Lincoln's Second Inaugural AddressJamie Eves, Windham Town Historian, 30 April 2020I am thinking a lot lately about civil wars and divisions within nations. One reason for this is that my freshman United States History classes at Eastern Connecticut State University and the University of Connecticut have been examining -- this year via COVID-created distance learning … Continue reading Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
Paul Revere’s Ride
Paul Revere's Ride: A Requiem for Nation?Jamie Eves, Windham Town Historian, 5 April 2020On a cold April 5, 160 years ago today, a despondent Henry Wadsworth Longfellow visited the burying ground of the Old North Church in Boston, and the genesis of a poem began to emerge in his mind. “The Midnight Ride of Paul … Continue reading Paul Revere’s Ride