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Dumpling Pond: Legend, Folklore, and Local Memory in Greenwich, Connecticut

by Lisa Figlioli

During the American Revolution, a defiant miller’s wife hurled freshly made dumplings into the Mianus River in Greenwich, Connecticut, rather than surrender her family’s...

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The Rise, Disgrace, and Redemption of Timothy Bedel

by Mark R. Anderson

“If I have erred in Construing the words or meaning of Genl Arnolds orders I hope it will be considered as an error in...

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The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People’s Constitution

by Gene Procknow

BOOK REVIEW: The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People’s Constitution by Jesse Wegman (New York: Celadon Books, 2026) $30.00...

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The War Years (1775-1783)

July 15, 2026

“To sport with Long’s carcass”: An Instance of Terror, Revenge, and Retribution

by Mark Edward Lender

Prior to the outbreak of war at Lexington and Concord in April 1775, New Jersey had not been a hotbed of revolution. With open...

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Historical Spotlight

July 13, 2026

The Ordeal of the Annapolis, September 1775

by Julie Casey

To a colonial American, the prelude to the War of Independence might have been considered as much a civil conflict as it was a...

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