by Rick Boyer | Oct 6, 2017 | History Stories
From our A Tidbit from History Series… Francis Lewis represented New York in signing the Declaration of Independence. In 1775 he was elected to the Continental Congress and shortly thereafter moved his family to a comfortable estate on Long Island. But, it was a...
by Rick Boyer | Sep 25, 2017 | A Peek into Uncle Rick's Life
Hey, little buddies! I’d like you to meet my buddy, Mosby. Mosby came to me as a roly-poly, eight-week-old puppy. He is a yellow Labrador Retriever and his puppy coat was nearly white! He loved to chew on things and chase things, as puppies always do. It had...
by Rick Boyer | Sep 19, 2017 | History Stories
When Roger Sherman came to the Continental Congress from Connecticut, he did not present a very impressive figure. He had a thick New England accent and often gestured energetically with his hands as he spoke. But it wasn’t long before he earned the respect of...
by Rick Boyer | Sep 12, 2017 | Character Lessons
Hey, little buddies! Let me ask you something: do you like to argue? I’ve known some people who would rather argue than agree with the other guy, even if what they were arguing about wasn’t important at all. It’s as if they are so proud of their...
by Rick Boyer | Aug 29, 2017 | History Stories
It was the evening of the 18th of April, 1775. Elbridge Gerry, a member of the Continental Congress from Massachusetts was staying overnight in a house near Menotomoy with his friend, Colonel Orne. There had been a meeting of a Congressional committee that day in...
