tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post759569529070158075..comments2024-03-27T08:47:53.648-07:00Comments on Nutfield Genealogy: March 17th in Boston ~ Evacuation Day or Saint Patrick's Day?Heather Wilkinson Rojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-74078335154768461812014-03-17T15:55:43.838-07:002014-03-17T15:55:43.838-07:00Just got to pass this on to friends on the west co...Just got to pass this on to friends on the west coast. Thanks, Heather.Judy Grangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610431691858232116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-43951793278766811792013-03-16T15:07:13.165-07:002013-03-16T15:07:13.165-07:00So St. Patrick's day is the same as Evacuation...So St. Patrick's day is the same as Evacuation Day for South Bostoners, faking out General William Howe. That is really cool. In 1776, no less. The first victory! A good nugget of historical information.Mariann Reganhttp://mariannregan.authorsxpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-9623406355232519932012-03-15T17:05:31.533-07:002012-03-15T17:05:31.533-07:00Wow, I had never heard that-- guess you learn some...Wow, I had never heard that-- guess you learn something new every day!<br /><br />My 2nd generation Irish-American grandmother never missed the St. Patrick'sDay parade. :-)Karen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595488513595951006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533717770805440813.post-65923987389007656222012-03-15T15:46:44.516-07:002012-03-15T15:46:44.516-07:00My fifth great-grandfather Thomas Pinkham was at F...My fifth great-grandfather Thomas Pinkham was at Ft. Ticonderoga and helped schlepp those cannons to Dorchester. As a Bostonian, I will steer clear of Southie on Saturday. Too much time off and too much beer are two ingredients that don't go well together.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205797878738290997noreply@blogger.com