Genetics and New England Pathology

I am a W.A.S.P (White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant) eligible as a card-carrying member of both the Mayflower Society and the Sons of the American Revolution. My maternal grandmother’s sister invested the time and patience to complete the proofs required by the Mayflower Society.[1] That lineage, the Messinger–Taft branch, is documented cleanly from Plymouth Rock to me,Continue reading “Genetics and New England Pathology”

Pineapple Cheese

Goshen, Connecticut was a rather small settlement throughout the 18th century, but in the early years of the 19th century the population expanded. The center of town developed around the “new” turnpikes from Litchfield to Canaan (1799), from Goshen to Sharon (1802) and from Litchfield to Cornwall (1814), which made Goshen a commercial crossroads. Although there were several stores in theContinue reading “Pineapple Cheese”