Tuesday Tidbits

Park Hee-Byung was a trailblazer in the Korean-American community, working tirelessly to free Korea from Japan's occupation. His efforts to bring attention to the cause ultimately led to his tragic assassination at the age of 36. Park was born in 1…

Judge John Hathorn (1641-1717) was a prominent figure during the Salem Witch Trials in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. He was born in Salem and lived his entire life there. His parents were William & Anne Smith Hathorn. John Hathorn married his wi…

Deliverance Parkman was a man of many accomplishments and interests during his lifetime. Born on August 3, 1651, in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of Captain Elias Parkman, Sr. and Bridget Everleth Parkman. Over the course of his life, he bec…

Captain Charles Herbert Wolfe was a man born to the sea, his father having instilled in him a love for the ocean from a young age. He was born in Mystic, Connecticut, March 19, 1857 to Captain Thomas and Frances Wolfe. He was one of six children, th…