"Norwich" was the traditional land inhabited by Eastern North American indigenous groups, including the Mohegan tribe. They struck a deal...
Maggie Meahl
Mar 24, 20242 min read


Jenny, Zina, and Zilpah: Wealth-Makers for Eastern Connecticut Patriot Enslaver Families
There is one Black woman, in the mid-eighteenth century Huntington-family orbit, who had children and contributed greatly to Huntington...
Maggie Meahl
Jan 18, 20245 min read
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