Norwegian hometown sweethearts
John Larson and Hanna Pedersen both hailed from the Norwegian village of Gudbransdalen. Hanna arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 9, 1901, and married John...
Petitioning for the vote
With this petition, men and women from Salem, Massachusetts, ask Congress to pass an amendment giving all citizens the right to vote, regardless of their sex. On May...
Provincetown from above
This image of Provincetown, Massachusetts, at the tip of Cape Cod, was taken on July 25, 1952. The town lies along the coast of the Provincetown Harbor, pictured on...
Requesting a month’s rest
In this letter dated November 9, 1863, Massachusetts Governor John Andrew asked Secretary of War Edwin Stanton for a 30-day furlough for Sergeant William H. Carney so...
Taunton Post Office
This 1893 architectural drawing of a post office in Taunton, Massachusetts, bears the name of Jeremiah O’Rourke, who was the head of the Office of the Supervising...
Testimony to bravery
In this affidavit, filed on January 15, 1900, Lewis H. Douglass supported the Medal of Honor application for former Sgt. William H. Carney of the 54th Massachusetts...
The Revolutionary War’s first battle—reported firsthand
On April 19, 1775, Capt. John Parker gave this account of the battle of Lexington, Massachusetts. After confronting the British Regulars, Parker ordered his men “to...