Michaelle Pearson: 2 books
Revolution in the Lymes
From the New Lights to the Sons of Liberty
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2016
The Revolutionary War in the Lymes started as a rebellion of ideas. From its origins in the Cromwellian Saybrook Colony, Lyme (today's Lyme, Old Lyme, East Lyme and Salem) prospered under the free hand of self-governance and spurned King George III's efforts to rein in the wayward colonies. In 1765,...
by Jim Lampos, Michaelle Pearson
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2015
Old Lyme's illustrious history owes much to innovative women. Suffragist Katharine Ludington was co-founder of the League of Women Voters. In the 1830s, Phoebe Griffin Noyes started a school for art and general subjects. At the turn of the twentieth century, Florence Griswold welcomed the artists...