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We Stood Our Ground: Lexington in the First Year of the American Revolution

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I See Nothing But the Horrors of a Civil War

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Consultation and Contributions to National Media Outlets

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Fox Nation's Untold Patriots Revealed

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Published Articles

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The Salem Affair

 

Discover the Battle Road

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The Loyalist Guides of Lexington and Concord

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Tory Pilots: The Loyalist Guides Who Helped the British Expedition to Concord

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The Muskets of the Battles of Lexington and Concord

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The Civilian Evacuation of April 19, 1775

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The April 19, 1775 Evacuation of Lexington

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The Loyalist Refugee Experience in Canada

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Anxiety and Distress: Civilians Inside the Siege of Boston

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The Battle of Gloucester (1775)

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The Destruction of Falmouth

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The Battle of Great Bridge (1775)

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The Siege of Fort St. Jean

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The Siege of Savage's Old Fields (1775)

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Massachusetts Privateers During the Siege of Boston

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Podcasts and Video Appearances

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The Battle of Lexington

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The Civilian Evacuation Along Battle Road, April 19, 1775

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Shots Heard Round the World

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Massachusetts Privateers During the Siege of Boston​

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History Camp: An Interview with Author Alexander Cain

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History Camp: I See Nothing But the Horrors of a Civil War

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Two Towns and the Start of the American Revolution: A Conversation with Alex Cain

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The Experiences of the Men and Women at the Battles of Lexington and Concord

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We Stood Our Ground: 18th Century Lexington on the Eve of the American Revolution

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Caught in the Storm of War: Civilian Stories of April 19, 1775

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Lexington 1775 With Historian and Author Alex Cain

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Rev War Revelry: The Road to Lexington

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Essex County in the Early Day of the American Revolution

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Heads of Families and Men of Substance: The Rise of the Merrimack Valley Minutemen

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The Battles of Lexington and Concord

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Newburyport's Road to Revolution: Roots of Rebellion

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A Continual Sheet of Lightening: Reflections on Newburyport at the Battle of Bunker Hill

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Public Lectures​​

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​"These English Liberties" - The New England Perception of English Rights and Liberties from the Mayflower Compact to Lexington and Concord

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"Considering Ourselves Under Indispensable Obligations to Defend Our Lives and Liberty" - Essex County on the Eve of the American Revolution

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"The Die is Now Cast" - Essex County's Political and Military Response to the Intolerable Acts

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"To Be Ready for Military Operation, Upon the Shortest Notice" - Massachusetts Militia and Minute Men on the Eve of the Battles of Lexington and Concord
 

"In the Afternoon We Went Training" - War Time Preparations in Plymouth County 1774-1775​

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"The Improvement of the Militia in General in the Art Military Has Been Therefore Thought Necessary" - A Review of the Militia Laws and Regulations on the Eve of Lexington and Concord

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 "A Few Had Old French Pieces" - The Muskets of April 19, 1775

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Heads of Families and Men of Substance - The Rise of the Minute Men in the Merrimack Valley Region of Massachusetts

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"To See That the Plans of the Provincial Congresses Are Faithfully Carriede into Executione" - A Review of the Arms and Equipment Carried by Captain John Parker’s Company at the Battle of Lexington

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We Stood Our Ground: 18th Century Lexington on the Eve of the American Revolution

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"Committed to a Common Bonfire" - The Lexington Peoples of April 18, 1775

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"The Shot Heard Round the World" - New Interpretations of the Battles of Lexington and Concord  

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"At Least Seventy Bullets Were Shot into the Front Part of the House" - The Voices of April 19, 1775

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Each Party Was Supposed to Have a Tory Pilot - The Loyalist Guides and Volunteers of April 19, 1775

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"This is My Little Girl That I Was So Afraid the Red Coats Would Get" - The April 1775 Civilian Evacuations of Middlesex and Essex Counties

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"We Could Easily Trace the March of Troops from the Smoke Which Arose Over Them" -The Experience of the Men and Women at the Battles of Lexington and Concord

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The Siege of Boston and The Civilians Trapped Behind Enemy Lines

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"I Screamed With All My Might" - Loyalist Accounts of the Battle of Bunker Hill

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I See Nothing But the Horrors of a Civil War - The Loyalist Experience During and After the 1777 Saratoga Campaign​​​​​​

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"I Have Scarcely a Mouthful of Bread for Myself or Children" - Mary McAlpin and the Plight of Loyalist Women During the Saratoga Campaign

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"Every Circumstance Concurs to Lead the General to Suppose the Campaign Will Open  Early" - A Snapshot Study of Captain Edmund Munroe’s Company, Colonel Bigelow’s 15th Massachusetts Regiment, General John Glover’s Brigade

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Unpublished Research Articles

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Documentation Regarding Arms and Equipment of Massachusetts Minute and Militia Companies With an Emphasis on John Parker’s Lexington Company

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"To Put Themselves in a Position of Defense Against Their Enemies" - Primary Source Evidence of Captain John Parker’s Company Drilling in Preparation for War (1774-1775)

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Timeline of the Battle of Lexington

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"This is My Little Girl That I Was So Afraid the Red Coats Would Get" - The April 19, 1775, Civilian Evacuation of Lexington

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Fear and Flight: Civilian Evacuations of Middlesex and Essex Counties, April 18-22, 1775

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Lexington Militiamen Who Submitted Claims for Lost Property at the Battle of Lexington

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Heads of Families and Men of Substance: The Rise of the Minute Men in the Merrimack Valley Region of Essex County, Massachusetts

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Each Party Was Supposed to Have a Tory Pilot:   Loyalist Guides and Volunteers on  April 19, 1775

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Almost Every Countenance Expressing Anxiety & Distress: The Aftermath of Lexington and Concord in Boston

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Interdiction Efforts by Massachusetts Privateers During the Siege of Boston

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 "Loyalists in Great Distress" - The Loyalist Refugee Experience in Canada

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