Arts and Leisure
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1.7KSix Places That Appear on the Back of a Quarter
From 1999 through 2008, the 50 State Quarter program released commemorative quarters with unique designs for each state. Half of all Americans...
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1.4KWhen Betsy Met Nicholas – A Moffatt Marriage Made in Portsmouth
Among the more charming tales circulated about Portsmouth, N.H. is the marriage of Nicholas Rousselet to Catherine Elizabeth Moffatt in 1786. Betsy,...
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2.4K3Six Historic Boats, From Schooners to Submarines
Historic boats are as much a part of New England as Revolutionary battlefields and old taverns. The region has a fascinating maritime...
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1.9KElton John Sings The Praises of 19th-C Quackery Queen, Lydia Pinkham
In 1968, a song about a quack medicine became a No. 1 hit in the U.K. nearly a century after Lydia E....
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3.2KJ.P. Marquand Razzes the Proper Bostonians
J.P. Marquand mastered two literary genres. As author of a 1930s detective series centering on the international crime-solving detective Mr. Moto, he...
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2.8KSix Art Deco Gems
You don't have to go to Miami or Hollywood for an Art Deco experience. New England has plenty of Art Deco office...
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260The Miraculous Rescue of Dorothy Sparks in 1942
On July 20, 1942, Dorothy Sparks went for a cookout with friends in New Hampshire's White Mountains. The plan was to grill...
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14.4KThe Melon Heads of Connecticut
Every New England town can claim a ghost and many have a witch in their past, but the melon heads belong to...
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2.2K1From Soups to Nuts – Ten Eponymous New England Classic Foods
What could be a better guarantee that your name will never be forgotten than having a food named after you? Here, in...