Welcome to Bidwell Lore number 149! This week we are going to talk a little more about the Sedgwick family, where Agrippa worked for many years. And we are so excited for our upcoming Living History weekend at the Museum June 23-25. It is going to be so much fun and tickets for 12 and under are...
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Bidwell Lore – The Sedgwicks and the Bidwells
Welcome to Bidwell Lore number 148! This week we are bringing Barnabas and Mary Bidwell into the Agrippa story through their long connection with the Sedgwick family. The Sedgwicks and the BidwellsRick Wilcox, 2022 This week we are going to bring Barnabas Bidwell and his wife, Mary Gray Bidwell, into the story of Agrippa Hull. Barnabas...
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Bidwell Lore – Agrippa Hull and the Sedgwick Family
Welcome to Bidwell Lore number 146! This week we will begin looking at Agrippa’s life after the Revolutionary War, starting with his time at the home of Theodore Sedgwick. And we are so excited that our 2023 season is about to begin! Check out all of our upcoming programs and get your tickets HERE. Agrippa Hull and the...
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Bidwell Lore – Barnabas Flees to Canada
Welcome to week 31 of Bidwell Lore! This week you will learn about the dramatic downfall of Barnabas Bidwell and the end of his time in Massachusetts. As we mentioned in recent installments of Bidwell Lore, Barnabas Bidwell served as Attorney General of Massachusetts from June 15, 1807, to August 30, 1810, after having served in the...
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Bidwell Lore – Love, Marriage, and Politics in the Early Republic, Part I
Last week we shared with you some correspondence between Barnabas and Mary while Barnabas was in Washington and Mary in Stockbridge. This week we are beginning a three-part series about the lives of Barnabas and Mary. On February 16, 1801, in Washington City, after the 35th ballot by the Electoral College and upon receiving word from...
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Bidwell Lore – Introducing Barnabas Bidwell
Welcome to week 18 of Bidwell Lore! Last week we introduced you to Reverend Bidwell’s oldest daughter, Jemima, with a wonderful guest post by Bidwell descendant Russ Taylor. This week we turn to the last and most well-known of Reverend Bidwell’s children, his son Barnabas. He had a fascinating and at times dramatic life, and so we will...