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(Wikipedia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/1687990894807-KACWRNYSNZ06B6M9JD85/Priscilla_Scollay_Melville_by_Francis_Alexander_Old_State_House_Museum%2C_Boston%2C_MA_-_IMG_6712.JPG Historical Persons - Priscilla Scollay Melvill, late in life 1820s. (Wikipedia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/bfae2186-9f70-4fee-b615-35a1dd9176ae/1%288%29.png Historical Persons - Make it stand out Rev. Dr. (Fr.) François Matignon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/1586032553781-GT0DYL1C7GP0DJJNOWPX/general_benjamin_lincoln-restored.jpg Historical Persons - Make it stand out Peale’s portrait of General Benjamin Lincoln. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/1687991734003-GGSC5FYOUC3VIUSYIQ7I/Edmond-Charles_Gen%C3%AAt.jpg Historical Persons - Genet in 1793, the year the story takes place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/1687991734157-CCV2ENATGOLSOLIDYU64/Edmond_Charles_Genet_%281763-1834%29.jpg Historical Persons - Genet, 1809-1810 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/224726ec-a51c-491e-8d8f-7723d7647aee/1770_bostonmassacre_byrevere_detail_customhouse.jpg Historical Persons - Inside Custom House Featuring Molly Chase characters Benjamin Lincoln, James Lovell, and Thomas Melvill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/9dc16fd2-db31-4306-9fda-30682214b19c/Lin-Manuel_Miranda_in_Hamilton.jpg Historical Persons - Hamilton for the Hoi Polloi I watched Hamilton. I had thoughts. https://rhondaortiz.com/home-and-hearth daily 0.75 2025-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/6261a072-4e67-4902-bc63-392b03eb24b8/The_Artist_and_His_Family_James_Peale.jpeg Home and Hearth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/d9f65a66-a131-4a87-a443-6fe45e31d232/Chase+House+2+floor+one.jpg Home and Hearth - Playing 18th Century Architect That moment when I realized I never mapped out the interior of the Chase home… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/c009d6b6-8b53-44c4-8597-c0fe6f050c78/lachapelle-1.jpg Home and Hearth - 18th Century Cookbooks My go-to resources for fictional meal planning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/bd4912d4-34dd-4632-8f86-cc87472b373f/18th+century+toys.jpg Home and Hearth - On Using 18th Century Objects for Descriptive Purposes This post is about way to approach descriptive writing, but in the process I mention a lot of 18th century stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/02058e61-8f7b-400d-96f4-705a8494a4b4/screen-shot-2019-08-09-at-4.54.05-pm.jpg Home and Hearth - More Rare Books: Apostolic Fathers I had mentioned this book in In Pieces, but that particular scene ended up being trimmed down and the reference was cut. Still, the subject of available books is a fun one! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/d9f65a66-a131-4a87-a443-6fe45e31d232/Chase+House+2+floor+one.jpg Home and Hearth - Playing 18th Century Architect That moment when I realized I never mapped out the interior of the Chase home… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/c009d6b6-8b53-44c4-8597-c0fe6f050c78/lachapelle-1.jpg Home and Hearth - 18th Century Cookbooks My go-to resources for fictional meal planning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/bd4912d4-34dd-4632-8f86-cc87472b373f/18th+century+toys.jpg Home and Hearth - On Using 18th Century Objects for Descriptive Purposes This post is about way to approach descriptive writing, but in the process I mention a lot of 18th century stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/02058e61-8f7b-400d-96f4-705a8494a4b4/screen-shot-2019-08-09-at-4.54.05-pm.jpg Home and Hearth - More Rare Books: Apostolic Fathers I had mentioned this book in In Pieces, but that particular scene ended up being trimmed down and the reference was cut. Still, the subject of available books is a fun one! https://rhondaortiz.com/religion-in-boston daily 0.75 2025-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/1687812915312-ZUMC9LIVO9O8GF7UBBZ4/Old_South_Meeting_House%2C_Boston%2C_MA%2C_2023-02-21_02.jpg Religion in Boston https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/ab08cfd2-8080-414d-9705-77d0847db6ed/Bkdraft.jpg Religion in Boston - Notes on Writing Religion and the Molly Chase Series I didn’t want to write a conversion plot either. