Crime & Scandal
Gershon Marx went to the gallows at Connecticut’s Wethersfield State Prison no May 18, 1905 at the age of 73, leaving behind a wife, children …
Arts & Leisure
New England speech is far more complicated than dropped rs and the liberal use of “wicked” as an adjective. The French Canadians who streamed into …
Politics & Military
In the far northeastern corner of the United States lies Aroostook County, Maine, the largest county east of the Mississippi River—and the setting of the …
Business & Labor
The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association is traceable to the late 18th century. It was formed to promote the diversity of crafts in the Boston area. …
Religion & Social Movements
State-funded normal schools—designed to provide standardized training of teachers—first emerged in Massachusetts in the early 19th century. By the 20th century, they had morphed into …
Science & Nature
When the English Puritans crossed the Atlantic to build their city upon a hill, they brought more than Bibles, woolens, farm implements and a dislike …
