Southbridge in the Civil War – Andersonville Prison
Andersonville Prison is synonymous with the horrors of the Civil War. Some 13,000 Union prisoners died while being held in some of the worst conditions of the ...
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Southbridge in the Civil War 1863-64
This is the third is a series of essays on the role of the Town of Southbridge in the Civil War. As the war continued the amount of involvement of the local le...
Southbridge in the Civil War 1862
In my previous post I recalled the events of the Town of Southbridge in the year of 1861. In today’s post the actions of the Board of Selectman will take cente...
Southbridge in the Civil War 1861
Over the next few weeks I will be presenting a series of posts on the activities of the Town of Southbridge Massachusetts during the time of the American Civil ...
Making Fun of People
I used to be a fan of talk radio. I would listen constantly to what was going on as I wanted to stay on top of the news and be informed. Then I came to the re...
Southbridge and the Battle of Gettysburg
In the first week of July, 1863, the Armies of the North and South were marching toward a small southern Pennsylvania town called Gettysburg. The 22nd Regiment...
Hurricane Irene
Unless you live under a rock, you know that this past weekend, the eastern part of the United States suffered the effects of Hurricane Irene. By the time it rea...
Statement on Tornado Donations
After the June 1st Tornado that hit my Community of Southbridge, I and several members of my Congregation decided that we would open the Church as a regional do...
What Parents Can Do to Help Their Children after a Tornado
After the Tornado that struck Southbridge and the surrounding area, many questions have been asked about how parents can help their children deal with the after...
June 6th ~ Tornado Recovery
Yesterday was an amazing day here in Southbridge! We had an awesome Church service with many new faces in the congregation but the real joy what what happ...