Business and Labor
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17.5K1Johnny Appleseed, The Real Reason He Wandered
Johnny Appleseed wasn’t quite a New England version of St. Francis, wandering the countryside in rags, scattering apple seeds and befriending woodland...
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5.9KBefore Monopoly All the Kids were Wild About Pope and Pagan
In 1844, young people of Massachusetts were treated to a new board game: Pope and Pagan, or Siege of the stronghold of...
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13.1K1The Grover Shoe Factory Disaster Shakes the Nation in 1905
In March of 1905, with spring weather coming, the operators of the Grover shoe factory in Brockton, Mass., decided to switch off...
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8.2K8River Gods of the Connecticut River Valley Create A World of Their Own
During the 150 years before the American Revolution, a series of aristocrats known as the River Gods ruled the Connecticut River Valley....
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4.9K2The Eccentric Mainer Who Built the A&P Supermarket Empire
In 1859, George Gilman decided to change careers. At 33 he was an executive in his father’s tannery in New York City....
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5.4K2Fire, Fury, Murder and More – Tales from the Roger Mowry Tavern
Roger Mowry started life in England and came to Boston in 1631 at about the age of 20. He moved around a...
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11.3K1The Great Moon Hoax of 1835
Benjamin Day was a pioneer of fake news. In 1835, his great moon hoax and other fantastic tales made his newspaper, the...
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5.3KJoseph Dudley and the Private Bank That Sank Him
Money in the 1600s was a volatile topic in the colonies. In a financial crisis, a currency shortage would freeze up the...
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7.3K2Small Bells of Connecticut: One Town Made Sounds That Rang in Millions of Ears
The small bells rung by Salvation Army soldiers during the Christmas holidays are all made in Connecticut. So is the small bell...
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5.5K5The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
On Nov. 5, 1872, Benjamin Briggs of Wareham, Mass. piloted the brigantine Mary Celeste to sea loaded with cargo for Genoa. It...
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