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Many of the stories currently on the website concern folks in the New England states, with a heavy emphasis on Massachusetts. Here are some highlights:

Jolley Allen, a Loyalist Bostonian who lost everything he had, but remained true to his convictions.

Elizabeth Lewis Blatchford, who is also known as Liza Tower Hill, a Cape Cod witch.

Did Simeon Ames save your ancestor's life?

One of Plymouth Colony's first families has a member that is an accused Salem witch.

The "other" Samuel Adams, who was also a Patriot.

Do you know the identity of the Hinckley Roses?

Freeman Atkins and the old mill.

Susannah Boylston's other interesting relatives.

Samuel Worthington Dewey's daring act.

Abigail Freeman's political problem.

The sad tale of Jason Fairbanks and Elizabeth Fales.

Another Loyalist, Benjamin Hallowell. His famous son gave his boss a coffin.

William Barton saved Newport, RI from a tyrannical overseer during the Revolutionary War occupation of that city. He also had a bit of legal trouble in Vermont.

William Shurtleff and John Phillips--victims of lightning in Marshfield, MA.

George Walton was a victim of witchcraft in Portsmouth, NH.