Arts and Leisure
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2.2K1Fambles, Giggs and Red Rags – A Guide to Early New England Physiology
In the 1600s if someone offered you a Pult in the Munns, you probably didn’t want it. They had lots of expressions...
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4.2KHow the Balsams Resort Was Built on a Railroad Seat
The story of the Balsams Resort – one of New Hampshire's great old resort hotels north of the notches – begins with...
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8.6K3Six Colonial Homes by Wallace Nutting
Wallace Nutting was a dyspeptic minister so overwhelmed by urban life and modern values that he led countless Americans into a nostalgic...
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22.1K5How To Talk Rhode Island
To talk Rhode Island requires more than a passing knowledge of the expression ‘No school Fosta Glosta’ or the difference between a...
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7.4K3Six (And More) Mothers Who Left a Mark on History
Mothers have always had to balance competing demands, and some of those who did it best made history. Mindful that Mother's Day...
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12.4K4The Gravesites of Six Revolutionary Heroines
The gravesites of such revolutionary heroes as Paul Revere and Nathan Hale are well known and well marked, but where are the...
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6.1KJustin Morgan, More Famous for Owning a Horse Than Writing Gorgeous Music
Justin Morgan became far more famous for the horse he owned than for the brilliant music he wrote. A little six-year-old horse...
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10.8K1The Six Largest Historic Districts in New England
Identifying the largest historic districts in New England was no easy task, as the region has so many collections of historic buildings,...
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18.7K11How To Talk With a New Hampshire Accent
The New Hampshire accent started with the English colonists who first arrived in North America. They brought with them speech patterns from...
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12.7K7Babe Ruth Throws a Piano Into a Pond
Babe Ruth once got drunk while in Sudbury, Mass., and threw a piano into Willis Pond to show off his strength. That,...
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