"Norwich" was the traditional land inhabited by Eastern North American indigenous groups, including the Mohegan tribe. They struck a deal...

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

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

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

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) are perhaps a good representation of successful third generation...

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

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...

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 Joseph Lawson Weatherly Huntington family. Photo circa 1915.

*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...