Reading this book made me think of parallels in the McCarthy era in the 1950’s and now sadly the new administration headed by Donald Trump. Highly recommended reading.
(One of my ancestors, Rebecca Nurse, was falsely accused and hanged in Salem in 1692)
On the news today I heard that a former Head of State in Norway was formally held and questioned yesterday when he tried to enter the U.S. He was traveling on his diplomatic passport and the immigration officials felt he was a threat because he had visited Iran at some point in the past.
How to pass time – I read this book to the end, not realizing noon came and went and it is now 1:30 Wicked Puritans of Essex County
The path of the Winthrop Fleet across the Atlantic from England to New England in 1630
Some of my ancestors came to America on the Arabella in 1630. Picture credit: Stories from Ipswich blog.
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