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John Oldham, chairman of the Esk Valley Trust, (inset) is hoping that, through a new programme of talks via Zoom and guided walks when Covid-19 restrictions ease, people will find out more about the Esk River valleys. Main picture: Copyright Richard Webb LOCALS and newcomers to the Musselburgh area are being urged to learn more about the beauty and heritage of the River Esk with a new programme of talks. Organised by the Esk Valley Trust, which focuses on the river from source to sea, the talks on Zoom are open to everyone. It is hoped that these and, when Covid-19 restrictions ease, gu...

Mystic Massacre of 1637 Send to Google Classroom: The Mystic Massacre of 1637 (also known as the Pequot Massacre) was the pivotal event of the Pequot War (1636-1638) in New England fought between the English (along with their Native American allies the Mohegan and Narragansett tribes) and the Pequot tribe of modern-day Connecticut. The conflict was initiated by the English who accused the Pequots and one of their tributaries, the Niantics, of murdering English traders. Even though governors Sir Henry Vane (l. 1613-1662), and John Winthrop (l. c. 1588-1649) both accepted the explanation of the...

Pequot War Send to Google Classroom: The Pequot War (1636-1638) was a conflict between the Native American Pequot tribe of modern-day Connecticut and the English immigrants who had established settlements in New England between 1620-1630. The immediate cause of the war was the murder of two English traders, Captain John Stone (d. 1634) and John Oldham (l. 1592-1636), allegedly by the Western Niantic tribe, allies and tributaries of the Pequot. In 1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s third governor, Sir Henry Vane (l. 1613-1662) sent John Endicott (l. c. 1600-1665) on an expedition to Block ...

By Victoria Penate | Staff Writer From left, Cindie Eberhardt, regent for the Captain John Oldham Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; Clara Luisetti, local and statewide winner of the Good Citizens Program and Scholarship Contest; and Joanne Sweeney, Good Citizens chair for the Captain John Oldham Chapter. Submitted to The Union Submitted to The Union Submitted to The Union Submitted to The Union After being named this year’s winner of the Good Citizens Program and Scholarship Contest by the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Nevada Union High School...

Cactus Valley Elementary School in Silt. Ray K. Erku / Citizen Telegram Funding and schedule issues related to an upcoming construction project primarily centered on fixing first-floor infrastructure at Cactus Valley Elementary School have left Re-2 officials wondering what their best course of action will be moving forward. The Re-2 school board on Monday learned the district is eligible to receive up to a $2.1 million BEST grant from the Colorado Department of Education to help defray costs for the estimated $5.65 million project, which is set to fix a number of issues caused by slab settle...