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The Plundered Life: Elizabeth Graham's Fight for Justice in East Jersey, Middlesex County
In the winter of 1776, Elizabeth Graham encountered British soldiers and Tory raiders out of desperation in defense of what little she...
Denise Rompilla
Mar 243 min read
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The True Healers of Colonial America: A Mother's Home Remedies for a Son off to War
What was more deadly than the fierce battles between patriots and the British during the Revolutionary War? Disease and injuries leading...
Denise Rompilla
Mar 244 min read
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From Curtsy to Controversy: A Woman Soldier in Elizabethtown
The American Revolution, like many great causes historically, attracted a range of selfless people ready to put their lives aside for...
Denise Rompilla
Mar 245 min read
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Promise or Peril? Elsy Murray, a Freedom Seeker from Princeton
Elsy Murray sought her freedom from enslavement in New Jersey on February 13, 1818. According to a newspaper advertisement published in...
Denise Rompilla
Mar 115 min read
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