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Tornadoes In Arlington

June 24, 2015Blog19th century, Arlington History, bell, Charles S. Parker, church, events, First Parish Church, Grove Street, High Street, Main Street, Massachusetts Avenue, Mill Street, Orthodox Congregational Church, Pleasant Street, Russell Street, spire, stereographs, stereoscopic views, Thomas J. Russell, tornado, tornadoes, weather, William E. ParmenterMatt Beres

On Tuesday, June 24, 2015 Arlington residents were under a tornado watch until 11 p.m. Luckily the time passed without incident. There were at least two destructive tornadoes in 19th … Continue reading Tornadoes In Arlington →

The Minister and the Revolution: April 19 and Reverend Samuel Cooke of Menotomy, Massachusetts

April 18, 2009Blog18th century, Arlington History, Boston Massacre, Harvard, Massachusetts General Court, Menotomy, menotomy church, minister, Northwest Parish of Cambridge, Pleasant Street, Samuel Cooke, sermons, Thomas HutchinsonDoreen Stevens

The Cookes fought well and married better. Samuel Cooke, minister of the Menotomy Church in 1775, grew up in Hadley, which had been the blood-soaked frontier during King Philip’s War. … Continue reading The Minister and the Revolution: April 19 and Reverend Samuel Cooke of Menotomy, Massachusetts →

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