This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Odd Facts and Historical Tidbits From Early Global Time
A scattered colonial and ancient history roundup notes Puritans in 1637 led by Davenport and Eaton, the New Haven settlement in 1638 called Quinnipiac, Sweden's elective monarchy to the 16th century, Gryphon myth, a 304 day Roman calendar, Ecuador’s independence from Battle of Pinchincha on May 24, 1822, and Schenectady’s Mohawk Valley charter in 1798.
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John Davenport
Theophilus Eaton
London
Boston
New Haven
Conn
Quinnipiac
Sweden
Agryphon
Ecuador
South America
Pinchincha