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/ab08cfd2-8080-414d-9705-77d0847db6ed/Bkdraft.jpg Religion in Boston - Notes on Writing Religion and the Molly Chase Series I didn’t want to write a conversion plot either. https://rhondaortiz.com/commerce-and-nautical-life daily 0.75 2025-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/1687744562190-UD5XD6BDH2N3JXFXE32K/Autograph_Collection_-_Melvill%25252C_Thomas%25252C_1751-1832_-_DPLA_-_c724ef8f0b63ef3f56f0e9a00bae4635.jpg Commerce and Nautical Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/a6853ef6-e38f-494d-9bc0-ada556276ac5/Lobster_12-5_segelnd-2.jpg Commerce and Nautical Life - Make it stand out Gunter rigged Lobster 12.5, which, if it isn’t a peapod, resembles one. And I really can’t believe I found a near-perfect example on Wikipedia, of all places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/412a4114-d2a3-4fe9-bfbd-6c07b36617b8/Autograph_Collection_-_Melvill%2C_Thomas%2C_1751-1832_-_DPLA_-_c724ef8f0b63ef3f56f0e9a00bae4635.jpg Commerce and Nautical Life - Make it stand out Customhouse paperwork signed by Benjamin Lincoln and Thomas Melvill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/7e7ff51e-28e1-40d8-be83-0d687c813b7d/screen-shot-2019-07-12-at-9.03.30-pm.jpg Commerce and Nautical Life - The Ship Mount Vernon: Records of a Salem Vessel in 1803 Online exhibit at the National Archives at Boston https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/36273d5b-ae61-4197-b76f-581107c1f5fd/1770_bostonmassacre_byrevere_detail_customhouse.jpg Commerce and Nautical Life - Tax Collectors There Must Be: Inside Boston Custom House Taxes: America's favorite controversial topic. This is no less true today than in 1789, when the First United States Congress was faced with the task of figuring out how to raise revenue without ticking everyone off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/7c6d63db-ac14-463f-9ab4-6bd0482db213/Nathaniel_Silsbee.jpg Commerce and Nautical Life - From Nothing to Something: Nathaniel Silsbee A historical precedent for Josiah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/e508cfcc-2c78-41eb-a0bb-f18d7491a699/violin-g32bcc5d94_1920.jpg Commerce and Nautical Life - A True Story, with Creative Embellishments, Inspired By My First Reading of Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander I know Jack and Stephen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/a6853ef6-e38f-494d-9bc0-ada556276ac5/Lobster_12-5_segelnd-2.jpg Commerce and Nautical Life - Make it stand out Gunter rigged Lobster 12.5, which, if it isn’t a peapod, resembles one. And I really can’t believe I found a near-perfect example on Wikipedia, of all places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/412a4114-d2a3-4fe9-bfbd-6c07b36617b8/Autograph_Collection_-_Melvill%2C_Thomas%2C_1751-1832_-_DPLA_-_c724ef8f0b63ef3f56f0e9a00bae4635.jpg Commerce and Nautical Life - Make it stand out Customhouse paperwork signed by Benjamin Lincoln and Thomas Melvill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/7e7ff51e-28e1-40d8-be83-0d687c813b7d/screen-shot-2019-07-12-at-9.03.30-pm.jpg Commerce and Nautical Life - The Ship Mount Vernon: Records of a Salem Vessel in 1803 Online exhibit at the National Archives at Boston https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/36273d5b-ae61-4197-b76f-581107c1f5fd/1770_bostonmassacre_byrevere_detail_customhouse.jpg Commerce and Nautical Life - Tax Collectors There Must Be: Inside Boston Custom House Taxes: America's favorite controversial topic. This is no less true today than in 1789, when the First United States Congress was faced with the task of figuring out how to raise revenue without ticking everyone off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/7c6d63db-ac14-463f-9ab4-6bd0482db213/Nathaniel_Silsbee.jpg Commerce and Nautical Life - From Nothing to Something: Nathaniel Silsbee A historical precedent for Josiah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/e508cfcc-2c78-41eb-a0bb-f18d7491a699/violin-g32bcc5d94_1920.jpg Commerce and Nautical Life - A True Story, with Creative Embellishments, Inspired By My First Reading of Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander I know Jack and Stephen. https://rhondaortiz.com/fashion-and-sewing daily 0.75 2025-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/1688171055610-GM1U0QR1VZIL79CONVYR/Gallery_of_Fashion%2525252C_vol._I-_April_1%2525252C_1794-_March_1%2525252C_1795_Met_DP889223.jpg Fashion and Sewing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/f3f44550-a9fa-464f-b5dc-d2a5d995ff94/rose_adelaide_ducreux_color.jpg Fashion and Sewing - 18th Century Fashion: Where to Begin In order to write this book, I have not only had to study late 18th century fashion and historical sewing techniques, but I needed to learn how clothing is constructed, simply. