A mystery: Vernon Case Gauntt follows clues to discover who “Duke” was – the unknown friend who appears in photos and letters from his Dad during WWII... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry continues her story about an interesting fellow from Newbury, Massachusetts: Stephen Pettingell Hale, the “Old Sage of Newbury.”.. (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about an interesting fellow from Newbury, Massachusetts: Stephen Pettingell Hale, the “Old Sage of Newbury.”.. (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry continues the story of the legal fight over the huge fortune left by railroad magnate Mark Hopkins, focusing on Maria Bresee... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry continues the story of the huge fortune left by railroad magnate Mark Hopkins, focusing on adopted son Timothy Hopkins’ lawsuit... (Read More)
Melissa Berry writes about a lawsuit contesting Mark Hopkins’s widow Mary’s will, which left the estate to her second husband Edward Francis Searles... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry searches old newspapers to learn details about the life of American Revolutionary War hero Brigadier General Enoch Poor... (Read More)
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry focuses on yet another scam to get some of the riches left by railroad magnate Mark Hopkins... (Read More)
Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Mary (Hopkins) Searles building the Congregational Church of Great Barrington, Massachusetts... (Read More)
