The Details

Posted on July 25, 2011 by James Riley

Over on Facebook Group page for Courage, Paul W. Pyle aks: I was wondering about the process you use in gathering historical facts when you start creating a great movie such as this. How you get the idea of the basic historical location and so on. Over the years, we’ve collected quite a few primary […]Continue Reading »

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The Travail of Sarah Pine — The Research Story

Posted on May 5, 2011 by James Riley

Although “Courage, New Hampshire” as a project had its rootsContinue Reading »

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Bastardy in the Colonies

Posted on May 5, 2011 by James Riley

On January 25, 1770, Matthew Patten, a justice of the peace in Bedford, New Hampshire, recorded the following entry in his day book: “..I went to Mary Riddells in the evening to talk with her about takeing (sic) her examination of Bastardy but did not do it..” Over several decades as justice of the peace, Matthew […]Continue Reading »

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