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/709a082d-6385-49d8-9eeb-64156d52f2d0/IMG_6020.jpg Fashion and Sewing - Molly Mouse My friend made my daughter a Christmas ornament of a mouse dressed in 18th century costume—and she used one of my research books to do it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/f3f44550-a9fa-464f-b5dc-d2a5d995ff94/rose_adelaide_ducreux_color.jpg Fashion and Sewing - 18th Century Fashion: Where to Begin In order to write this book, I have not only had to study late 18th century fashion and historical sewing techniques, but I needed to learn how clothing is constructed, simply. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/709a082d-6385-49d8-9eeb-64156d52f2d0/IMG_6020.jpg Fashion and Sewing - Molly Mouse My friend made my daughter a Christmas ornament of a mouse dressed in 18th century costume—and she used one of my research books to do it! https://rhondaortiz.com/beacon-hill daily 0.75 2025-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/1688053587513-TV799YY7NY5M7YV47MNO/African_Meeting_House.jpg Beacon Hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/9db062ba-f526-4ac6-939c-da5de9162c0a/1768_BostonCommon_byChristianRemick.png Beacon Hill - Make it stand out The stately mansions on Beacon Hill in 1768, as seen from across the Common. John Hancock’s mansion is the near background, surrounded by trees. The street disappearing into the background at the engraving’s center is Hancock Street, which joins with Olive Street and Clapboard on the other side of the ridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/2bad933d-4073-4783-bcf1-f5a40c41f9b8/Screenshot+2023-06-29+at+11.28.25+AM.jpg Beacon Hill - Museum of African American History The place to begin learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/d621f854-4614-4ff8-ba4f-913a0985c619/Screenshot+2023-06-29+at+9.43.23+AM.jpg Beacon Hill - The Black Heritage Trail Explore Boston’s free African American community courtesy the Museum of African American History. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/0ef52cf1-9903-4096-a1f7-0c2680c9b114/African_Meeting_House.jpg Beacon Hill - African Meeting House On its African Meeting House page, the National Park Service provides a number of interesting links. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/9db062ba-f526-4ac6-939c-da5de9162c0a/1768_BostonCommon_byChristianRemick.png Beacon Hill - Make it stand out The stately mansions on Beacon Hill in 1768, as seen from across the Common. John Hancock’s mansion is the near background, surrounded by trees. The street disappearing into the background at the engraving’s center is Hancock Street, which joins with Olive Street and Clapboard on the other side of the ridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/2bad933d-4073-4783-bcf1-f5a40c41f9b8/Screenshot+2023-06-29+at+11.28.25+AM.jpg Beacon Hill - Museum of African American History The place to begin learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/d621f854-4614-4ff8-ba4f-913a0985c619/Screenshot+2023-06-29+at+9.43.23+AM.jpg Beacon Hill - The Black Heritage Trail Explore Boston’s free African American community courtesy the Museum of African American History. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/0ef52cf1-9903-4096-a1f7-0c2680c9b114/African_Meeting_House.jpg Beacon Hill - African Meeting House On its African Meeting House page, the National Park Service provides a number of interesting links. https://rhondaortiz.com/sample-chapters daily 0.75 2025-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/1690996158399-13ICH69YFYC62VEROOSI/IP+and+Adrift+together+wood+background.png Sample Chapters https://rhondaortiz.com/the-great-mc-reread daily 0.75 2025-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/ba5e0154-ee3a-46f1-bd6f-5c96f1c5d385/thumbnail_lebrun+detail+with+JW+quote.png The Great MC Reread - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/ba5e0154-ee3a-46f1-bd6f-5c96f1c5d385/thumbnail_lebrun+detail+with+JW+quote.png The Great MC Reread - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://rhondaortiz.com/molly-chase daily 0.75 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56918c9cb204d50df796566d/1687698302488-D8ECZVA4HXYOQABNK8K0/BRM2801-Carleton-Boston-1796.jpg The Molly Chase Series - The World of Molly Chase Welcome to 1790s Boston! 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