by swcaadmin | Jun 15, 2010 | History
Ephraim Williams (1714-1755) bears the distinction of being more remembered for the results of his death than what happened in his life. In this my second installment, I will discuss the latter, the events leading up to, and the battle in which Colonel Williams was...
by SWCA E-mail gateway | Jun 14, 2010 | History
Item. It is my will & Pleasure & Desire that the remaining part of lands not yet disposed of Shall be Sold at the Discretion of my Executors, within five years after an Established peace, And the interest of the money, and Also the interest of my money Arising...
by SWCA E-mail gateway | Jun 13, 2010 | History
See the movie. Don’t bother with the book. James Fenimore Cooper’s classic 1826 novel may tell one of the most romantic tales in American literature, but its writing style is hopelessly turgid (as Mark Twain attested). Nonetheless, the book has inspired no less than...
by SWCA E-mail gateway | Jun 12, 2010 | History
After his brutal victory, General Montcalm burned to the ground the already pillaged Fort William Henry. His former Indian allies, surfeited with their ill-gotten booty and scalps, returned to Canada. Unable to move his heavy artillery through the swampy trails of...
by SWCA E-mail gateway | Jun 11, 2010 | History
During the spring of 1759 as Amherst was taking command on Lake George, British Major General James Wolfe with a another large army at Fort Louisbourg, now under the Union Jack, planned an assault on the French city of Quebec. Assisted by the royal navy, Wolfe’s...
by | Jun 10, 2010 | History
By 1763, the community of West Hoosac was already taking advantage of the optimism that comes with the sense of physical safety. Between 1753 and the year the town was renamed, the population grew from twenty-five persons in thirteen houses, to two-hundred eighty...
