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Dog and Owl’s Adventures in Historic America!

I recently ventured into the world of book writing, and my first novel has been released! My intention with this novel is to provide kids, or really anyone, the opportunity to travel even if they cannot due to a variety of circumstances. As a child, I was unable to travel and visit places as my friends did, but by reading books, I reached the far edges of the world and experienced many historical events! Those books shaped my lifelong passion for learning and travel! Today I

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Dog and Owl’s Adventures in Historic America!

I recently ventured into the world of book writing, and my first novel has been released! My intention with this novel is to provide kids, or really anyone, the opportunity to travel even if they cannot due to a variety of circumstances. As a child, I was unable to travel and visit places as my friends did, but by reading books, I reached the far edges of the world and experienced many historical events! Those books shaped my lifelong passion for learning and travel! Today I

Abraham Clark: Declaration Signer From New Jersey

Abraham Clark was born on February 15, 1726, in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, to Thomas and Hannah (Winans) Clark. He was an only child. His family ancestry can be traced to England and Holland. Paternal Great Grandfather Richard Clark emigrated from England to Barbados, then came to Southampton, Long Island in 1651. From there, he moved to Southold, New Jersey, and then to Elizabethtown in 1675. Clark’s maternal great-grandfather, John Winans, emigrated from Holland and was one

Lewis Morris

Lewis Morris was born on April 8, 1726, at the Manor of Morrisania, in Westchester County, New York, which is now known as the Bronx. His parents were Lewis and Trintie (Staats) Morris, and he was the second of their four children and the eldest son. His mother would pass away when he was almost 5 years old in 1731. His father would marry again in 1746, and that union would produce four more children, including Gouverneur Morris. Their family ancestry can be traced back to Ri

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“We derive all of our political rights from their fearless publication by the Declaration of Independence.” Ansel Bascom, President (mayor) of Seneca Falls during the Committee on the Rights and Privileges of Citizens at a State Constitutional Convention held in New York in 1846.* *Information found in “Divided Over the Declaration” by David J. Bobb and Tony Williams

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“Give ear, my children, to my words, Whom God hath dearly brought: Lay up his laws within your hearts... And print them in your heart...” Mr. John Rodgers, Minister of the Gospel in London* Mr. Rodgers was the first martyr in Queen Mary’s reign and was executed in front of his wife and nine small children. This is part of a poem he wrote to his children a few days before he was executed for being a heretic.

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General William Sherman In 1637, the English and their Mohegan allies slaughtered as many as 600 Pequot Indians [in the area of Connecticut]. The survivors were parceled out to other tribes. Those given to the Mohegans eventually became the Mashantucket Pequots. American settlers in New England massacred a Pequot Indian village. In 1776, Washington was traveling from Philadelphia to New York, returning from consultations with Congress. In New York, rumors swirl that he has go

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Governor Nelson's Home Yorktown, VA

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