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Norwich's Washington Street, Then and Now

Maggie Meahl

Mar 242 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...

Andrew Huntington (1745-1824): Revolutionary War Commissary Helps Sickly French Troops

Maggie Meahl

Oct 22, 20234 min read

Andrew Huntington (1745-1824): Revolutionary War Commissary Helps Sickly French Troops

I still continue to slowly wade my way through my book. Have had an extremely busy year of shoulder surgery, travel, and family...

Field Trip To Norwich, CT: Day 1, the Geography

Maggie Meahl

May 30, 20224 min read

Field Trip To Norwich, CT: Day 1, the Geography

The Norwich, CT area is extremely historic, geographically beautiful, but challenging at the same time. Lots of hills! Recently I had a...

Hannah Perkins Huntington (Lynde Lothrop) and Joshua Huntington: A Norwich Merchant Marriage in 1718

Maggie Meahl

Mar 19, 20224 min read

Hannah Perkins Huntington (Lynde Lothrop) and Joshua Huntington: A Norwich Merchant Marriage in 1718

By the early eighteenth-century, Norwich was a bustling trading center with some high-end merchants. Although not Boston or New York...

Sachem Uncas, the Mohegan and Norwich in the Seventeenth Century

Maggie Meahl

Jan 5, 20225 min read

Sachem Uncas, the Mohegan and Norwich in the Seventeenth Century

It is not right to write about the speed in which the English Puritans were settling Connecticut (and profiting from the land) without...

Simon Huntington, Jr.(1659-1736) and Lydia Gager Huntington(1663-1737): Pious Bartenders

Maggie Meahl

Sep 27, 20213 min read

Simon Huntington, Jr.(1659-1736) and Lydia Gager Huntington(1663-1737): Pious Bartenders

Simon Huntington, Jr. (1659-1736) and Lydia Gager Huntington (1663-1737) are perhaps a good representation of successful third generation...

Simon Huntington, Sr.(1629-1706): The Value of a 1706 Probate Record

Maggie Meahl

Jul 28, 20213 min read

Simon Huntington, Sr.(1629-1706): The Value of a 1706 Probate Record

There is nothing more satisfying to this researcher than finding an early probate record. It can really help form a picture in my mind...

Hagar Mingo (1799-1859): Pious Black Yankee

Maggie Meahl

Oct 12, 20205 min read

Hagar Mingo (1799-1859): Pious Black Yankee

Hagar Mingo was born sometime in September 1799 to Nelly, an enslaved woman owned by Major General Jedediah Huntington (1743-1818) and...

Rattlesnakes, Norwich, and Simon Huntington IV

Maggie Meahl

Jul 24, 20202 min read

Rattlesnakes, Norwich, and Simon Huntington IV

It's been over a month since my last post. The pandemic has definitely stifled my writing impulses due to loss of routine, everyone at...

Re-Focusing During Historic Pandemic: Going Deep into seventeenth-century England and New England

Maggie Meahl

Apr 16, 20202 min read

Re-Focusing During Historic Pandemic: Going Deep into seventeenth-century England and New England

This is a re-post from 2020, updated and edited. Is there a better time to dig into a writing project than during a pandemic when you are...

The Huntington Family of Norwich, Connecticut

Maggie Meahl

Mar 28, 20202 min read

The Huntington Family of Norwich, Connecticut

The Joseph Lawson Weatherly Huntington family. Photo circa 1915.

A Writer's Life: Research Weekend in New London County, CT

Maggie Meahl

Mar 17, 20203 min read

A Writer's Life: Research Weekend in New London County, CT

*Originally posted September 23rd 2019* Last weekend I had the pleasure of visiting the Norwich, CT area–a place I have been to a few...

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