Indentured servants first arrived in America in the decade following the settlement of Jamestown by the Virginia Company in 1607. The idea of indentured servitude was born of a need for cheap labor.

In 1754 a carpenter named Josiah Halstead purchased the Allen House in Shrewsbury. Shortly thereafter he transformed it into a tavern. At some point, Halstead had indentured servants working for him. ...

George Taylor was the Founding Father who earned his keep in America by sweating over hot coals. He arrived in Pennsylvania from Ireland in 1736, an indentured servant to an iron foundry owner who ...

From the 17th to the 19th centuries, many immigrants arrived as indentured servants where, in exchange for a passage to North America, they signed a contract to work for an employer for a number of ...

TOPICS: HOWARD COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Clues to Maryland's past are being uncovered in Howard County. "We're finding things like lost buttons, ceramics, and bottle glass. All things that can tell us how ...

Feb. 23—GREENSBURG — "Bound for Passage: The Story of an Indentured Servant" is coming to the Greensburg/Decatur County Public Library at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12. A Living History program, it ...

Parenting is the only job where you’re expected to be on call 24/7 without any benefits. It requires an endless balance of love, patience, and responsibility, all while putting your own needs on the ...