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• JOURNEY BACK IN TIME to Hatfield 1677

  Sorry I’ve been out of touch for a while. Marketing my debut novel, Hatfield 1677, is a full-time job, around which I’m trying to squeeze in writing a sequel to it and querying another historical fiction novel to literary agents. The highlight of this month was definitely my invitation from the Hatfield Historical Society to…

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  October 3, 2024

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• BIBLIOGRAPHY for Hatfield 1677

  As promised, a list of many, but not all, of the sources I used in my research for Hatfield 1677. I discovered the story of Massachusetts Bay Puritan colonists Benjamin and Martha Waite and their adversary, the Algonquian sachem Ashpelon, at the Carlsbad, California genealogical library in 1993. I continued my research in the summer…

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  May 27, 2024

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• Romance in Hatfield 1677

  Happy Valentine’s Day! One of the most enduring myths regarding the Puritans of 17th century New England is that they were asexual both in and out of marriage. The confusion stems from their religious beliefs and doctrines regarding sexuality. Within marriage, sex was highly encouraged as a means of procreation, and also as a desirable…

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  February 14, 2024

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