Thomas and Margaret (Fryer) Gardner of Salem, MA

We said early on that we'll base our views on Dr. Frank's books that will be updated as necessary. Dr. Frank, who was thorough and ...

One goal of the Thomas Gardner Society will be to collect, and hopefully organize, material that references, even if indirectly, the lives a...

Foreword (or forewarn): This is one of the backbone series . The post is motivated by thoughts related to material used for the coming Gardn...

August 12 is the 334th anniversary of Wampanoag King Philip's death (execution). The war with King Philip was a major event in New Engl...

It was not long after the end of the Revolutionary War that events started to lead to the conflict of 1812. The young country had its hands ...

While researching the upcoming Gardner Beacon issue on the War of 1812 , I ran across the  Merrimack  which has quite a story. Not only was ...

May is about over, so it's time for a post. There are plenty of subjects to cover, but what if we look at another descendant (possible,...