My Collecting Story… Brendan Dwyer…
July 9, 2009 by GuyHeilenman · Leave a Comment
Here is my antique newspaper collecting story. Not how I got started, but in the middle:
—–I moved to Nantucket [see 19th century image] in 1997 and fell in love with it’s rich history—-whaling, Quakers, isolation, American Revolution neutralism, etc.—Well–in 1795 a bank robbery occurred here where around $20,000 was taken in various international currency ( keep in mind the date and the world travels of the whaling industry). This robbery shocked and shucked the town whereby feuds developed and lasted for generations. All very interesting. Well, I found out the court dates of the accused robbers and the newspapers which covered the proceedings. I had been buying antique newspapers from [Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers] for a number of years, so I searched [the] site and found several of the newspapers which covered the court proceedings.
Keep in mind this was from 1795!!!!! Just amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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