All posts tagged "philosophy"
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3013Massachusetts6 Famous Franco-American Writers from New England
Let's face it, Franco-American writers never receive their due. They tend to get pigeonholed as regional writers, and they can't take advantage...
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5901MassachusettsThe 18 Patriots Condemned to Death – Who Wouldn’t Die
On September 19, 1774, New England was in a state of alarm. British troops had, on September 1, seized a store of...
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4101Rhode IslandThe Mysterious 1644 Portrait of Roger Williams
A portrait of Roger Williams is easy to sketch in words: Baptist minister banished from Massachusetts, founding father of Rhode Island and...
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2251MaineSamuel Williams Watches an Eclipse From Behind British Lines in 1780
The American Revolution was on in 1780, but that didn’t stop Harvard professor Samuel Williams from venturing behind British lines in Maine...
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1.7KMassachusettsThe Two Loves of Louisa May Alcott
Before Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women, she wrote a book about a young girl named Sylvia in love with an intellectual...
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9.7K4MaineThe 6 Oldest Public High Schools in New England
The oldest public high schools in the United States are in New England, a result of the Puritan belief that all children...
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6.6K15Maine6 of the Oldest Houses in New England
To make a claim for the oldest house in New England is to invite controversy. There are plenty of very old houses...
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1.9K9New HampshireFlashback Photo: Thomas Edison Tries To Go Camping in New Hampshire
The Vagabonds roughing itIn the summer of 1919, Thomas Edison went camping in New Hampshire with three of his closest friends: naturalist...
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1.9K4MaineJames Healy, Portland’s African-American Bishop Who Passed for White
James Healy, born a slave, became the Roman Catholic bishop of Portland and founder of the Diocese of Manchester in the late...
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3.3K22New HampshireThe Shaggs Record the Most Stunningly Awful Wonderful Record Ever
In 1969 the Shaggs, a rock band made up of sisters, released an album to wildly mixed reviews. It was called one...