The Deadly Tale of Jedediah Kornman
We've received many requests for Untapped History to re-post the fictional account of "Jedediah Kornman". Eric spent several weeks...
"Guilty of the Crime of High Treason" - The Fate of the Privateer Dalton
The brig Dalton was privateer based out of Newburyport, Massachusetts. On October 7, 1776, the vessel’s owners petitioned the...
Pope's Night in Colonial Newburyport
Our friends at Revolution250 Boston have been hard at work researching the events surrounding the 1767 “Pope’s Night” celebration, which...
Shrub, Rattle Skull and Fish House Punch! (Oh My!)
The nerds of Untapped History have been busy designing and sampling historically themed drinks. So...in recognition of the end of summer...
"The Fowls Retired to Roost" - Newburyport's Day of Darkness
With the near total eclipse expected to pass over Newburyport later today, here's an example of a weird event that struck the Newburyport...
Tear Gas and Brawls - When Bowdoin Students Go Wild in the Wolfe Tavern!
Note to self....Bowdoin students and Newburyport apparently do not mix. From a pre-World War II article in the Boston Herald.