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17th Century New England
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A wealth of resources for research on the Colonial period, with special emphasis on the Essex County (MA) witch hunt of 1792 and parallels to Arthur Miller's "The Crucible."
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New England Articles of Confederation, 1643
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A look at the document that tried to unite the New England colonies.
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New England Towns
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Historical descriptions of the region, states, counties, and natural features, excerpted from Hayward's Gazetteer.
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Puritanism in New England
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Dr. Donna Campbell offers a brief discussion of Puritanism in colonial New England.
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The Puritan Tradition and American Memory
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Scott Atkins authors a research paper about Puritans in 17th century New England and their cultural identity.
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A Very Grave Matter
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Provides information on colonial cemeteries, and photographs and inscriptions of gravestones in eastern New England. Also has old epitaphs, updates on cemetery preservation projects, and extensive list of related links.
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Early Puritan Poetry
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Overview of Puritan poets in New England, including Anne Bradstreet and Michael Wigglesworth.
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Freedom's Way National Heritage Area
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Geographic region comprised of the central Massachusetts uplands and river valleys, and six New Hampshire towns.
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Great Ireland in New England
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Reprint of chapter from "New England's Buried Treasure" by Clay Perry, 1946 details the investigation of how an unknown band of ancient Irish voyagers may have visited New England.
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Historic New England
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Non-profit organization supports the preservation of the region's architectural and cultural heritage. (Formerly the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.)
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NEBib
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Searchable electronic version of volume 9 of the "Bibliographies of New England History", containing citations to books, dissertations, pamphlets, and magazine and journal articles, on the history of New England.
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New England Archivists
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Regional organization for people who organize, describe, preserve, and provide access to historical records. Includes links to archival repositories by state, related Web resources, newsletter, membership information, and job postings.
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New England Colonies
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Designed for kids to learn about early American history in the region.
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New England History and Historic Sites
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Information from About.com.
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New England to 1789
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Maps, illustrations and informative text.
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Puritanism in New England
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Overview provided by David Cody, Associate Professor of English, Hartwick College.
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Strange New England
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Quarterly online publication reports on the unusual, odd, and forgotten places, landmarks, folklore, and legends that are part of New England's history.
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The Charter of New England : 1620
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Transcript of the 1620 charter to colonize New England. From The Avalon Project at Yale Law School.
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The Colonial Gazette
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Colonial news of people, events, towns, churches and marriages around New England.
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The Flag of New England
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Illustrated history of the evolution of the flag.
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