Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
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 American Civil War. Andersonville Prison was opened in February of 1864 on 16.5…
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 legislative bodies diminished as the Federal Government took…
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 center stage. Most votes of the Board of Selectman in…
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 War. This first installment covers the year of 1861. The Town…
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 realization that all they…
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 Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was one of those units on the march. By July…
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 reached us here in the Village it had been Tropical Storm…
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 donation point. Donations for tornado victims started to arrive and we soon…
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 aftermath. Below is some helpful information on dealing with your children after any traumatic experience…
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 happened after. As you know if you read these pages, our area was…