New England Historical Society New England History
When the Pilgrims landed in Plimoth Plantation in 1620, they began what was called the Great Migration – ...
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Arts and Leisure
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George Francis Train, The Bostonian Who Really Was Phileas Fogg
George Francis Train was an eccentric Bostonian who inspired the fictional character Phileas Fogg who traveled around the ...
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Flashback Photos: Beatrix Farrand Breaks the (Green) Glass Ceiling
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Louisa May Alcott, Spinster, Enjoys Valentine’s Day 1868
Business and Labor
Politics and Military
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Sergeant Stubby – Connecticut’s Most Famous World War I Hero
Connecticut produced no more famous veteran of World War I than Sergeant Stubby, a Staffordshire terrier mix who ...
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Flashback Photos: The School Garden Army Feeds a Hungry Nation During World War I
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Continental Army Private Caleb Haskell Endures the Siege of Quebec
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Eat Like a President – The Founding Fathers’ Guide to New England Taverns
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The Tragic Love Affair of Former NH Gov. John Winant and Sarah Churchill
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Tobias Gilmore, an African-American Soldier in the American Revolution
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Richard Crafus, Black Captive King of the War of 1812
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Let Them Eat Lobster – Marie Antoinette and Maine
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Francis Lovelace Founds the Boston Post Road in 1673
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Ida May Fuller Gets the First Social Security Check
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Flashback Photo: Boston Raises a Liberty Pole, and Half the Town Gets Drunk
