Henry Mowatt and the “Wretched” Ship HMS Albany
In 1782, when the sixteen-gun sloop-of-war HMS Albany was determined to be at the end of her usefulness, nobody seemed truly surprised or sad about…
In 1782, when the sixteen-gun sloop-of-war HMS Albany was determined to be at the end of her usefulness, nobody seemed truly surprised or sad about…
In February 1791, when local Indian trader Joseph Marie Junin was found dead, shot twice in the head in his cabin in what is…
When war came to down east Maine in the spring of 1775, a rough frontiersman named Andrew Gilman joined the patriot cause. He served…
In the years prior to the American Revolution, plenty of opportunities awaited young Massachusetts men on the down east frontier, especially for those who…
What do an American Revolution prisoner of war accused of being a spy, a first born scion of an established wealthy New England family,…
In early morning fog on April 15, 1775, just days before the momentous clash at Lexington and Concord, two innocent-looking vessels appeared off Cape Jellison…