On the C-SPAN Networks: Mary Beth Norton is a Professor for the History Department in the Cornell University with seven videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2002 Speech. The ...

At the newly redesigned History News Network, Cornell Historian Mary Beth Norton gives great advice on “How To Write A Trilogy Without Really Trying.” What’s her secret? Don’t tell anyone that you’re ...

In her splendid re-creation of the notorious events of 1692, Cornell historian Norton (her Founding Mothers and Fathers was a Pulitzer finalist) offers fresh and provocative insights into the ...

One of the lessons of “‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer,’” Mary Beth Norton’s delightful compendium of 17th-century advice to the lovelorn, is a sobering one to us today: Things that we think are ...

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Some of the questions about life and love in Mary Beth Norton’s book are timeless: “Do most persons marry too young?” “How shall a man know when a lady loves him?” “Why does love generally turn to ...

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The semiquincentennial (250th) anniversary of the American Revolution is quickly coming upon us. As the date gets closer to that turning point in this country’s history, the Marblehead Museum is happy ...

🧿 The OPA! Festival celebrates Greek culture through Sunday at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Elkins Park. Free admission; times vary. 📜 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Center ...

Mary Beth Norton is the Mary Donlon Alger Professor of American History Emerita at Cornell University. Her highly acclaimed books include 1774, In the Devil’s Snare, Founding Mothers & Fathers, ...

Introduction -- Under an evil hand -- Gospel women -- Pannick at the Eastward -- Dreadfull apparition of a minister -- Many offenders in custody -- Endeavors of the judges -- Burroughs their ...