All posts tagged "immigration"
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1.6KConnecticutSeven Mule Barnum Gets Roasted by Mark Twain
P.T. Barnum’s cousin wanted to go down in history as a statesman and an industrialist, but he could never escape his nickname:...
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4.3KMassachusettsIn 1640, More Puritans Left New England Than Arrived
The year 1620 is well known as the date the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth, but 1640 is less well-known as the year...
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3.6K1MassachusettsThe West Indies Send Sugar, Slaves and Red Sox Stars to New England
For four centuries, the West Indies have made an outsized impact on New England. In 2018, West Indian stars and a West...
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14.0K1New HampshireHow French-Canadian Textile Workers Came to New England
The story of a French-Canadian textile worker named Phillippe Lemay is the story of thousands of Quebecois farmers who came to New...
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8.7K3MassachusettsThe Rise, Fall and Rebirth of the Triple Decker
In the years before World War I, New England’s iconic triple decker brought thousands of immigrants into the middle class. Triple deckers...
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3.0K1Politics and Military12 Fascinating Facts About the Fourth of July
The Fourth of July from the get-go has been a rowdy holiday with ringing bells, gunfire, cannonfire, fireworks, feasting, speeches and toasts. Over...
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5.4K2Rhode IslandIt’s St. Joseph’s Day, Eat Your Zeppole
Forget the corned beef and cabbage, break out the zeppole! March 19 is St. Joseph’s Day, time to trade in the green...
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11.9K4MaineSix Irish Landmarks in New England
Irish landmarks commemorate the history of Irish immigrants in places you might not expect throughout New England. There’s more to Irish-American history...
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6.4K7ConnecticutIn 1867 the First New England Snowbirds Travel South – ‘Feeling Young and Frisky.’
In 1867, Harriet Beecher Stowe and her husband Calvin, tiring of New England's cold climate, visited Florida for the first time. They...
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17.3K17MassachusettsA Brief History of the Boston Brahmin
There’s more to being a Boston Brahmin than simply having an early Puritan ancestor, graduating from Harvard and living on Beacon Hill....