Lost Perspectives
The contents of the Marlatt collection are diverse and extensive, each item allowing readers a glimpse into early American life....
Town Meetings
Give the Town Something to Talk AboutHow did town meetings serve the people of 1715, 1771, and 1776? Before Facebook groups and Twitter, the local…
The Pennsylvania Packet
The Pennsylvania Packet is the first newspaper successfully published daily in the United States. It included daily advertisements as well as…
Town Meeting of Reading, Massachusetts 1771
This notice of the town meetings provides a glimpse at the operation of the colonial government. This document contains seven different matters to be…